Quadcept : Screen Layout

Object Window

This is the window that allows you to confirm and operate the list of all objects in a project.
This is a convenient function that allows you to set the behavior for when clicking or double-clicking on an item, such as "Highlight" during drawing check, or "Move Continuously" when you want to place components according to the Reference order,
and when you want to "Select" multiple objects and change attributes in the properties at the same time.

* By default, this is docked on the top-right of the screen.

Object Window Icon  
<What you can do>
- Acquire real-time object information for active documents (project)<br>Ex.) You can confirm the "Component List" and "Net Connection Information" in a project.
- Movement settings for selected objects (Select, Pan, Highlight, Move, etc.)
Component Pin Footprint

About Object Window

Type

The displayed object differs according to the document. The following will explain the object displayed in each document.

Schematic Document
Item Content

Component

Information for placed components is shown.
For components, you can confirm "Excluded from Renumbering", "Set as Mechanical Component (Netlist None Target)", "Set as Unmounted Component", etc.
For symbols that have not been componentized, [sym] is displayed at the beginning of ComponentFileName.

Pin

Pin connection information can be confirmed.
When a check is placed next to "Show connected pins only", it is possible to confirm pin connection information excluding "Single Pin Nets" without connection destinations.

Power Supply

A list of used power supplies is shown.

Port

A list of used ports is shown.

Label

A list of used labels is shown.

Memo

A list of placed memos is shown. The memo "Title" and "Text" can be confirmed.

Connection Point

A list of used connection points is shown.

 


PCB Document
Item Content

Footprint

Information for placed components is shown.
In addition to "Excluded from Renumbering", "Reflect to Netlist", and "Set as Unmounted Component" for components, other items such as "Layer", "ReferenceAngle", and "PadCount" can be confirmed.
For footprints that have not been componentized, [FP] is displayed at the beginning of ComponentFileName.

Pad

A list of used pads is shown.

Via

A list of used vias is shown.

Connection Point

A list of used connection points is shown.

Net

A list of used nets is shown.
"NetName" and "NetClass" can be confirmed.

Route

A list of used routes is shown.

 

Symbol Document
Item Content

Pin

A list of used pin is shown.

 

Footprint Document/IPC Footprint Document
Item Content

Pad

A list of used pads is shown.

Filter

Selecting a display item from the pull-down list and then entering your search terms allows you to narrow down a list of the objects in the Object window. Only the exact matches are shown, and a wildcard is available for the search.

* A wildcard is a special character that indicates an "Arbitrary Text". "*" indicates an arbitrary text of an arbitrary length, and "?" indicates one arbitrary text.

Number of Displayed Objects/Total Number of Objects

The "Number of Displayed Objects/Total Number of Objects" information is shown at the bottom right of the list.

Output List

The Output List button allows you to export a list of objects displayed on the Project window in CSV format. For details on how to export it, see here.


Settings

The Settings button allows you to open the Object Window Settings dialog. In this dialog, you can configure Action Settings and Display Item Settings.


Action Settings
Item Content

None

No operation.

Select

An object is selected.
All can be changed by combining with Property.

Highlight

An object is highlighted.
This is convenient when checking drawings.

Pan

The object is paned (selected and displayed at the center of the screen.)
This is convenient for confirming positions and attributes.

Move

An object is moved.
This is convenient for moving components from Reference.

Move Continuously

Objects are moved starting from the top.
This is convenient when placing components sequentially.

Display Item Settings

The Display Item Settings allow you to edit the attributes displayed in the Object window. Checking the Show box for each attribute displays the attribute columns in the list. You can also check/uncheck all the boxes with the right-click menu.


Acquisition of Real-Time Object Information for Active Documents (Project)
You can confirm project information including the "Component List" and "Net Connection Information".
(1) Select a Settings
(2) Select display items
  Items that are checked will be shown.
  You can confirm object information in the project.
  You can sort by clicking the table header of an item.

 


Operation settings for objects (Example: Pan)
The following will explain the operation for when "Pan" is set for Double Click for items in the Object Window.
(1) Double click "R3"
(2) "R3" is selected and displayed in the center of the screen.