Context-Sensitive Menu Options on Canvas
A context-sensitive menu is accessed by right-clicking anywhere on the canvas and choosing Design Intent. The menu options displayed vary depending on where on the canvas the menu is called from, and the selections that are currently made.
Right-clicking on the glyph of an annotation displays a menu with options available specific to that design intent and the selections that are currently made.
The options are as follows:
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Menu
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Description
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Design Intent...
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Create Design Intent
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Create a new design intent on the selected objects.
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Edit Design Intent*
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View/amend existing design intents associated with the selected objects using the Edit Design Intent form.
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This option is also available when right-clicking on a design intent’s glyph.
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Add to Design Intent*
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Add the selected objects to an existing design intent.
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This option is also available by selecting an object and right-clicking on the required design intent’s glyph.
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Remove Object from Design Intent*
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Remove the selected objects from a design intent.
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This option is also available by selecting an object and right-clicking on the required design intent’s glyph.
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Delete Design Intent*
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Delete the selected design intent by removing it from all associated objects.
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This option is also available when right-clicking on a design intent’s glyph.
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In Layout XL, this option is only available by right-clicking on the required design intent’s glyph.
In Schematics XL, when multiple objects are selected that are associated with multiple design intents, the submenu option Delete All Design Intent on Selected Objects is also displayed. This removes all the associated design intents from the selected objects.
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Delete All Design Intent in Cellview
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Delete all design intents from the cellview.
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This option is also available by right-clicking anywhere on the canvas in Schematics XL only.
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Sync
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Sync –
if the objects selected in the canvas have design intents associated that require to be synced, the individual design intents are listed with the prefix “Sync –”. Only the design intent for the selected menu item is synced between the schematic and layout cellviews.
Sync All Selected Design Intent
when the objects selected in the canvas have multiple design intents associated that require to be synced, the option to Sync All Selected Design Intent is displayed. Only the design intents associated with the selected objects are synced between the schematic and layout cellviews.
Sync All Design Intent
syncs all the design intent in the design between the schematic and layout cellviews.
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* If the selected object has multiple design intent options available, a slider option is displayed providing access to each design intent
In Layout read-only mode, only Sync All Design Intent and Edit Design Intent are available. The Edit Design Intent option is enabled but the form displayed is read-only.
Related Topics
Create Design Intent Form
Editing a Design Intent
Adding Objects to a Design Intent
Removing Objects from Design Intents
Deleting a Design Intent
Design Intent Synchronization
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