Does anybody know how to change the line spacing between the parameters in the schematic symbol without disabling the autoposition feature in Altium Designer? If I change the font (smaller) of the parameters, the line spacing is getting too big (see “Default”).
I want it to be like “Wanted” without moving every parameter on every component by hand.
Is this possible?
Another question is how to make sure that the parameters are shifted up if there are added more parameters to the schematic symbol. If I add two more parameters, it looks like in “More parameters”.
I want it to be like in “More parameters centered” as the first step and of course the answer to my first question would lead to the final solution “More parameters centered wanted”
The first question is my biggest problem and much more important than the second, because the schematic is getting too big because of those big line spacings.
Best Answer
To fix this and have the change propagate to all instances of that part, you'll have to fix it at the schematic symbol level.
Go to the schematic library that contains the symbol (here, for your resistor). Tools -> Component Properties. Here is where you can add the parameters and which are visible.
Then on the symbol in the Schematic Library Editor, you can drag them around and position them how you like, centered or whatnot. You can have a different footprint that you use that adds the additional parameters.
Then save. This will now fix it for all future parts that you instantiate. To backfix all the parts already in your schematic, go to your schematic and click Tools -> Update from Libraries. You can fix all hierarchies at once, just one hierarchy, all parts, just a few, etc. You can control all those settings from that dialogue.