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3. Questions about the Component Browser

1. I want to know how to load CSV-format files into the Component Browser.



Execute [File] - [Import] from the Component Browser menu bar.
The following shows the format of the CSV files that can be loaded by this method.

The CSV files output by the Component Browser are created in the format shown above.

The CSV-format files loaded into the Component Browser are not reflected in the schematic sheet. If you want the file contents to be reflected, save the Component Browser.

You can also load CSV-format files from Data Converter.

[Rewriting part property values through CSV-format file]
In this case, the data of the CSV-format files is reflected directly in the schematic sheet.
(Since backup files are created, you can restore the previous data. You can only do this once, however.)

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2. Is there any way to identify the sheet to which the components being displayed in the Component Browser belong?



To identify the sheet, change the ID display shown at the left edge of the Component Browser to "Hierarchical display".

Choose [Tool] - [Options] from the menu bar.

Check the cell at the left edge of the Component Browser.
This cell indicates the component ID of each component.
Change this display to "Hierarchical display" to identity the sheet number.

The displayed component ID cannot be deleted.
Hierarchical display

001.cmp119

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Indicated by sheet number

Object ID
1.cmp119

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Indicated by sheet ID

Since the object IDs are automatically added by the system, sheet IDs are not always equal to sheet numbers.

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3. I want to output lists of parts, references, and stock codes from the Component Browser.



The lists displayed in the Component Browser are output directly as is. The part tables output are a component list, not a part table in some designated format.
Choose [File] - [Data Output] from the menu bar.

This dialog box shown below allows you to choose the format of output data between a tabular form using ruled lines and a CSV file format.

You cannot use the Component Browser to customize the format in which you want the part tables to be output.
For output in the designated part table format (with headers, etc. included), you can use the netlist processor to do this customization.

Components list (parts list)
he components list displays the properties of each component. Because the list is shown for each component, information on gate components is displayed on multiple lines even if the reference is the same.
At startup, all properties set in PropSpec (property definitions file) are displayed in a list.
If you changed the displayed components using one of the edit commands, they are output with the changes you made.

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Component ID

Reference list
The reference list lists properties for each reference. Even parts comprised of multiple components are displayed with one reference.
The properties displayed here are written in the Parts*Spec of the component browser tool resource file ($ZDSROOT/etc/jpn/cmpbr.rsc).

Stock number list
The stock number list lists properties for each stock code (partNumber). Even parts comprised of multiple components are displayed by one stock code.
The properties displayed here are written in Parts*Spec of the component browser tool resource file ($ZDSROOT/etc/jpn/cmpbr.rsc).

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4. I want to change the properties displayed in reference lists.




The properties displayed in reference lists are set in the component browser tool resource file ($ZDSROOT/etc/jpn/cmpbr.rsc).
You can add or change the properties to be displayed by editing the item titled "Parts*Spec" (display property) in this file.
The same item is searched in stock code lists also.
$ZDSROOT/etc/jpn/cmpbr.rsc




5. Only a few properties are displayed in the Component Browser.



This is because there is a limit to the number of properties that can be displayed.

Choose [Utilities] - [Rearrange culumns] from the menu bar.

The currently displayed properties are listed under "Displayed Property Names," and those not currently displayed are listed under "Property Names Not Displayed".

Click <<Add All>> to list all properties under "Displayed Property Names," then click <<OK>>. All properties will be displayed.

When the Component Browser is active, if you use Rearrange to change the properties to be displayed and then save the Component Browser, the display status of properties you have changed is saved.

A component browser resource file for each circuit directory (xxx.cir/log/cmpbr) is created, and the display status is saved to this file.

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