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Delete All - Delete everything on the current design.
 Show
Layer by Name - Show only a single layer from the current
layout design. The layer to be viewed can be selected from the list in the
dialog box. It is also possible to change the visible layer by using the
cursor arrow keys to step up or down through the layer list.
 Fast
Grid Spacing - Change grid spacing settings. You can
establish settings for a snap grid and a display grid to assist you in
creating a layout. The display grid appears on the screen as a series of
vertical and horizontal lines or dots, but does not print. You use it to
ensure exact alignment of pins and vertices as well as provide visual clues
to spacing.
 Layer Properties Dialog - The Layer
Properties dialog is designed to be able to view visual properties like
transparency and contextual properties like active layer binding
information (changes with the current insertion layer). The layer
transparency slider allows users to easily see objects that are located
behind the top layers. User can also input the transparency value in text
box and on click of Apply/OK button the input value will be reflected in
the layout. Layer-binding information allows users to get a
cross-functional view inside the layout.
By using this dialog user can get a visual picture of the
layer-binding information. Only layer transparency can be changed in this
dialog and if the user wants to change anything other than transparency the
layer editor dialog can be used.
Check Design - In the Layout view, the Check Design command
provides access to information about the characteristics of your design. In
the Layout view, the Check Design
command provides access to information about any of the following
characteristics of your design - Open Connections, Nodal Mismatches, Wires
in layout, Parameter Value Mismatches, Overlayed
Components, Shapes touch but belong to different nodes, Polygon overlaps
and Connection is not pin-to-pin.
Show Nodal Interconnect - Clicking on a pin, wire,
trace or polygon in your layout will highlight all objects at the current
level that are connected to the same logical node. Nodal highlighting is
used to highlight the interconnect metal between components.
Show Physical Interconnect - clicking on a pin, trace or
polygon in your layout will highlight all objects that are physically
connected to the object you selected, throughout the hierarchy. Physical
highlighting is used to highlight all metals including those that are part
of components. Physical highlighting will follow connections through vias onto another metal layer. Objects are physically
connected when shapes on the same layer touch or overlap and when
connections to another layer are made by a via.
 Invoke
3D Viewer - Open the 3D Previewer
to show the entire layout of the current design.
Invoke 3D Viewer with selected parts - Open the 3D Previewer to show only the selected elements in the
layout of the current design.
 Create
Reticle - Generates a simple reticle
by using a step and repeat copy of a single layout design. The user can
define the number of rows and columns to be generated as well as the row
and column spacing.
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