show_view_context

show_view_context 
-name s_vcName 
[ -layers_only | -area_only]

Description

Recalls the specified view context. The view context includes the visibility setting, active state and opacity of layers and objects, start and end hierarchy levels, global control settings, instance boundary and label settings, and magnification and position of the active window in the cellview. When optional arguments are omitted, this command is equivalent to restoring a view context from the View Contexts Browser.

Arguments

-area_only	Restores only the magnification and position stored in the view context.
-layers_only	Restores only the layer display information from the view context.
-name s_vcName	Specifies the name for the view context.

Examples

The following example recalls the view context stored in mySavedVC.

show_view_context -name mySavedVC

Related Topics

View Commands

create_view_context

get_view_contexts

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