Press the Spacebar to rotate the pin counterclockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation.Press the Alt key to constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis depending on the initial direction of movement.Click the workspace pause button overlay ( ) to resume placement. Press the Tab key to pause the placement and access the Pin mode of the Properties panel from where its properties can be changed on-the-fly.Continue placing additional pins or right-click or press Esc to exit placement mode.Īdditional actions that can be performed during placement – while the pin is still floating on the cursor, and before the electrical end of the pin is anchored – are:.Only one end of the pin is electrical it is always this end that the pin is held. Click or press Enter to anchor the pin. Note that the floating pin is held by the electrical end, which must be positioned away from the component body.Placement is made by performing the following sequence of actions: Right-click then choose Place » Pin from the context menu.Īfter launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter pin placement mode.Click on drop-down of the Utilities toolbar ( ).Pins can only be placed in the Schematic Library Editor using one of the following methods: Pins give a component (part) its electrical properties and define the connection points on the part for the incoming and outgoing signals. SummaryĪ pin is an electrical design primitive. The schematic Pin represents the physical component pin in the schematic design space. Pin Display Name and Designator - Position and Font.Adding Pins in the Component Pin Editor.

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