Annotation Browser Assistant

Use the Annotation Browser to view and manage the violation markers generated for the current design by different Virtuoso applications.

The Annotation Browser displays the violation markers due to the current environment of the design window. If you modify the environment by editing a cellview in place or descending into a hierarchical cellview, the Annotation Browser gets updated accordingly to reflect a different set of violation markers.

In addition to the generic methods for showing or hiding an assistant, you can use the Layout XL toolbar button, , to show and hide the Annotation Browser.

The Annotation Browser graphical user interface consists of the following elements.

Annotation Browser Toolbar	Provides functions to filter and manage the violation markers displayed in the browser pane, and to define how the markers are displayed in the design window.
Annotation Browser Tabs	Contains multiple tabs each displaying a unique set of violation markers.
Annotation Browser Pane	Displays the markers corresponding to each application category supported by a tab.
Annotation Browser Description Pane	Displays the message stored on the current marker.

Virtuoso Layout Suite XL: Connectivity Driven Editing User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023