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19 <h2 id=
"colorsandstyles">Colors and Styles
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23 You can control the appearance of
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</a> in schematics and symbols in a number of ways.
28 <h3 id=
"objectcolor">Object color
</h3>
32 Colors of objects in a schematic or symbol are set using a limited color palette, with the various colors having particular meanings. To change which color an object is drawn in, select it and select
<strong>Edit→Color
</strong>. This will display the
"Color Edit
" window, where you can choose the color to use from a drop down menu which shows a preview of each color and color name.
34 <div class=
"notetip">Remember that other users may view your schematics and symbols using a different color map to the one you used to create them, so they may not appear in the same way that they do to you. See also
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38 <h3 id=
"linewidthanddashing">Line width and dashing
</h3>
42 Lines, arcs and the outlines of boxes, circles and polygons have an adjustable line width and dash pattern. Select the items to be modified, and use
<strong>Edit→Line Width
& Type
</strong> to show the
"Edit Line Width
& Type
" window. There are several supported dashing patterns:
45 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Solid
". Continuous solid line (this is the default).
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47 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Dotted
". In this case, the line is drawn with a series of dots spaced by the
"Dash Space
", and the diameter of the dots is controlled by the line width.
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49 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Dashed
". The line is drawn with a series of dashes; the length of the dashes is controlled by the
"Dash Length
", and the space between dashes by the
"Dash Space
".
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51 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Center
". The line is drawn with alternating dashes (of length
"Dash Length
") and dots. The spacing between the dashes and dots is the
"Dash Space
".
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53 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Phantom
". The same as
"Center
", except with two dots between each pair of dashes (i.e.
"dash-dot-dot-dash
" instead of
"dash-dot-dash
").
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59 <h3 id=
"fillpatternsforshapes">Fill patterns for shapes
</h3>
63 Boxes, circles and polygons can have their interiors filled with a variety of patterns. Use
<strong>Edit→Fill Type...
</strong> to show the
"Edit Fill Type
" window. The available patterns are:
66 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Hollow
". The shape is unfilled (this is the default).
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68 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Filled
". Fill the shape with a solid color.
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70 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Hatch
". Fill the shape with hatching. You must specify the angle for the hatching lines (
"Angle
1") and the spacing between them (
"Pitch
1").
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72 <li class=
"level1"><div class=
"li"> "Mesh
". Fill the shape with hatching in two directions. Like
"Hatch
", you must specify angle and spacing, but once for each hatching direction.
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77 For both the
"Hatch
" and
"Mesh
" fill patterns, you must provide the
"Line Width
" for the hatching lines.