Activity 2: Moving, deleting, and rotating components

In this activity, you rearrange symbols on schematic design with rotate, move, or delete commands. Sometimes, when you add components, they might not be in the right place or orientation. This happens because you didn't know exactly where they should go. Now, you have a chance to fix the problem.

Parts placed on grid

Proper location of the components in the Schematic design.

Note: The exact location of the components is not critical. The main concern is the relative position between components.

Prerequisites

Steps

  1. Rotate objects on Schematic design.

    1. Click Design > Modify > Rotate Rotate icon.
    2. Click 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.
    3. Click Done or press Esc to finish.
  2. Move objects on the Schematic design.

    1. Click Design > Place > Move Move icon, then click the symbol origin. The origin is a small plus sign + in the center of the symbol.
    2. Move the symbol with your pointer.
    3. When the part is correctly located, click to place it.
    4. Click Done or press Esc to finish.
  3. Delete objects that are not needed or were placed incorrectly.

    1. Click the symbol origin. The origin is a small plus sign + in the center of the symbol.

    2. With the symbol highlighted, press Del or in the **Inspector panel > Quick Actions click Delete an object.

      Quick action delete

  4. To restore a symbol that was accidentally deleted, click Undo Undo icon, or press Ctrl+z.

Activity 2 summary

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