Descending into a Cellview

To descend into a cellview:

1. In the Layout Viewer window, choose View – Hierarchy – Descend View.
2. Optionally, press F3 to bring up the Descend Options form if you want to be prompted for the view type every time you descend into the hierarchy.
   1. Select the Prompt For View Name check box.
      If Prompt For View Name is not enabled and the master cell of the instance has more than one view type available, the command will determine which cellview to descend into. If Prompt For View Name is set and the master cell of the instance has more than one view type available, a form is displayed listing all the possible view names. You can then select the cellview to descend into. By selecting Prompt for View Name, each time you descend into a cellview, you will be prompted for the view type.
   2. Specify whether you want to open the cellview in the current tab, new tab, or new window.
   3. Click OK.
3. Click the instance whose cell you want to view. You can use the spacebar to toggle between the overlapping objects under the pointer.
   To descend into an instance, alternatively, you can select the instance, right-click it to display the instance context menu, and then choose Descend View.
4. Return up the hierarchy by choosing any of following, as applicable, from View – Hierarchy:
   • Return To Level: Return to a specific level of the instance hierarchy. You need to select the level you want to return to.
   • Return: Returns one level up in the instance hierarchy.
   • Return To Top: Return to the top level of the instance hierarchy.

You can set in advance the descend mode you prefer by using the leHiDescend SKILL function. It has an optional text string t_mode specifying the mode in which to open the selected instance. In Layout Viewer, you must set the t_mode argument to read to descend into the hierarchy.

Related Topics

Descend Options Form

Object Selection Cycle

Viewing the Hierarchy Tree