Classify the component using special characters. Upon searching certain characters in
the component name, matched name components will be added into certain component
databases.
Figure 1.
In the filter setup dialog , there are two sections, one for string filter
setup and one for exception string setup.
Component Filter: Set the filter type to be used to select components among
part name, package name, footprint name, device name and reference name.
String Filter: Add the string to be included into the component classification
database.
Affix Filter: For the string added in String Filter column, select its usage
type among prefix string, middle string, or suffix string in component
name.
Prefix: The component name should start with the given string.
Mid-String: The given strings should be in the component name.
Suffix: The component name should end with the given string.
Add String: With conditions in String Filter and Affix Filter, make a filter
and add it into the list.
Add And Combination: For set filtering conditions, add conditions combination
for and Affix Filter, with And combination.
For example, if you want to select components whose name starts with SMD
character string and ends with IC character string, use the following ways.
After inputting SMD in the string filter, select Prefix and click Add String.
Then, input IC in the string filter, select Suffix for affix filter and click
Add And Combination.
Except String Filter: For the filer conditions generated by String Filter ~ Add
And Combination sections, input the character string that you want to
exclude.
Affix Filter: For character string in Except String Filter, select its usage
among Prefix, Mid-String or Suffix.
Prefix: The component name should start with the given string.
Mid-String: The given strings should be in the component name.
Suffix: The component name should end with the given string.
Add String: Add filer conditions into the list for filtering condition, set in
Except String Filter and Affix Filter.
