Update Symbol - Options

Dialog Box

To access: Right-click a symbol on the diagram and select Update Symbol.

Used to control the source of symbol properties and attributes when updating a symbol.

• Preserve Diagram Pin Position Select to retain the pins on the symbol instance where they are on the diagram. Optional.

• Remove Properties not on Symbol With this option selected, any properties applied to the comment symbol on the design are removed during the update if they do not exist in the original symbol definition. Optional.

• Copy Attribute/Property Values from Symbol With this option selected, where properties with matching names, but different values, exist on both the symbol instance and the original symbol definition, the instance values are updated with the values from the original symbol. Optional.

• Preserve Attribute Text Select to maintain the visibility of the object attributes on the diagram. Clear to hide the attributes. Optional.

• Preserve Pin Names Select to maintain any pin names that you have changed manually on the diagram. Clear to replace the names with the pin names from the symbol library. Optional.

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Design Hierarchy Dialog Boxes

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