Place Pins Dialog

Box [Shared Objects]

To access: Select an instance of a shared device, plug, jack, or inline in the Design Browser or diagram, press the space bar and enter Add Pin, or right‑click an instance of a shared device, plug, jack, or inline in the Design Browser or diagram and select Add Pin.

Used to place pins that already exist in the shared object definition of a shared device, plug, jack, or inline onto instances of the shared object.

Note

See Editing a Shared Pin List to add pins to the shared object definition of a shared object that does not have a library part.

In Capital Logic Designer, you cannot add a new pin to the shared object definition of a shared object that has a library part associated with it. You can only edit Library Part definitions in Capital Component Manager.

Objects

Field	Description
Select Pins	Lists the pins that can be placed on the instance of the shared object. Caution In a multi-user session, the system retrieves pin availability information only when you first open the dialog box. If another user deletes pins or removes pin assignments while the dialog box is open, you must close and reopen it to see which pins are currently available. If the As Reference option is selected, all pins in the shared object definition are listed. If As Reference is cleared, the following rules are used, in the following order, to determine which pins are listed: Unrestricted pins and automatic unplaced pins are listed. Pins reserved for use in a design other than the current design are not listed. Pins in the shared object’s shared pin list (which, for shared objects with library parts, is the pins in the library part definition) but not yet placed on an instance of the shared object are listed. In designs in the active build list, automatic pins placed on instances of the shared object in designs outside the active build list are listed. In designs outside the active build list, pins placed on instances of the shared object in other designs are not listed. Pins that have reference instances but no non-reference instances are shown. If the “Disallow pin/port duplication within a design” project preference is cleared, non-reference pins placed on instances of the shared object in the current design are listed. If you delete the last remaining instance of a shared object, any pins on the instance are not listed if the design in which the instance was deleted has not been saved since the instance was deleted. If you delete pins from the last remaining instance of a shared object, they are not listed if the design in which they were deleted has not been saved since they were deleted. In designs outside the active build list, pins deleted from instances of the shared object are not listed if the design in which they were deleted has not been saved since they were deleted.
Select Pins (continued)	See “Pin Reservation Status” in the Capital Project Manager User Guide for automatic, reserved, and unrestricted pins. Note Unplaced pins are created when you: Delete an instance of a shared object or design-wide object that has pins and is not the last remaining instance of the object. Delete a stacked pin but retain the individual pins. See Deleting a Stacked Pin. Press Ctrl when deleting a pin. Unplaced pins are shown in the Unplaced Pins folder under the object in the Design Browser. If the “Purge unplaced objects on Save” project preference is selected, unplaced pins on non-shared objects are deleted when a design is saved. Modular insert pin names display the blocked cavity and pin numbers separated by a colon “:” to indicate the hierarchy of pins within inserts. See Modular Connectors. Select or multiselect the pins to place on the instance. If you choose to place pins individually on the diagram, they will display in the order selected in this table. See also Select Pins Table.
Symbol View / Connector View	Displayed only for objects that have an associated symbol. Displays a zoom-able view of the associated symbol. If the object has multiple symbols associated, you can select an alternative one from the Symbol dropdown list. Modular connector symbols show the face views of the connector, modular inserts and pins defined in Capital Component Manager. See Select Pins Table to cross‑highlight pins in the symbol and the table. Read-only
Place	Specifies how you want to place the pins on the object instance: Individually Manually place the selected pins one-by-one. When you are placing pins on the diagram, they will display in the order selected in the Select Pins table. As Group Place all the selected pins as a group in one click. The pins are placed as individual pins next to each other. You can control the spacing and order of the pins using modifier keys which are described in a tooltip that is displayed when placing the pins. This video demonstrates how to add pins as a group: As Stack Place all the selected pins as a single Stacked Pin. Unavailable if As Reference is selected. Note You cannot add a reference pin to a stack. See Stacked Pins. This video demonstrates how to add pins as a stack: When indicated by a tooltip, you can press the Shift or Ctrl keys to change between placing Individually, As Group, or As Stack when you are placing the pins.
With Conductor	You can automatically generate conductors based on the signals defined in the ICD if the project preference “Generate conductors on ICD pins” is selected, even if the signals have no connected endpoints. If the project preference is not selected then this option will not be displayed on the dialog box. See Automatic Generation of Conductors.
As Reference	Specifies whether the selected pins will be added as reference pins (selected) or not (cleared). The pins displayed in the Select Pins table may change depending on whether or not As Reference is selected. See “Select Pins”, above. See Reference Pins.
Load shared details	Select to populate certain columns in the Select Pins table for pins placed in designs other than the current design. See Loading Shared Details.
OK	Unavailable if no pins are selected in the Select Pins table. Click to place the selected pins.

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Pin Dialog Boxes

Capital Logic Designer User Guide, 2512

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