Navigator Interaction with Design Intent

The Navigator assistant shows a hierarchical representation of all the devices, nets, and pins in the design.

The design intent within a cellview can be viewed using the following categories in the Navigator:

• Objects lists each object in the design. Each object associated with a design intent has an overlay over its normal icon to indicate presence of a design intent. Also, the Design Intent column is displayed for the selected object.
  • All: displays all types of design intent and hierarchical folders, which can be further expanded to view the design intents at lower-level.
  • Instances: displays devices and instances.
  • Nets: displays nets that are available in the design.
  • Pins: displays pins that are available in the design.
  • Nets and Pins: displays both nets and pins in the design.
  
  When you select an object in the Navigator, the object is highlighted on the canvas in both applications. It also halos any objects that are members of the same design intent. Also, the Design Intent column is available to see what design intent is associated with it. If no design intent is available with an object, the column is left blank.
• Groups lists each design intent within the cellview, grouped by set.
• Design Intent lists the design intent for each object category. When an object category is expanded, each design intent within the cellview for that category is listed. An icon is associated with each category of design intent. For more information, see Design Intent Icons in Navigator.
  Selecting a set opens the Details pane, where each design intent within the cellview for that category is listed. Below this, a hierarchical representation of the instances where those design intents are associated is listed. Selecting the set All lists a hierarchical representation of all the design intent within the cellview.
  The DI Status and DI Profile columns show the design intent information. The DI Status column displays the implementation status of each design intent and the DI Profile column displays the profile of each design intent. These columns are only displayed when you are in a design intent category. You can display or hide the column based on your need.
  When you select a design intent in the Navigator, all the associated objects are haloed in Schematics XL and Layout XL.

Design Intent Icons in Navigator

For the Design Intent category, the Navigator tree displays the associated design intent icon for the category of each design intent.

In the Navigator tree for the Objects category, any objects associated with a design intent have a design intent overlay displayed on their object icon. If a design intent requires to be synchronized, the design intent overlay is replaced with the Sync icon .

Implementation Status of Design Intent

The following icons displayed in the DI Status column indicate the current implementation status for the design intent. The implementation status is updated by the layout designer in the Edit Design Intent Form.