We use Orcad and we want to update our libraries. When we place a part and want to rotate it,we don't like the layout of the labels(names,values etc) and thus have to manually reposition them. It's not a big deal but it gets annoying after a while.
To solve this issue, we came with two solutions:
-Create for one component two parts(an horizontal and a vertical one)
-Create a symbol with the convert option which allows us to choose in a click
Does anyone here have any suggestion on what would be best ? I'm leaning towards the convert option because it seems faster and we have less components, but my supervisor would like to know what people in the industry do. I've linked some images to clarify what I mean.
Thank you very much, and even if you don't use Orcad,if you have an informed opinion, I would still like to hear it
Best Answer
I just drag the labels around manually when I draw my schematic. Having something more automated might be nice to help enforce some consistency, especially if you have multiple designers on your team.
I wouldn't make two symbols for the same part, though because if you want to change some part properties down the road sometime, then you'll have to change it in two places.