For some families of components it is possible to create footprints automatically by specifying the dimensional parameters of the components in the dialog box Footprint wizard. The automatic footprint generation procedure creates all the footprint objects within the perimeter of the corresponding frame object and saves the dimensional parameters of the component in the FWIZDATA attribute of the frame object.

To make changes to the footprint without having to specify all parameters again, perform the following procedure:

  1. Select the frame object and perform one of the following two operations:

    • Display the context menu by right-clicking and choose the Frame » Edit Footprint command. The Footprint wizard dialog opens, initialized with the component size parameters saved in the FWIZDATA attribute of the frame.

    • Choose the Library » Frame » Edit Footprint command or click on the tool in the toolbar. The Footprint wizard dialog opens, initialized with the component size parameters saved in the FWIZDATA attribute of the frame.

  2. In the dialog box, change the dimensional parameters of the component.

  3. Click on Ok to close the wizard. The footprint is assembled using the new parameters.

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