Library Display Settings

You can customize the display of libraries in the Library Manager. For example, you can specify that certain libraries be hidden or displayed in a different color or with a particular icon. You do this by setting attributes on libraries.

Cadence provides a set of predefined attributes. You can also add custom attributes.

Attributes are saved in displayPrefs files. The Library Manager displays all attributes defined in any displayPrefs file found by the Cadence Search File mechanism (CSF). All directories listed in your setup.loc file are searched for a .cadence/libManager/displayPrefs file. The directories are read in the reverse order in which they are listed in the setup.loc file. If an attribute is defined multiple times, the value from the last definition read is used.

The Library Manager’s Display Settings form enables you to view the list of existing attributes (predefined as well as custom), modify the display settings of these attributes, and define new attributes. To define an attribute, you specify an attribute name and choose the display settings, such as a specific color or icon, that applies to all libraries tagged with that attribute. Any changes you make are always saved to the current_working_dir/.cadence/libManager/displayPrefs file.

You can then set any of these attributes on libraries. To set an attribute on a library, you need to edit your library definition file and add an ASSIGN statement for the library.

Related Topics

Creating New Library Attributes