https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/altium/f/forum/32822/reference-designator-parameter-locations-relative-to-componentHow does circuitstudio decide where to put reference designators and the default comment relative to the part in a schematic and is there a way to control it? I&#39;m surprised I cannot see the text in the schematic library editor. I&#39;m facing a frustratingen-USTelligent Community 12Wed, 01 Aug 2018 09:46:04 GMThttps://community.element14.com/thread/119813?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 01 Aug 2018 09:46:04 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:385304ce-e949-4c1b-b00f-3668bd2f0605e14softwareuk<p style="margin:0;">Assuming you have the schematic library editor running select <strong>Home | Library &gt; Options</strong> and ensure <em>Always Show Comment/Designator</em> is selected.</p><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/602x372/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/69/contentimage_5F00_188100.png"><img alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/discussions/components/files/69/contentimage_188100.png-602x372.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=bqn5%2B1fl2QkcfKq1CX%2F4vPSX1PWOb3UT9Ra5fgajqHg%3D&amp;se=2026-08-22T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=MZOm+yHkmzt7WgBit9Wt4w==" style="max-height: 372px;max-width: 602px;" /></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">You should now see two position indicators (asterisks). Bring up the property dialog for the designator one and uncheck <em>Autoposition</em>.</p><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/532x393/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/69/contentimage_5F00_188101.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/discussions/components/files/69/contentimage_188101.png-532x393.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=zJ9g%2FFh7ytJqVTp1Ta3fPPkd5wubaKwLtu4st%2F8wH9o%3D&amp;se=2026-08-22T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=oWLj0B8ymdAyH6PV4vAM4Q==" style="max-height: 393px;max-width: 532px;" /></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Your reference designators can now be manually positioned on the symbol. You can uncheck <em>Allow Synchronization With Library</em> to prevent placed symbols updating (this can be set on the schematic sheet per component if desired).</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>