Create Electrical Schematics and Circuit Diagrams

Adding Text

To add text to your schematic, click on the Add Text button on SmartPanel or the Text Tool in the Tools group of the Home tab. This will turn your cursor into the standard Windows^® text editing cursor. Click anywhere in your work area and start typing. This will create an independent text object that you can move freely, anywhere you want.

To add text to a line, just click on the line and start typing.

Most of the engineering schematic symbols are pre-configured so that any text typed while the object is selected goes below it as a text label.

Placing Text on Lines

You can also place a text label on a line. The labels stays attached to the line even if you move it or rotate it. This is perfect for labeling circuit lines, pipes, or other flow paths.

To add text to a line, just click on the line and start typing. You can position the text label on, above, or below the line, and you can configure its alignment and other properties in a number of ways.

When you add text to a line it can change its orientation to match that of the line, or it can remain horizontal. You control this using the Direction button in the Paragraph group found on the Home tab. There are two choices on the menu: Along the Direction of the Line, and Horizontal. Make sure the line, not the text, is selected when making this change.

To move the selected text above or below the line, use one of the options under Alignment in the Paragraph group.

You can also change the style of any text you add to the page by using the controls under the Font group of the Home tab. You can change its color, make it bold, and so on. All the standard Windows text editing conventions apply.