Partition Type

Specifies the type of design partition.

Area

Displays information for area-based design partitions.

Layer

Displays information for layer-based design partitions.

The following information regarding the existing area-based design partitions is visible in the form:

Name

Specifies the name of the design partition.

Owner

Specifies the owner of the design partition. This information is not mandatory.

Areas

Specifies the number of areas attached to the design partition.

Objects

Specifies the number of objects attached to the design partition. The count also includes invisible objects.

Nets

Specifies the number of nets attached to the design partition.

Status

Specifies the current status of the design partition. Valid values are Created, Editing, Submitted, and Merged.

Library

Specifies the name of library of the design partition.

Cell

Specifies the cell name of the design partition.

Design Partition View

Specifies the design partition view name of the design partition.

Select

Select a design partition, and then click Select for Areas, Objects, or Nets to view the related information in the Property Editor.

Selecting a design partition highlights the attached areas and the bounding box of the attached objects. You can probe the attached nets in the Navigator.

When you click Select for Nets, the Select Net form is also displayed. This form lets you select the net for which you want to view the information.

Check

Lets you check for area overlaps in partitions and creates markers for any overlaps found.

The following options are available when Partition Type is Layer.

Name

Specifies the name of the design partition.

Layers

Specifies the layer range included in the design partition, and the total number of layers included. If all layers in the range are not included, the number of layers that are actually included is shown, followed by a slash and the number of total layers in the range.

Status

Specifies the current status of the design partition. Valid values are Created, Editing, Submitted, and Merged.

Library

Specifies the name of library of the design partition.

Cell

Specifies the cell name of the design partition.

Design Partition View

Specifies the design partition view name of the design partition.

View Partition Definition

Displays the top and bottom layer name included in the selected design partition. Clicking the Layers Preview button in the Layers field displays the Partition Layers form.