12.4. Component fields

12.4. Component fields

The field editor is called via the icon icons/add_text_png.

There are four special fields (texts attached to the component), and configurable user fields

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Special fields

  • Reference.
  • Value. It is the component name in the library and the default value field in schematic.
  • Footprint. It is the footprint name used for the board. Not very useful when using CvPcb to setup the footprint list, but mandatory if CvPcb is not used.
  • Sheet. It is a reserved field, not used at the time of writing.