Setting Display Options

You can control how objects are displayed on the canvas by setting display options in the Display Options form.

Setting Up Design Objects to be Displayed

To control which objects or attributes appear in a design:

1. Choose Options – Display.
   The Display Options form appears.
2. Set the desired display controls. For example, select Instance Pins to shows pins in instances.
   For a description of the options available in the form, see Display Options Form.
3. Click Apply to see the result of your changes.
4. Click OK when you are done applying the settings.

Displaying Instance or Master Cell Names

When you suppress cell instance details, by using the Ctrl + F bindkey, one of the following is displayed for each instance:

• Master cell name
• Instance name, usually an incremented number
• Both master cell and instance names

To specify the name to be displayed:

1. Choose Options – Display.
   The Display Options form appears.
2. In the Display Controls section, set Show Name Of to any of the following: instance, master, or both.
3. Click OK or Apply.

Setting Display Levels

You can set display levels to control whether details inside of cell instances placed in a cellview are displayed.

1. Choose Options – Display.
   The Display Options form appears.
2. Set Display Levels in the Display Controls section.
   • Start: Shows the lowest level of hierarchy that appears. By default, the display begins at the current level, 0.
   • Stop: Shows the highest level of hierarchy that appears. Cell instances inside this cellview are level 1, instances inside level 1 are level 2, and so on.
3. Click OK or Apply.

To set the display level to 0, press Control+F in the design window. To set the display level to 32, press Shift+F in the design window.

Related Topics

Display Options Form

Displaying Details or Outlines of Arrays

Setting Up Grid Controls

Setting Up the Snap Mode

Setting Up Dimming Options

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