Field codes are special codes that are formed by a name and a content to which a value can be assigned. They are used for data subject to variation, for example for the current date or for the number of pages in the document.
In the printing phase of a document, the field code is replaced by its value. For example, the field code Date is replaced by the current date.
The use of field codes is mainly useful in the realization of templates or in the realization of projects consisting of several documents. For example, you can create text fields indicating the company, the designer and the project title in each document. Subsequently, to modify the value of these fields it will not be necessary to modify all the documents but simply to set the values in the field codes dialog.
Some field codes are predefined and others can be defined by the user.
Predefined field codes
| Field code | Type | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | text | Allows you to enter the name of the author. | |
| Company | text | Allows you to enter the company name. | |
| Coordinates | text | Coordinates of origin. | Enables you to enter the coordinates of the object's origin point. |
| Date | date-time | %x | Enter the current date. |
| Date of last change to the document | date-time | %x | Inserts the date on which the last change was made to the document. |
| Date of last change to the Job | date-time | %x | Inserts the date on which the last change was made to the Job. |
| User Date | date-time | DATE | Inserts a specific date. |
| Description | text | Inserts a brief description. | |
| Designer | text | Allows you to enter the name of the designer. | |
| Page size | text | The name of the page format. | Inserts the format of the page. |
| File Function | text | The value specified in the View's property. If unspecified is determined by the layer type. | Allows you to enter the function of the view. |
| Part Index | text | Index of the part in digits. | Inserts the index of the component part. For example: For U1-A, insert 1. |
| Address Line 1 | text | Allows you to enter the address. | |
| Address Line 2 | text | Allows you to enter the address. | |
| Address Line 3 | text | Allows you to enter the address. | |
| Address Line 4 | text | Allows you to enter the address. | |
| Address Line 5 | text | Allows you to enter the address. | |
| File name | text | The name of the file. | Inserts the name of the file associated with the Job, complete with path. |
| The project's progressive number in the Job. | text | Allows you to enter the progressive number of the project within the Job. | |
| Progressive number of the document in the Job | text | Allows you to enter the progressive number of the document within the Job. | |
| Progressive number of the page in the Job | text | Allows you to enter the progressive number of the page within the Job. | |
| Progressive number of the document in the project | text | Allows you to enter the progressive number of the document within the project. | |
| Progressive number of the page in the project | text | Allows you to enter the progressive number of the page within the project. | |
| Progressive number of the page in the document | text | Allows you to enter the sequential number of the page within the document. | |
| Progressive number of the schematic sheet | text | Allows you to enter the progressive number of the schematic sheet. | |
| Total number of projects included in the Job | text | Allows you to enter the total number of projects included in the Job. | |
| Total number of documents included in the Job | text | Allows you to enter the total number of documents included in the Job. | |
| Total number of pages included in the Job | text | Allows you to enter the total number of pages included in the Job. | |
| Total number of documents included in the project | text | Allows you to enter the total number of documents included in the project. | |
| Total number of pages included in the project | text | Allows you to enter the total number of pages included in the project. | |
| Total number of pages included in the document | text | Allows you to enter the total number of pages included in the document. | |
| Total number of sheets in the schematic | text | Allows you to enter the total number of sheets included in the schematic. | |
| Time | date-time | %X | Inserts the current time. |
| The time of the last change to the document. | date-time | %X | Allows you to enter the time when the last change was made to the document. |
| The time of the last change to the Job. | date-time | %X | Allows you to enter the time when the last change was made to the Job. |
| User time | date-time | TIME | Allows you to enter a specific time. |
| Designer. | text | Allows you to enter the name of the designer. | |
| Manager | text | Allows you to enter the name of the manager. | |
| Reference | text | The component reference. | Allows you to enter the component reference. |
| Part Reference | text | Index of the part in letters. | Allows you to enter the index of the part of the component. For example: for U1-A insert A. |
| Revision | text | Allows you to enter the revision number. | |
| Job title | text | The title of the Job. | Allows you to enter the title of the Job. |
| Document title | text | The title of the document. | Allows you to enter the title of the document. |
| PCB Title | text | The title of the PCB. | Allows you to enter the title of the PCB. The PCB Title can be used to generate the CAM file name. See CAM Settings. |
| Project title | text | The title of the project. | Allows you to enter the title of the project. |
| Page Title | text | The title of the page. | Allows you to enter the title of the page. |
| User who last saved the Job. | text | The user name specified in Application properties » Environment » User » Name or the user name in Windows. | Allows you to enter the name of the user who last saved the Job. |
| Value | text | The value of the component. | Allows you to enter the value of the component. |