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Features of the LayoutEditor

Features of the LayoutEditor are very comprehensive. If you search a specific feature, you may also use the FindPage. Some core features are (in alphabetic order):

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dot.png BackgroundImage
dot.png Barcode
dot.png BooleanTools
dot.png DesignRuleChecker
dot.png ElectricalExtraction
dot.png EditInPlace
dot.png File Formats
dot.png Macros/Scripting

dot.png Schematic
dot.png Snapping
dot.png Text
dot.png TextEditor
dot.png Translation
dot.png User Interface
dot.png 3D View

Features by Version

The user interface of the LayoutEditor is highly adjustable. Beside the normal adaption like hiding of toolbars, etc. there are three different versions. The version differ only in available feature to edit a design.

Version:

Range of Use:

Full

creating/editing of complex design (all areas),
schematic driven layout, complex format conversions, design checks.

Reduced

viewer for complex designs, basic editing,
simple custom designs, format conversions

Basic

viewer for small designs, minimal editing,
simple format conversions

Features by Menu

Some features are part of a context menu only and not listed in this section.

List of all sophisticated Features of the LayoutEditor

  1. 3dView
  2. A*B
  3. A*BWithDeleteA,B
  4. A+B
  5. A+BWithDeleteA,B
  6. A-B
  7. A-BWithDeleteA
  8. A-BWithDeleteA,B
  9. AExorB
  10. AExorBWithDeleteA,B
  11. About
  12. AboutOpenAccess
  13. AddComponentLibrary
  14. AddLibrary
  15. AddNetlistLibrary
  16. AddTechnologyLayer
  17. AdjustBackgroundMode
  18. AlignBottomMode
  19. AlignCenterMode
  20. AlignCenterXMode
  21. AlignCenterYMode
  22. AlignLeftMode
  23. AlignRightMode
  24. AlignTopMode
  25. AlignValueMode
  26. AngleCheck
  27. AngleMeasurementMode
  28. Arc-Mode
  29. ArcMode
  30. Arc_
  31. AreaCheck
  32. AreaMeasurement
  33. AttachFile
  34. AutoAdjustBackgroundMode
  35. AutoAdjustRouting
  36. AutoPlacementOfBackgroundImage
  37. AutoRender
  38. B-A
  39. B-AWithDeleteA,B
  40. B-AWithDeleteB
  41. BackgroundImage
  42. BackgroundImageToFront
  43. BarCode128
  44. BarCode128A
  45. BarCode128B
  46. BarCode128C
  47. BarCode39
  48. BarCode39Mod43
  49. Barcode
  50. Bezier2ndMode
  51. Bezier3rdMode
  52. BoolOnLayer
  53. BooleanTools
  54. BoxDeselect
  55. BoxMode
  56. BoxSelect
  57. BuildConnections
  58. Bus
  59. BusMode
  60. BusPort
  61. BusPortMode
  62. CellDeselectMode
  63. CellFlat
  64. CellFlatMultilevel
  65. CellReferenceArrayMode
  66. CellReferenceMode
  67. CellSelectMode
  68. CellUp
  69. Cellname
  70. CenterCurrentBackgroundImage
  71. CenterXMode
  72. CenterXYMode
  73. CenterYMode
  74. ChooseColor
  75. Circle-Mode
  76. CircleFitMode
  77. CircleFromBoxMode
  78. CircleMode
  79. Circle_
  80. ClearBackgroundImage
  81. ClearCurrentBackgroundImage
  82. ClearViolationList
  83. CloseDesign
  84. ClosedPathToPolygon
  85. ColorSet
  86. CommandLine
  87. CompareCell
  88. ComparingDesigns
  89. ComponentInfo
  90. ConvertToBox
  91. ConvertToCircle
  92. ConvertToLines
  93. ConvertToMesh
  94. ConvertToPath
  95. ConvertToPolygon
  96. CopyBy
  97. CopyCurrentCell
  98. CopyMode
  99. CopyToClipboard
  100. CopyToLayer
  101. CopyToLayout
  102. CreateRegisterLibrary
  103. CropSharpAngles
  104. CropWithSelection
  105. CrossSection
  106. CrossSectionMode
  107. CutMode
  108. Datamatrix
  109. DefaultMode
  110. Delete
  111. DeleteCell
  112. DeleteSheet
  113. DensityCheck
  114. DeselectAll
  115. DesignRuleChecker
  116. DimensionCheck
  117. EditComponent
  118. EditInPlace
  119. EditItem
  120. EditMacro
  121. EditMode
  122. ElectricalExtraction
  123. ElementSizeMode
  124. Enclosure
  125. Execute
  126. ExecuteMacro
  127. Export3D
  128. ExtractActiveLayer
  129. ExtractCurrentCell
  130. ExtractionCapacitance
  131. ExtractionInductance
  132. ExtractionResistor
  133. FeatureTemplate
  134. FlatDialog
  135. FormDeselectMode
  136. FormSelectMode
  137. GenerateTechnologyMacro
  138. GenerateViewMacro
  139. GotoXY
  140. GridAutomatic
  141. GridAutomaticPlusMinus
  142. GridCoarser
  143. GridFiner
  144. Ground
  145. GroundMode
  146. Group
  147. GroupDialog
  148. GroupGlobal
  149. GroupSimple
  150. GroupStructure
  151. Help
  152. HideAllBackgroundImages
  153. HideBackgroundImage
  154. InsertPolygonPointMode
  155. Inside
  156. InvertSelection
  157. LVS
  158. LabelNode
  159. LabelNodeMode
  160. LayerButtons
  161. LayerCombination
  162. LayerDeselect
  163. LayerManager
  164. LayerSelect
  165. LayerShortcut
  166. LengthElementMeasurementMode
  167. LengthMeasurementMode
  168. LicenseRegistration
  169. Line
  170. LineMode
  171. LoadNetlist
  172. LoadOpenAccessNetlist
  173. LoadOpenAccessView
  174. LoadViolationList
  175. Merge
  176. MergeToLayer
  177. MinimumDistance
  178. MinimumDistanceOrOverlap
  179. MinimumElementsDistance
  180. MinimumNotches
  181. MinimumOverlap
  182. MinimumSize
  183. MirrorMode
  184. ModeTemplate
  185. ModifyCorners
  186. MoveBy
  187. MoveCellDown
  188. MoveCellLeft
  189. MoveCellRight
  190. MoveCellUp
  191. MoveEdgeMode
  192. MoveMode
  193. MovePointMode
  194. MoveToLayer
  195. MoveXMode
  196. MoveYMode
  197. NewCell
  198. NewComponent
  199. NewDrawing
  200. NewSheet
  201. NextDrawing
  202. NoBox
  203. NoCircle
  204. NoElement
  205. NoHoles
  206. NoPath
  207. NoPolygon
  208. NoText
  209. NoZeroWidth
  210. NodeMode
  211. OnGrid
  212. OnlyCircle
  213. OpenFile
  214. OpenFileImportFile
  215. OpenFileImportFileUpdateFile
  216. OpenLayoutWindow
  217. OverlapDistance
  218. OverlappingElements
  219. PaintDetailsAll
  220. PaintDetailsAuto
  221. PaintDetailsLevel1
  222. PaintDetailsLevel2
  223. PaintDetailsLevel3
  224. PasteFromClipboard
  225. PathDeselect
  226. PathMode
  227. PathSelect
  228. PerimeterCheck
  229. PlaceBackgroundImage
  230. PlaceComponent
  231. PlaceMode
  232. PointDeselectMode
  233. PointMode
  234. PointSelectMode
  235. Polygon-Mode
  236. PolygonArcMode
  237. PolygonDeselect
  238. PolygonMode
  239. PolygonSelect
  240. Polygon_
  241. Port
  242. PortMode
  243. PreviewColor
  244. PreviousCell
  245. Print
  246. PropertiesMode
  247. PunchWithSelection
  248. QR-Code
  249. Quit
  250. ReadLayerMap
  251. RebuildLibraryNetlist
  252. RectMode
  253. Rectangle
  254. Redo
  255. RemoveCellArrays
  256. RemoveLibrary
  257. RemoveNetlistLibrary
  258. RemoveNotOrthogonalReferences
  259. RemoveOverlap
  260. RemoveScaledReferences
  261. RemoveSmallEdges
  262. RemoveTechnologyLayer
  263. RenderAll
  264. RenderOff
  265. RenderSelect
  266. RenderView
  267. RotateMode
  268. RotateXAxis
  269. RotateYAxis
  270. RotateZAxis
  271. RoundElements
  272. Route45Deg
  273. Route90Deg
  274. RouteFine
  275. RouteMode
  276. RulerMode
  277. Save
  278. Save3DSetup
  279. SaveAs
  280. SaveAsSave
  281. SaveExtractedNetlist
  282. SaveNetlist
  283. SaveViolationList
  284. ScaleMode
  285. SchematicFeatureTemplate
  286. SchematicModeTemplate
  287. SchematicWindow
  288. Screenshot
  289. ScrollDown
  290. ScrollLeft
  291. ScrollRight
  292. ScrollUp
  293. SectorMode
  294. SelectAll
  295. SelectAllSelectVisibleDeselectAll
  296. SelectCell(graphical)
  297. SelectCell(graphical)CellUp
  298. SelectCell(graphical)Mode
  299. SelectCell(list)
  300. SelectCellByName
  301. SelectComponent
  302. SelectEditMode
  303. SelectVisible
  304. Self-Intersection
  305. SeparateActiveLayer
  306. SetActiveLayerToA
  307. SetActiveLayerToB
  308. SetAlignBottomMode
  309. SetAlignCenterMode
  310. SetAlignCenterXMode
  311. SetAlignCenterYMode
  312. SetAlignLeftMode
  313. SetAlignRightMode
  314. SetAlignTopMode
  315. SetAlignValueMode
  316. SetAngleMeasurementMode
  317. SetArcMode
  318. SetBackgroundImage
  319. SetBezier2ndMode
  320. SetBezier3rdMode
  321. SetBoxMode
  322. SetCellDeselectMode
  323. SetCellOrigin
  324. SetCellOriginMode
  325. SetCellReferenceArrayMode
  326. SetCellReferenceMode
  327. SetCellSelectDeselectMode
  328. SetCellSelectMode
  329. SetCenterXMode
  330. SetCenterXYMode
  331. SetCenterYMode
  332. SetCircleFitMode
  333. SetCircleFromBoxMode
  334. SetCircleMode
  335. SetColor
  336. SetCopyMode
  337. SetCutMode
  338. SetDRCRegion
  339. SetDRCRegionMode
  340. SetElementSizeMode
  341. SetErrorLayer
  342. SetFormDeselectMode
  343. SetFormSelectDeselectMode
  344. SetFormSelectMode
  345. SetGrid
  346. SetInsertPolygonPointMode
  347. SetLengthElementMode
  348. SetLengthMeasurementMode
  349. SetMirrorMode
  350. SetMoveEdgeMode
  351. SetMoveMode
  352. SetMovePointMode
  353. SetMoveXMode
  354. SetMoveYMode
  355. SetNodeMode
  356. SetPathMode
  357. SetPlaceMode
  358. SetPointDeselectMode
  359. SetPointSelectDeselectMode
  360. SetPointSelectMode
  361. SetPolygonArcMode
  362. SetPolygonMode
  363. SetPropertiesMode
  364. SetRotateMode
  365. SetRouteMode
  366. SetRulerMode
  367. SetScaleMode
  368. SetSectorMode
  369. SetSelectToA
  370. SetSelectToB
  371. SetSheetName
  372. SetSpiralMode
  373. SetTextMode
  374. SetUserunits
  375. SetWorkingLibrary
  376. SetZoomMode
  377. Setup3D
  378. SetupDialog
  379. ShowAllBackgroundImages
  380. ShowBackgroundImage
  381. ShowBackgroundImageInCell
  382. ShowBackgroundImagesInCell
  383. ShowDRCReport
  384. ShowGrid
  385. ShowOpenAccessViewParameter
  386. ShowPlaceConnections
  387. Sizeadjust
  388. SnapCenter
  389. SnapGrid
  390. SnapIntersection
  391. SnapLine
  392. SnapMiddleOfLine
  393. SnapPoint
  394. SnapShapes
  395. Snapping
  396. SpiralMode
  397. StartMacroRecording
  398. StopRecordedMacro
  399. StripEmptyCells
  400. StripIdenticalElements
  401. StripUnneeded
  402. TechnologyLayer
  403. TechnologyLayerDown
  404. TechnologyLayerUp
  405. Text
  406. Text-Mode
  407. TextDeselect
  408. TextMode
  409. TextSelect
  410. Text_
  411. ToggleDisplayCells
  412. ToggleDisplaySurround
  413. ToggleDisplayText
  414. ToggleViolationView
  415. Translation
  416. Undo
  417. UpdateCells
  418. UpdateMacros
  419. UseAsComponent
  420. VectorizeImages
  421. What'sThis
  422. Wire
  423. WireMode
  424. ZoomEins
  425. ZoomFitAll
  426. ZoomFitSelection
  427. ZoomIn
  428. ZoomInOut
  429. ZoomMode
  430. ZoomOut

Feature Requests

A 100% perfect software does not exist. But it is aimed to get a most perfect LayoutEditor as possible. So if you miss any feature or find a bug, please report it: FeatureRequest, BugReport

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CategoryFeature (last edited 2012-05-05 19:14:46 by JürgenThies)