Task 8 (Optional): Specifying a User-defined Attribute

This optional topic describes how to assign the user-defined attribute that is created in Task 10 (Optional): Adding User-defined Attributes to a component in eCADSTAR Schematic Editor. The above optional task must be completed before following this task.

  1. Open the DIY training design from the following location: C:\Users\Public\eCADSTAR\eCADSTAR [version]\Designs\DIY_Training\SCH\DIY_Training\DIY_Training.sdes.
  2. In eCADSTAR Schematic Editor, click Component > Library > Reload. The Reload dialog is displayed.
  3. In the Reload dialog, select all parts and deselect the Keep local attribute values check box.

Figure 1: The Reload dialog

  1. Click OK in the Reload dialog, and accept any warnings. All parts in the design are reloaded.
  2. On the sheet in eCADSTAR Schematic Editor, select the component "IC6 (CD4093BM96)" and locate the attribute My_DIY_Attribute in the Properties panel.
Note
Select all gates on the component.

Figure 2: User attributes for selected items

  1. In the My_DIY_Attribute row, Value column, select either Attribute_1, Attribute_2 or Attribute_3.

Figure 3: Properties panel with populated user attribute

  1. Deselect the components in the sheet by clicking on any blank space in the canvas.
  2. Click [File > Save] to save the settings and then click [File > Close] to close the design page.
  3. Click [File > Save Design As] to save the design  with a different name and in a different location.
  4. In the Save Design dialog, input the Design Name as "My_Attribute_DIY_Training".
  5. Click [...] to browse for the Design Location as: C:\Users\Public\eCADSTAR\eCADSTAR [version]\Designs\DIY_Training\SCH”.

This attribute is transferred into eCADSTAR PCB Editor when a new PCB design is created from this Schematic.

This task is demonstrated in the following video.

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