The tool can generate the following types of schematic :

Other page styles can be achieved by using rotated text e.g. in resistors, different colour schemes etc.

This tool generates three major outputs :

• The schematic page.
• The netlist.
• The bill of materials.

The schematic page

An example schematic:

The same schematic as above with highlights and background added to separate layers

The same schematic as above but now with value items rotated 90 degrees.  They are still updateable from the 'Attributes' panel (see Attributes).  Highlight text has been added to the input and output on another layer.

The netlist

The netlist is an output of the tool that describes the connections between symbol pins.  i.e. it is a connection list (see netlist for more details).

0V R3.1 R4.1
9V R1.2 R2.2
BASE C1.1 R1.1 R3.2 TR2.2
NET_1 C1.2 IP1.1
NET_2 C2.1 OP1.1
NET_3 C2.2 R2.1 TR2.1
NET_4 R4.2 TR2.3

; # mapping

C1    CAP02
IP1   INPUT
OP1   OUTPUT
C2    CAP02 R1   
RES04 R2    RES04
R3    RES04
R4    RES04
TR2   TO92

You could write this netlist yourself and use it in another tool but as you can see it is difficult to read even for this simple schematic.  For larger schematics the task becomes even more difficult.  Also changing the circuit and hence netlist is very difficult when done by hand.  Using the tool gives an updated netlist at the push of a button.

Note: how the netname added to the base of the transistor has been used to label the wire and has then been used in the netlist (see netnames for more details)

The Bill of materials

This is a list of parts to be used in the circuit grouped according to part value.  They are arranged alphabetically according to the part identified (Parts) and the quantity required for each component is displayed under Qty.

Note that for this BOM parts 1 and 2 should be ignored and in a real circuit these parts would be replaced by connectors.

If other attributes are added they can be output to the BOM using the linear list control button in the Bill of Materials dialog (see the BOM).