Creating Slots > Slot

Creating a Slot for a Specific Device

You can create a slot for a specific device. This action creates a slot and places the selected device in one step.

Note

Alternatively, you can create a slot and place a device at a later stage (see Creating an Empty Slot and Placement of a Device or Ground Device in a Slot).

Procedure

In the Logical Designs Browser (Function tab), either double-click the device or right-click it and choose Create Slot from the popup menu.
If you have not placed the device in the design before, skip to step 4.If you have placed the device in a slot before but assigned an option expression to it, a message asks you whether you want to place it again. Click Yes to continue.
You must assign an option expresion to this instance of the device. The Edit Option Expression dialog box displays. Specify the option expression for this instance and click the OK button to exit the dialog box.
In the diagram, position the mouse cursor over a grid point where you want to place one corner of the slot.
Drag the mouse away to place the opposite corner of the slot. A gray rectangle displays. Drag the mouse until the rectangle is the size that you want the slot to be and click the grid point where you want to place the opposite corner.

Results

The line color changes and the system adds the slot to the list in the Design Browser (Design tab).
The system places the device in the slot automatically.
The system names the slot after the device.

Parent Topic:

Slot