PlacePolygon

Created: July 27, 2015 | Updated: April 11, 2017 | Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1

The following pre-packaged resources, derived from this base command, are available:

Applied Parameters: None

Summary

This command is used to place a polygon object onto the active document. A polygon is a non-electrical drawing primitive. It is a multi-sided graphical object that can be placed on a schematic sheet. A polygon must have at least three sides and can be filled or unfilled.

For detailed information about this object type, see Polygon.

Access

Polygons are available for placement in both Schematic and Schematic Library Editors:

Schematic Editor - the following commands are available:
- Choose Place » Drawing Tools » Polygon from the main menus.
- Click the button on the Utility Tools drop-down () of the Utilities toolbar.
- Right-click and choose Place » Drawing Tools » Polygon from the context menu.
Schematic Library Editor - the following commands are available:
- Choose Place » Polygon from the main menus.
- Click the button on the Utility Tools drop-down () of the Utilities toolbar.
- Right-click and choose Place » Polygon from the context menu.

Use

After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter polygon placement mode. Placement is made by performing the following sequence of actions:

Click, or press Enter, to anchor the starting point for the polygon.
Position the cursor and click, or press Enter, to anchor a vertex, move the mouse and repeat as often as required to define the shape of the polygon.
After placing the final vertex point, right-click, or press Esc, to complete placement of the polygon.
Continue placing further polygons, or right-click, or press Esc, to exit placement mode.

Press the Tab key during placement to access the Polygon dialog, from where properties for the polygon can be changed on-the-fly.

Tips

For information on how a placed polygon object can be modified graphically, directly in the workspace, see Graphical Editing.
While attributes can be modified during placement (Tab to bring up associated properties dialog), bear in mind that these will become the default settings for further placement unless the Permanent option on the Schematic – Default Primitives page of the Preferences dialog is enabled. When this option is enabled, changes made will affect only the object being placed and subsequent objects placed during the same placement session.

Place Polygonal Note Highlight

Applied Parameters: Transparent=True|LineWidth=3|Color=16711935|IsSolid=False