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Symbol

IRI: https://w3id.org/altium/cdm/library/Symbol

Bounded context: library

Symbol represents the logical schematic view of a Component, defining its electrical interface, pins, and attributes used to express circuit intent in design schematics.

Platform API

GRID (1)

grid:workspace:{workspace-id}:library:symbol/{id}

  1. 🙋‍♂️ Altium Global Resource ID (aka GRID)

Diagram

---
  config:
    layout: elk
    theme: neutral
    class:
      hideEmptyMembersBox: true
---
 classDiagram
    direction LR


  class lib_Symbol["Symbol"]



      style lib_Symbol fill:#ffe599    


    click lib_Symbol href "../../classes/lib_Symbol/"




  class core_Artifact["Artifact"]




          core_Artifact <|-- lib_Symbol
          click core_Artifact href "../../classes/core_Artifact/"











      lib_Symbol --> "*" lib_SymbolRevision : revisions
      click lib_SymbolRevision href "../../classes/lib_SymbolRevision/"


  class lib_SymbolRevision["Symbol Revision"]



      style lib_SymbolRevision fill:#ffe599    






          lib_Symbol : id

Comments

Each Symbol has its own identity and structure, and may be reused across multiple Components or designs. It provides the abstract representation of a Component within the schematic domain, ensuring clarity, consistency, and accurate electrical connectivity throughout the design process.

Inheritance

Fields

Name Cardinality Type Description Inheritance
id 1 GRID Globally unique identifier across the whole platform. core_Entity
revisions * Symbol Revision The set of versioned snapshots derived from this artifact. Inverse of revisionOf. direct

Identifier and Mapping Information

Annotations

property value
grid grid:workspace:{workspace-id}:library:symbol/{id}

Comments

Comments are still experimental - you need access to AltiumDeveloper/cdm-comments repository to see and leave comments. Please ping @dmitry.kolomiets for details.