Component Type
Created: October 16, 2017 | Updated: April 06, 2018
| Applies to versions: 18.0 and 18.1
Now reading version 18.0. For the latest, read: Component Type for version 19.1
The Component Type dialog
Summary
The Component Type dialog is used to select the type of component.
Access
The dialog is accessed in the following ways:
- From the CmpLib editor, click
in the Type column under the Component header. - From the Component Template Editor (*.CMPT), click in the Default Value column of a ComponentType in the Parameters region then click .
Options/Controls
Select the desired component type from the list then click OK to select.
Right-click Menu
- Add - use to add a new component type. Enter the new component type in the resulting textbox. The new type will be added to the list in alphabetical order.
- Add sub-type - use to add a sub-type to the component type currently selected or hovered over. Enter the new component type in the resulting textbox. The new sub-type will be added to the list in alphabetical order.
- Edit - use the edit the component type that is currently selected or hovered over. Enter the new component type.
- Delete - use to delete the component type that is currently selected or hovered over. A dialog appears for confirmation before the deletion occurs.
