Design Probing
Probing lets you select an instance, net, or pin in the layout or schematic window to highlight the corresponding element in the other window. This helps you interactively explore the design and check that the selected instance, net, or pin has a corresponding counterpart in the schematic window and where it is placed in the canvas.
- Use the options in the right mouse button menu to specify how nets, instances, and terminals are probed and which layer and colors are used to draw the probes. Also use the right mouse button to remove existing probes.
- Use the options in the XL Probe form to filter the objects that can be selected by clicking in a window and to locate a specific object to probe.
- Use the Highlight Options form to specify how nets, instances, and terminals are probed and which layer and colors are used to draw the probes.
The probes remain even after probing is canceled, meaning that you can use the results of probing as the basis for further operations in the layout, such as moving and stretching connected objects, increasing contact sizes, or adding well ties.
To display flightlines when probing an instance or a net, select the Net granularity using the right mouse button contextual menu or the Selection Options form. Then, choose the Options - Highlight Options command to display the Highlight Options form. From the Net section, select the FlightLines option. You should now be able to see flightlines on selecting the instance in the canvas.
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