Activity 2: Moving, deleting, and rotating components

In this activity, you rotate, move or delete components as necessary. Sometimes when adding components initially, they are not in the correct orientation or location, because you did not know exactly where they needed to go. Now, you have a chance to fix the problem.

Steps

Use the following procedures to re-arrange symbols on the schematic as needed.

Proper location of the components for the design

Rotate objects

1. Click Design > Modify > Rotate .
2. Click on the symbol origin to rotate it 90°, and continue clicking to see it rotate farther around. The origin is a small plus sign + in the center of the symbol.

Move objects

1. Click Design > Place > Move , then click the symbol origin. The origin is a small plus sign + in the center of the symbol.
2. Move the symbol with your mouse.
3. When the part is correctly located, click to place it.

Delete objects

1. Click on the symbol origin. The origin is a small plus sign + in the center of the symbol.
2. With the symbol highlighted, press the Delete key to delete the symbol or in the Inspector panel > Quick Actions click Delete an object.

1. To restore a symbol that was accidentally deleted, click Edit > Undo, or Ctrl + z.

Activity 2 summary

In this activity, you reviewed the location and orientation of the objects. The Rotate, Move and Delete commands were used as necessary to position the objects as needed for the design.