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Options to allow properties to be visible for Part Not Present components in variants? Want to see PN and/or value rather than DNI text overwriting.

briwei

I've created some variants for my schematic by using the Group/BOM Variant tools in Part Manager, but I have a problem with the way the DNI parts are displayed on the schematic. The default behavior seems to be that the <Value> and <PART_NUMER> properties in each part are simply overwritten with the "Do Not Stuff" text (I understand the "Do Not Stuff" text itself is configurable in CIS Configuration). I can see this when I Shift+M to select the variant I want to view, and then look at the unstuffed component's properties. 

What I want is a way to change which component properties are overwritten. I want to be able to see the <Value> and <PART_NUMBER> fields on the schematic still, so that I know what the default choice for the schematic is. In the past, we haven't been able to find a way to do this, so we've been manually managing our DNIs with a user property, "BOM" which we populate if we don't want the part stuffed. This circumvents all the automation that Capture offers, and introduces quite a bit of opportunity for error. 

Is there a way to control which properties get overwritten with the "Do Not Stuff" text? 

Thanks! 

ORIGINAL VIEW:

VIEW AFTER APPLYING VARIANT (SHIFT+M):

COMPONENT PROPERTIES W/ <VALUE> AND <PART_NUMBER> OVERWRITTEN:

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  • 0 in reply to AyushD

    Well, that's not really helpful because it doesn't make the schematics more readable. I am now trying to figure out if I can make an alternative way of specifying DNI parts work. I can add a property to a component in the schematics, which I can make visible, so this part is easy. However, so far I can't seem to be able to transfer that property to the CIS BOM...

    Correction: I have found how to add my property to the CIS BOM. It is explained in Help:
    To include a schematic property in a bill of materials that is not in the part database, you must type in its exact name and then choose the Add button.

    So, it looks like this solves my problem. It is a pity that I can't use Variants.

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