Footprint Information Display

1

Displays the number of displayed footprints and total number of footprints.

2

Check “Show content associated to Part(s)” to include footprints that are associated with a part.

3

Select Columns button — When clicked, displays a popup list of alternate column choices. From the list you can choose different content to display in the description column.

You can re-order the columns by clicking the arrows.

Click a column heading to sort the footprint list by the column data.

4

Footprint status icon — This icon appears either as an image of the footprint or as an exclamation icon () if the footprint is not associated with a part.

5

Footprint information fields display the value of a footprint characteristic.

You can select a range of rows by clicking a row and then Shift-clicking another row. You can select a set of rows by clicking individual rows. Selected rows are shaded with a light blue background.

6

Filters list — When clicked, displays a drop list of footprint characteristics and the Edit Filters button. values. You can narrow the results of the footprints list by clicking Edit Filters, selecting one or more values of a footprint characteristic from the Filters popup window, and then clicking Done. Footprints that have the characteristic values you select appear in the list.

7

Click either Select All or Select None to control the selection/deselection the footprints in the list.

8

Click the Download or Delete button to execute a batch operation on all of the selected footprint(s). Items 10 and 11 do the same operations, but only on one footprint at a time.

9

Edit button () — When clicked, opens selected footprint in the Footprint Creator tool.

10

Download button () — When clicked, download the selected footprintas an .edx file.

For more information on importing part data into a library, search for “EDX package” and “PartQuest” in your data management tool’s online help and documentation. For information on adding PartQuest Portal parts to a project, search for “PartQuest” in your design entry tool’s online help and documentation.

11

Delete button () — When clicked, displays the Delete Footprint(s) popup window with the name of the footprint to be deleted. Click Yes to proceed.

If an information icon () appears instead of a Delete button, then the footprint is associated with a part and cannot be deleted until you either associate the part with a different footprint or delete the part.