Symbol Properties

Table 3-13. Symbol Properties 

Symbol Name

Indicates the name of the current symbol.

PCB Symbol

Indicates whether the current symbol is a PCB or functional symbol. This property is read-only.

Background

The background color of the current symbol. The default empty value is a standard rectangular background.

Attributes

Lists attributes of a symbol. Symbol attributes may be locked to make sure they are not overwritten during the export/import process. To lock/unlock a given attribute, click the padlock icon.

Instance Attributes

Lists instance specific attributes.

Automatic Symbol Changes

Used by the Symbol Generator to determine whether automatic symbol update is allowed to modify this symbol.

Symbol Group

Used by the Symbol Generator during the update process to determine the group of pins to add to a particular symbol.