Starting the Schematic Editor

The Schematic Editor is the tool for creating schematic circuit designs. A design is a graphical representation of the electrical structure and characteristics of a circuit. A design may be hierarchical; that is, it may contain symbols that represent other designs. A design may also consist of one or more pages — multiple, associated graphical workspaces — that share a local namespace at the same hierarchical level.

To start the Schematic Editor and begin editing a new design, do either of the following:

• From the Project Manager window, expand the Project Tree. Then right-click the [active design folder] and select Insert > Insert Circuit Design.
• From the Project Manager window Project Tree, select the project that contains the new design by clicking its icon. Then on the Project menu click Insert Circuit Design.

To edit an existing design, double-click its icon in the Project Manager window. For more information see Working with Projects.