3 Working with Palette Assistant

Using the Palette assistant, you can manage the window display context of the Palette and layer sets in your designs.

The following are some of the key features available in the Palette assistant:

Lets you define the window display context by setting the visibility and selectability of layers, objects, and grid items in a layout window. The context is initialized with the information in the technology file.
Lets you manage layer sets.
Provides access to various layer properties, including routing directions, GDS numbers, and technology file properties such as validity, priority, function, description, and mask.
Lets you edit the routing direction of layers.
Provides options to filter layer, object, and grid items.
Lets you manage layer properties individually or as groups.
Supports both synchronized and independent display contexts for the palettes attached to different layout windows.
Lets you configure the default behavior of the Palette through the Options form.
Enables configuration of Palette settings that can be saved as part of a Virtuoso workspace. By default, Palette is activated in the Classic and Basic workspaces.

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