Sheet Settings

The Sheet Settings dialog shows the settings for a selected sheet, and allows you to specify settings for a sheet or multiple sheets when appropriate. It is accessed from the eCADSTAR Schematic Editor ribbon by clicking Sheet > Setting > Sheet Settings, or by clicking Sheet Settings in the Add Sheet or New dialog. If you launch the Sheet Settings dialog from the Add Sheet dialog, then the specified settings are applied to all the added sheets.

Properties tab

In the Property List, the following properties are listed for the selected sheet, in a table format. If an item is editable, then you can apply the specified value to all sheets in the design by selecting the Apply all sheets check box.

Item		Description
Apply all sheets		If an item is editable, then selecting the Apply all sheets check box next to the property being edited, applies the specified value to all sheets in the design.
Property name		The following sheet properties names are displayed. Items can be edited whose Property value cell is colored white. The remaining values are read-only. For each item in the Property Name column, you can display or hide the associated property viewer on the canvas by right-clicking the item and selecting Display Viewer or Hide Viewer, respectively, on the assist menu. The property viewer is added to the canvas using the Origin settings that are set in the Application Settings dialog,  Display Settings section.
	Description	Allows you to provide a description of the sheet. Select Apply all sheets to apply the description to all sheets in the design. Type a value in this box, or enter the description in the Description dialog, over multiple lines. This dialog is launched when you point the cursor in this box, and then click the displayed button. You can also update the descriptions in multiple sheets using the Sheet Reorder dialog.
	Start Value for Reference Designator	When adding a part to the currently-displayed sheet, this field allows you to specify the start value for the reference designator. The value that you specify is shown in the "From" box in the Add Part dialog, Range field. It is also shown in the Reference Allocator dialog, Initial Value field, when Selected Items is selected in the Reference Allocator dialog. You can select Apply all sheets to apply this value to all sheets in the design. Note If you specify a value for a block in the Properties dialog, Start Value for Reference Designator field, then this value cannot be overwritten for individual sheets within the block.
	Created By	The login name for the machine on which the sheet is added. This value is added automatically.
	Created Date	The date that the sheet is created. This value is added automatically.
	Created Time	The time that the sheet is created. This value is added automatically.
	Modified By	The login name for the machine on which the sheet was modified.
	Modified Date	The date when the sheet was modified.
	Modified Time	The time when the sheet was modified.
	Formatted Page Number	Shows the page number relative to the total number of sheets. When you add or delete sheets, you must execute the Page Number command in order for the sheets to be numbered correctly in the Sheet Settings dialog.
	Current Page Number	Shows the page number of the current sheet. When you add or delete sheets, you must execute the Page Number command in order for the sheets to be numbered correctly in the Sheet Settings dialog. Change the order of sheets using the Sheet Reorder dialog.
	Total Page Number	Shows the total number of sheets. When you add or delete sheets, you must execute the Page Number command in order for the sheets to be numbered correctly in the Sheet Settings dialog.
	Design Name	Displays the name of the design.
	Design Path	Displays the path to the location of the design.
	Design Title	Allows you to optionally specify an alphanumeric title for the design. You can select Apply all sheets to assign this title to all sheets in the design.
	Company	Allows you to optionally specify an alphanumeric company name. You can select Apply all sheets to assign this title to all sheets in the design.
	Variant Name	If variants exist for the design, then they are displayed.
Property value		Shows the value associated with each property name in the property list. For editable rows, add or change a value by typing in the relevant cell.

Size/Zone tab

The Size/Zone tab allows you to specify size and zone details for the currently-displayed sheet. Zones define areas of a sheet, based on their X and Y location. Specify these details using one of the following methods:

• Click the Import default settings from Assignments button, and select a template in the Import Default Settings dialog. The details in the template are applied to the currently-displayed sheet.
• Click the Import default settings from Assignments button, and select a template in the Import Default Settings dialog. Change the settings in the Size/Zone tab, and click Apply in the Sheet Settings dialog. The details in the template are applied to the currently-displayed sheet, except where you overwrite them.
• Specify the settings in the Size/Zone tab and click Apply in the Sheet Settings dialog. The settings that you specify are applied to the currently-displayed sheet.

 

Item		Description
Display sheet background		Allows you to display a background to the sheet.
	Selected	Displays the sheet background using the color that you specify in the Display Sheet Background Color box.
	Not Selected	The sheet background is not displayed.
Display sheet background color		Allows you to specify a background color for the sheet. Click the Display Sheet Background Color box, and select a color in the Select color dialog.
Specify Color	Selected	Override the default sheet background color defined in the Assignments dialog, Display tab; use the color defined here instead. Use Color to display the Select color dialog. In the dialog, select a background color for the sheet and click OK.
	Not Selected	Use the default sheet background color defined in the Assignments dialog, Display tab.
Import default settings from Design Environment		Allows you to update the values in the Size/Zone tab using a template that exists in the library.
		Displays the Import Default Settings dialog. Select a template by clicking , and selecting it in the displayed Import Default Settings dialog.
Display zone		Allows you to specify whether zones are displayed on the sheet using the values specified in the fields below the Size Table.
Display zone color		Allows you to specify the color of the letters or numbers that represent zones. Click the Display Zone Color box, and select a color in the Select color dialog.
Origin X-coordinates		Specify the X coordinate for the origin of the zones.
Origin Y-coordinates		Specify the Y coordinate for the origin of the zones.
Width		Specify the width of the sheet.
Height		Specify the height of the sheet.
Sheet frame symbol name		Displays the name of the border in the currently-displayed sheet. Change the border by clicking Browse and selecting a new border in the displayed dialog.
	Browse	Allows you to select a sheet frame symbol file by browsing to it in the displayed dialog.
Horizontal offset		Set the horizontal position for the letters or numbers representing zones.
Vertical offset		Set the vertical position for the letters or numbers representing zones.
Horizontal pitch		Set the horizontal interval for the letters or numbers representing zones.
Vertical pitch		Set the vertical interval for the letters or numbers representing zones.
Horizontal start character		Set the start character that is used for horizontal zones. The start character must be a letter or number that is one character long. If the start character is a number, it is incremented by one for each zone. If the character is a letter, it is incremented by one step based on ASCII code order. The next character after Z is AA.
Vertical start character		Set the start character that is used for vertical zones. The start character must be a letter or number that is one character long. If the start character is a number, it is incremented by one for each zone. If the character is a letter, it is incremented by one step based on ASCII code order. The next character after Z is AA.
Origin		Set the position of the first zone on the sheet. Zones are incremented from the position that you specify.
	Bottom Left	Zones are incremented starting from the bottom left.
	Bottom Right	Zones are incremented starting from the bottom right.
	Top Left	Zones are incremented starting from the top left.
	Top Right	Zones are incremented starting from the top right.

Grid tab

Set the properties of the grid that is displayed on the canvas.

Item		Description
Display	Selected	The grid is displayed when you click Apply or OK in the Sheet Settings dialog.
	Not Selected	The grid is hidden when you click Apply or OK in the Sheet Settings dialog.
Snap grid	Selected	Objects that are placed on the sheet are snapped to the grid.
	Not Selected	Objects that are placed on the sheet are not snapped to the grid.
Display color		Allows you to set the color of the grid. Click the Display Color box, and select a color in the Select color dialog.
Horizontal pitch		Set the pitch of the grid in the horizontal direction.
Vertical pitch		Set the pitch of the grid in the vertical direction.
Display grid		Allows you to display a grid mark at multiples of the specified pitch. For example: If a value of 1 is set, every grid position is displayed. If a value of 10 is set, every 10th grid position is displayed. You can snap to a grid line, even when it is not displayed.
Highlight grid		Allows you to highlight parts of the displayed grid according to the highlight interval that you set. For example, setting a value of 2 highlights every second displayed grid position.

 

Item	Description
OK	Applies the changes made in this dialog, and closes it.
Cancel	Closes this dialog without applying any changes.
Apply	Applies the changes made in this dialog without closing it.