Defining a Mixed Design Partition

To define a mixed design partition:

1. Click Define Design Partition on the Concurrent Layout assistant or choose Concurrent – Define Design Partition.
   The Define Design Partition form appears.
2. (Optional) Specify a name for the new design partition in the Partition Name field.
3. Click Add.
4. Attach an area to the selected design partition by doing one of the following:
   • Select the area boundary and then click the Attach button for the Areas option.
   • Click Attach and then select area boundaries on the canvas to attach.
     (Optional) Press F3 to display the Attach / Detach Areas form for further assistance.
5. (Optional) Click Update to apply changes if you make any further adjustments.
6. In Layers, deselect All.
7. Specify the top and bottom layers to be included in the design partition in the Layers field.
   
   
8. (Optional) Click Layer Preview to open the Partition Layers form and remove certain layers from the layer range or add other visible layers from the Palette.
9. Click Create.
   A message box appears listing the design partitions that will be created.
10. Click OK.
    • Design partition views are created and the status Created is displayed in the Defined Design Partition form and the Concurrent Layout assistant.
    • The top design is saved.
    • Objects crossing the design partitions are split at the boundary. This happens because the Split Crossing Objects option is selected by default.
11. Click Close to exit the Define Design Partition form.

Related Topics

Defining an Area-Based Design Partition

Defining a Layer-Based Design Partition

Define Design Partition Form

Partition Layers Form

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