Component Libraries

Select libraries and library search path.

Set Colors Scheme

Select colors for display, print and plot.

Schematic Editor Options

General options (units, grid size, field names, etc.).

Language

Select interface language.

Hotkeys

List, edit, export, and import hotkey settings.

Save Preferences

Save the project settings to the .pro file.

Load Preferences

Load the project settings from a .pro file.

Measurement units:

Select the display and the cursor coordinate units (inches or millimeters).

Grid Size:

Grid size selection.

It is recommended to work with normal grid (0.050 inches or 1,27 mm). Smaller grids are used for component building.

Default bus width:

Pen size used to draw buses.

Default line width:

Pen size used to draw objects that do not have a specified pen size.

Default text size:

Text size used when creating new text items or labels

Repeat draw item horizontal displacement

increment on X axis during element duplication (usual value 0)

(after placing an item like a component, label or wire, a duplication is made by the Insert key)

Repeat draw item vertical displacement

increment on Y axis during element duplication (usual value is 0.100 inches or 2,54 mm)

Repeat label increment:

Increment of label value during duplication of texts ending in a number, such as bus members (usual value 1 or -1).

Auto save time interval:

Time in minutes between saving backups.

Part id notation:

Style of suffix that is used to denote component parts (U1A, U1.A, U1-1, etc.)

Show Grid:

If checked: display grid.

Show hidden pins:

Display invisible (or hidden) pins, typically power pins. If checked, allows the display of power pins.

Do not center and warp cursor on zoom:

When zooming, keep the position and cursor where they are.

Use middle mouse button to pan

When enabled, the sheet can be dragged around using the middle mouse button.

Limit panning to scroll size

When enabled, the middle mouse button cannot move the sheet area outside the displayed area.

Pan while moving object

If checked, automatically shifts the window if the cursor leaves the window during drawing or moving.

Allow buses and wires to be placed in H or V orientation only

If checked, buses and wires can only be vertical or horizontal.

Otherwise, buses and wires can be placed at any orientation.

Show page limits

If checked, shows the page boundaries on screen.