Press the X or Y keys to mirror the string along the X-axis or Y-axis.Rotation is in accordance with the value for the Rotation Step defined on the PCB Editor – General page of the Preferences dialog. Press the Spacebar to rotate the string counterclockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation.Press the Tab key to pause the placement and access the Text mode of the Properties panel from where its properties can be changed on-the-fly.Continue placing further strings or right-click or press Esc to exit placement mode.Īdditional actions that can be performed during placement are:.Position the cursor then click or press Enter to place a string.A string will appear floating on the cursor: Right-click in the workspace then choose the Place » String command from the context menu.Īfter launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter string placement mode.Once a command has been used, it will become the topmost item on that section of the Active Bar). (Click and hold an Active Bar button to access other related commands. Click the String button ( ) in the drop-down on the Active Bar located at the top of.Choose Place » String from the main menus.Strings are available for placement in both PCB and PCB Library Editors. Use one of the following methods to place a string: That can be used to display board or system information or the value of user-parameters on the board. It can be user-defined text or a special type of string, referred to as a special string It places text on the selected layer in a variety of display styles and formats including popular barcoding standards.

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