Navigating a Project¶
This tutorial will introduce you to the basics: How to open projects, toggle layers, toggle cells, add bookmarks, add rulers, and configure shortcut keys to commands.
Unzipping the Examples¶
Unzip examples.zip
to a directory on your computer. On Windows, use an unzipping program such
as 7-Zip. On Linux, type:
yum install unzip
unzip examples.zip
Opening a Project¶
Go to the
File
tab and clickOpen Project
.Browse to
examples\Digital Logic\Pix2Net.prj
, and double-clickPix2Net.prj
or click the Open button.When the project finishes loading, the
Overlay
window will appear.
To pan around in the Overlay window, hold down the middle mouse button and drag the screen in the desired direction. To zoom in and out, use the mouse wheel.
By default, the Zoom to Area
tool should be selected. Select the Home
tab to veryify. If not, select Zoom to Area
.
To use this tool, hold down the left mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to magnify.
Press the Home
key to restore the original magnification.
Viewing Layers¶
The layers are controlled in the Layers
window.
Try turning different layers on and off, and changing their display settings.
Viewing Cells¶
The cells are controlled in the Project Cells
window.
Right click on AND2X2MHT to bring up the context menu:
- Click
Show AND2X2MHT
to show all instances of that cell. - Click
Hide All
in the context menu to hide all of the cells. - Click
Add Persistent Filter
to show all instances of the cell persistently. (Until you clickHide All
again) - Repeat with other cells. To turn on/off persistent cells, click the icon to open the
Cell Visibility
pane. Toggle cell visibilty with the check boxes.
- Close the
Cell Visibility
pane by clicking the red x in the upper right corner of the pane.
Adding Bookmarks¶
In the Overlay, move to a random location and zoom in.
Go to the
View
tab and clickBookmarks
.Click on the green plus sign to add a bookmark.
Highlight
Untitled
, select the pencil, and rename the bookmark toMy Location
.Move to a different location in the Overlay.
Double-click
My Location
in the Bookmarks window. In the Overlay, the camera will snap back to the original location.Highlight
My Location
and click the red ‘x’ to remove the bookmark.Close the Bookmarks window by clicking the red x in the upper right corner.
Adding Rulers¶
Go to the
Home
tab and clickMicron Ruler
.Click and drag in the Overlay window to create a ruler. Hold down
shift
to force an orthogonal line.Click
Select Ruler
.Click and drag in the Overlay window to draw a box around the ruler. The ruler should now be selected.
Right-click in the Overlay to bring up the context menu. Click
Selected Ruler
→Delete
.
Configuring Shortcuts¶
Click
Configure Shortcuts
.In the Configure Shortcuts dialog, scroll down to the
Full Zoom
command.Click on
HOME
, in the right-hand column. You will be asked to enter a new shortcut key. Press theJ
key.Press the Ok button to close the dialog.
Hover over the
Full Zoom
button to see the updated tool tip.Press the
J
key. TheFull Zoom
command should be executed, causing the camera to zoom out to the original position.Open the Configure Shortcuts dialog again, and set the
Full Zoom
command back to theHome
key.