Creating a Reference Window

You can display a small copy of your whole cellview and this is called a reference window. When you have two windows displaying the same cellview, you can start a Zoom or Pan command in your original window and then enter the points to zoom or pan in the reference window. This way you can pinpoint the area you want to display by using the reference window.

To create a reference window and use it to zoom or pan:

1. In the layout window, choose Window – Copy Window to create a reference window.
   The reference window appears, displaying the same cellview.
2. To shrink the new window, click a corner of the new window and drag it towards the opposite corner.
3. In the new window, choose View – Zoom To Fit All.
4. With the pointer in the original window, choose View – Zoom In.
5. Move the pointer to the reference window.
6. Click to create the zoom box in the reference window.
   The original window zooms in to the area you designated in the reference window, but the reference window remains unchanged.

In Virtuoso Layout Suite XL and higher tiers, you can use the reference window to create and edit objects. When you have two windows displaying the same cellview, you can start an editing command in one and finish it in the other window. For example, in the original window, you can choose Create – Path and click to begin creating the path. You can then move the pointer to the reference window and double-click on the canvas to finish creating the path.

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