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

1. Go to the File tab and click Open Project.

   

2. Browse to examples\Digital Logic\Pix2Net.prj, and double-click Pix2Net.prj or click the Open button.

   

3. 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:

1. Click Show AND2X2MHT to show all instances of that cell.
2. Click Hide All in the context menu to hide all of the cells.
3. Click Add Persistent Filter to show all instances of the cell persistently. (Until you click Hide All again)
4. 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.

1. Close the Cell Visibility pane by clicking the red x in the upper right corner of the pane.

Adding Bookmarks

1. In the Overlay, move to a random location and zoom in.

2. Go to the View tab and click Bookmarks.

   

3. Click on the green plus sign to add a bookmark.

4. Highlight Untitled, select the pencil, and rename the bookmark to My Location.

   

5. Move to a different location in the Overlay.

6. Double-click My Location in the Bookmarks window. In the Overlay, the camera will snap back to the original location.

7. Highlight My Location and click the red ‘x’ to remove the bookmark.

8. Close the Bookmarks window by clicking the red x in the upper right corner.

Adding Rulers

1. Go to the Home tab and click Micron Ruler.

   

2. Click and drag in the Overlay window to create a ruler. Hold down shift to force an orthogonal line.

   

3. Click Select Ruler.

   

4. Click and drag in the Overlay window to draw a box around the ruler. The ruler should now be selected.

5. Right-click in the Overlay to bring up the context menu. Click Selected Ruler → Delete.

Configuring Shortcuts

1. Click Configure Shortcuts.

   

2. In the Configure Shortcuts dialog, scroll down to the Full Zoom command.

   

3. Click on HOME, in the right-hand column. You will be asked to enter a new shortcut key. Press the J key.

4. Press the Ok button to close the dialog.

5. Hover over the Full Zoom button to see the updated tool tip.

   

6. Press the J key. The Full Zoom command should be executed, causing the camera to zoom out to the original position.

7. Open the Configure Shortcuts dialog again, and set the Full Zoom command back to the Home key.