Probing Objects by Clicking in a Window

To probe an object by clicking in either the layout or schematic window,

From the layout window menu bar, choose Connectivity – XL Probe.
The XL Probe form is displayed.
In the Object Filter section, specify the types of objects that can be probed when you click in the layout or schematic window.
For example, if you check only Pins, you can create probes only for pin objects by clicking in either window. Clicking on a net or instance has no effect. You can use this option to prevent certain types of objects from being probed in congested areas of your design.
This option has no effect on probe creation using the object list in the XL Probe form, only on probe creation by clicking in the layout or schematic window.
Click the object you want to probe in either the schematic or layout window.
If you click a pin, Layout XL probes only the pinFigs associated with the pin. If you click a net, Layout XL probes all the shapes on the specified net, including routing shapes and pinFigs.
Information on the probed object is printed to the Information Panel in the XL Probe form and the relevant objects are highlighted in the schematic and layout windows.
Adjust the probing behavior as required using the options on the form.
- To display information on the selected device in the CIW, turn on Send Messages to CIW.
- To specify how nets, instances, and terminals are probed and which layer and colors are used to draw the probes, click Probing Options.
- To zoom in on the bounding box of the probed objects, click Zoom.

To exit the XL Probe command:

To remove an individual probe from the layout:

To remove all probes from the layout and schematic windows, do one of the following.

Click an empty space in the layout canvas.
Press Ctrl+l or run the following SKILL command in the CIW.
lxProbeRemoveAll()