The Edit Component Dialog Box

Use the Edit Component dialog box to edit existing components, or to create new components, in a project file. The changes you make when editing a component are saved to a definition within the current project, not to the “parent” library. If the edited component is used in any schematic within the project, all default-value instances of the parameter(s) changed are updated immediately.

Open the Edit Component dialog box in any of the following ways:

• Double-click a component definition on the Project tree.
• Double-click a component listed in the Edit Library dialog box.
• Right-click a component on a schematic and select Edit Component.

The Edit Component dialog box contains four tabs:

• General
• Miscellaneous
• Terminals
• Simulation Models

The General and Terminals tabs each contain a symbol preview window which reflects any changes you make to the symbol.

Before making a new or modified component available for use in other Twin Builder projects, you must export it to a user or personal component library (.aclb) file using the Edit Libraries dialog box. The library must be added to the circuit or schematic within the target project.

To update another project with your updated components, select its icon in the Project tree and click Tools > Project Tools > Update Definitions.