IntegratedLibrary_Dlg-ReportLibraryFormLibrary Report Settings_AD

Created: October 24, 2017 | Updated: March 6, 2018

Now reading version 1.1. For the latest, read: Library Report Settings for version 5

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The Library Report Settings dialog shown when accessed from the Sch Library Editor (back) and the PCB Library Editor (front).

Summary

The Library Report Settings dialog provides controls to configure a library report.

Access

The dialog is accessed in the following ways:

From either the schematic library editor or PCB library editor, click Reports » Library Report from the main menus.
From the Libraries panel, right-click then select Library Report.

In order to access the Libraries panel, enable the Value option in the Advanced Settings dialog for the following Preference Names:
- Legacy.UnmanagedLibraries
- Legacy.LibraryPanel

Options/Controls

Output File Name

Output File Name - displays the entire output file including path. Use the browse folder icon to search for and select a different location and name
Document Style - the file extension will be .doc and a word document format will be generated for the library report.
Browser Style - the file extension will be .html and a web page will be generated in an internet browser. You can edit the full output file name if desired.
Open generated report - enable to open the generated report either in MS Word or an internet browser.
Add generated report to current project - enable to add the generated report to the current project.

Include in report

These options are available only when the dialog is accessed from a schematic library editor.

Component's Parameters - enable to include component's parameters in the report.
Component's Pins - enable to include component's pins in the report.
Component's Models - enable to include component's models in the report.

Draw previews for

These options are available only when the dialog is accessed from a schematic library editor.

Components - enable to draw a preview for components in the report.
Models - enable to draw a preview for models in the report.

Draw Components' previews

Enable to draw a preview for components in the report.

This option is available only when the dialog is accessed from a PCB library editor.

Settings

Use Color - enable to allow the library report to contain elements in color for either word or web documents.