To Work With Fixed Wire Numbers

Fix a Wire Number

  1. Click Schematic tabEdit Wires/Wire Numbers panelModify Wire Numbers drop-downEdit Wire Number. Find
  2. Select a wire or select an existing wire number. The Edit Wire Number/Attributes dialog box displays so you can edit the existing wire number or add one if none exists.
    Note: If a wire number does not exist on the selected wire, and the selected wire is on a layer defined as No Wire Numbering, the dialog box does not display. An alert displays indicating that the layer is set as No Wire Numbering.
  3. Edit the wire number or enter a new wire number. Use the arrows or click Pick Text to select the appropriate wire number.
  4. Select to make the wire number visible or hidden.
  5. To fix the wire number, select Fixed and click OK. If the wire number is already fixed and you want to turn it back into a regular wire number, clear the check box and click OK.

Fix Multiple Wire Numbers

  1. Click Schematic tabEdit Wires/Wire Numbers panelModify Wire Numbers drop-downFix. Find
  2. Select wire numbers to fix.
  3. Right-click when you are done selecting the wires. You can check whether the wire is fixed by clicking the Edit Wire Number tool, selecting the wire, and reviewing the dialog box.

Fix/Unfix Wire Numbers Project-Wide

  1. Click Project tabProject Tools panelUtilities. Find
  2. In the Project-Wide Utilities dialog box, Wire Numbers section, select Set all wire numbers to fixed or Set all wire numbers to normal, and click OK.
  3. Select the drawings to process and click OK.