Add or Edit Footprint Record Dialog Box

This tool makes edits and additions to footprint database.

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 Command entry:  AEFOOTPRINTDB

Select the Edit Existing Table button, select the table to edit, and click OK. Click Add New or Edit Record on the Footprint Lookup dialog box.

Note: The Catalog Number and Footprint block name, at a minimum, must be filled in.

Catalog Number

Specifies the catalog part number for the record. Click View to display a list of catalog fields on a per table basis. The catalog value may contain wildcards. Wildcard characters include:

* = match any characters

? = match any single character

# = match any single numeric digit

@ = match any single alphabetic character

Assembly code

Specifies the assembly code for the record.

Footprint block name

The Block value can be a symbol name or AutoLISP expression. If the footprint block is not in a search path, include the part of the path that must be appended to one of these search paths (or enter the full path to the footprint block).

Note: Add an asterisk prefix to explode the footprint on insertion.

Browse	Locates the block name.
Pick	Temporarily dismisses the dialog box and allows you to select a block on the active drawing.
Geometry	Opens a dialog box where you can define a simple shape to generate dynamically in the Insert Footprint (Schematic List) feature for the catalog value. Several shapes are selectable or you can manually enter the definition.
Icon Menu	Opens a dialog box where you can define an icon menu file and page to display in the Insert Footprint (Schematic List) feature for the catalog value. Enter the menu name or browse to it. Click List to select a menu page or enter the number of the menu page to display. click OK The icon menu information is saved using the following syntax: (wdmenu "n:/myfolder/my_lookup_menu.dat" 5) where "n:/myfolder/my_lookup_menu.dat" = the icon menu file 5 = the "*Mx" page number in that menu (x = 5)
Comment	Specifies the optional comment for the footprint record. This comment is for reference only. It is not extracted into any report.