DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VIRTUAL COMPONENTS AND RATED COMPONENTS

[PETCHIRAJA]

HI. THIS IS PETCHIRAJA. I WANNA ASK A QUESTION. THAT IS, WHENEVER I SEARCH FOR COMPONENTS, I HAPPEN TO SEE SOME COMPONENTS NAMED VIRTUAL AND RATED COMPONENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, 555 TIMER RATED AND VIRTUAL. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM?  AND IN BASIC GROUPS, THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS SUCH AS BASIC VIRTUAL AND RATED VIRTUAL.  WHAT DOES IT "VIRTUAL COMPONENTS" MEAN? PLEASE REPLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH..........

[Fernando_D · Accepted solution]

Virtual components are only used for simulation. These components have a symbol and a model, but no footprint; therefore they can't be exported to Ultiboard for PCB layout.

Rated components are virtual components that can be rated to blow is a pre-set tolerance is exceeded. Place one of these components and open its Properties, in the Value tab you can adjust the component’s tolerance.

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