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Net labels identify and electrically connect different points in a schematic.
Electrical connectivity between schematic component pins can be created by placing a wire between those pins. This is called physical connectivity since the pins are physically connected with a wire. Connectivity also can be created logically by using suitable net identifiers, such as net labels. As well as providing a human-friendly identifier for a net, a net label allows you to connect points on a circuit without actually physically wiring them together.
Net labels are available for placement in the Schematic Editor only in the following ways:
After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter net label placement mode with a net label floating on the cursor:
Additional actions that can be performed during placement while the net label is still floating on the cursor and before the center point of the net label is anchored are:
Considerations during placement:
The net label can be edited graphically using what is known as in-place editing. To edit a net label string in-place, click once to select, pause then click a second time to enter edit mode.
Click once to select the string.
Pause, then click a second time to enter in-place edit mode.
The string has been selected, ready to type in a replacement string. The Net Label can be edited in-place.
Once editing is complete, press Enter or click away from the string to exit in-place editing mode.
Non-Graphical Editing
The following methods of non-graphical editing are available:
Properties page: Net Label Properties
This method of editing uses the associated Properties panel mode to modify the properties of a net label object.
The Net Label mode of the Properties panel
During placement, the Net Label mode of the Properties panel can be accessed by pressing the Tab key.
After placement, the Net Label mode of the Properties panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:
Panel pages: SCH List, SCH Filter
The SCH List panel allows you to display design objects from one or more documents in tabular format, enabling quick inspection and modification of object attributes. Used in conjunction with appropriate filtering - by using the SCH Filter panel, or the Find Similar Objects dialog - it enables the display of just those objects falling under the scope of the active filter – allowing you to target and edit multiple design objects with greater accuracy and efficiency.
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