Schematic FAQ

Component designator assignment for reused blocks

In the top menu - Design - Annotate Designator, assign component designators

or you can expand the reuse block symbol to go to Hierarchical schematic to annotate the designator

According to the above operation, the component designators in the reuse module can be completed.

How to move all components to the grid points

Schematic grid alignment

Click or select the component, press the shortcut key CTRL+SHIFT+G

PCB grid alignment is also operating

How to edit symbols in schematics

You can select a component, and right-click it and use "Edit Device", if you use "Symbol Management Mode" is profession mode, you can use "Edit Symbol".

How to edit drawing or sheet symbol style and content

You can click the edit icon to edit the drawing symbol

the more info please refer at Drawing Symbols

How to switch units in schematics

In the top menu bar, currently supports inch and mm unit switching

or you can change unit at View menu

How to modify the size of the drawing

In the properties panel on the right, click "Drawing Symbols" and select other sizes of drawing symbols.

Specific reference.

Project Drawing Setting：https://prodocs.easyeda.com/en/schematic/design-project-drawing-setting/index.html

Drawing Symbol Creation：https://prodocs.easyeda.com/en/symbol/file-new-symbol-drawing-symbol/index.html

How come my updated library is still old when I place it again?

EasyEDA Pro Professional supports the concept of a project library. The placed library will automatically enter the project library as a template, and the next time you place a library from the same source will give priority to the template inside the project library, avoiding the update of individual libraries to affect the existing design of the project.

The project library can be edited, the entrance is: bottom panel - Component Library - Project - Device/Symbol/Footprint.

You can also update the project library directly, the entrance is: Top Menu - Design - Update Symbols/Devices

Please refer：https://prodocs.easyeda.com/en/schematic/side-bottom-panel-project-library/index.html

How to place net labels

EasyEDA Pro Professional no longer supports separate net labels like the standard version, the Professional version's Place net labels (shortcut N) actually automatically sets the name for the wire. Please draw the wire and then set a name attribute to the wire, the wire name is the network name. You can also create a network by placing a net labels one the wire.

How to add a horizontal line above a network name

Enter a wavy number at the top of the wire's network name, e.g. ~VSS.

If you need a network name with and without an upper horizontal line, enter a wave again, e.g. ~VSS~/GND, then VSS has an upper horizontal line above it and no slash after it.

The same is true for symbolic pin names.

How to create a hierarchy schematic

In the top menu - Place - Reuse Blocks, enter the name of the block, when finished, right click on the selected block and expand it, at this time you can place ports, device symbols, etc. Then create the pin information of the Reuse block symbols, etc. by using the: Top menu - Design - Update Block Symbols. After creation, you can switch to the project library in the bottom panel (shortcut S to open) and switch to the Reuse blocks for Place in the schematic.

Multi-level nested hierarchical diagrams can be supported.

How to batch rotate the circuit

When the batch selection circuit has included wires, the whole rotation is not allowed. Press the space bar to rotate when the wires are not included.

How to create multiple sub projects in a project

In the top menu - New - Board, a new board, schematic, PCB will be created automatically, at which point multiple board designs can be supported.

How to set components not to update to pcb?

Select the component in the schematic and then modify the properties in the properties column on the right.

How to set the canvas grid display type for schematic and pcb?

Adjustments can be made in the top menu bar.

How to show or hide the pin numbers of a device in the schematic?

Firstly, you need to tick pin separately inside the filter panel. Then use the box-select function to select multiple or individual devices, and tick them off in the right-hand properties column after they are selected.You can also achieve the effect of batch processing.

How to merge the two schemes into one schematic diagram?

You just need to use the shortcut "ctrl+c" and "ctrl+v" to copy and paste to achieve the effect.This method also applies to merging pcb's at the same time.

How to deal with when a schematic diagram appears purple dotted line?

The dotted purple line indicates that the symbol was recently modified and needs to be updated.

How to use the Find and Replace function to customize the allocation of Designator?

Step 1: In the top menu bar to Find "the Find and Replace function". Step 2: Select and input relevant search information. Step 3: Select the replacement function and input the prefix to be replaced.
Step 4: Select "Annotate Designator" in the top menu bar and then reallocate.

How to plot a curve in a schematic?

The tool ‘Bezier’ for drawing curves can be found in the top menu bar under ‘place’.Note that curves cannot be used as wires to connect pins.

How to resolve the "Component properties does not match the supplier part" error?

This is because the official library attributes of eda have been updated. We can replace components by using the device manager function.Please refer：https://prodocs.easyeda.com/en/schematic/tools-device-manager/#device-manager

How to change the background color of the pcb and schematic?

Select ‘Schematic/Symbol’ from ‘Settings’ in the top menu bar to enter the ‘Theme ‘Setting, you can modify the canvas color of the schematic as well as the colors of other settings.

How are the pins of a symbol set to be Active-low?

Step 1: In the schematic diagram, select the components and click the right mouse button to enter the Edit Symbol interface. Step 2: Click on the pin and set "Reverse" to "yes" in the right property bar.

How to show and hide the Designator of a device?

In the schematic, you can select the device first, then find the corresponding element box in the right property bar and choose to check Show Attributes and Uncheck Hidden Attributes.

How to place network labels in bulk based on pin names?

Step 1: Select the device, click the right mouse button and select the “Fan Out Netlabel/No Connect Flag” function. Step 2: Select the pin you want to operate. Step 3: Click on “Fill in the pin name with the net name”Function and you can click on Confirm once the network name is displayed.

How to edit symbols in schematic?

Select the device, then click the right mouse button and choose to go to Edit Device function. Please refer：https://prodocs.easyeda.com/en/device/side-panel-bottom-edit-device/#edit-device

How to set the device not to be added to the bom file?

Select the device, and in the right property column you can modify whether you need to add bom or not.