Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Traversing the Design Hierarchy and Creating a Design Configuration View

The Descend form appears.

3.Turn on use viewNameList.

This options works with the View Name List option on the following page.

4.Select an instance in the schematic.

You automatically descend into the first view listed in theviewNameList for that instance. To set up the list of views in a specific order, see theView Name List option.

Setting the View Precedence Order

You can arrange the views for descending for data not within a configuration scope.

To rearrange the views in the View Name List option to set up the precedence order for the view to be used as the descend target, do the following:

1.Choose Options – Editor.

The Editor Options form appears.

2.Type the names in the View Name List field in the order in which you want to descend. For example:

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The arrangement sets up the precedence order of views to use when you descend into another view.

3. Click OK.

The hierarchy configuration is more powerful and flexible than the View Name List method for specifying design comparisons. You edit a hierarchy configuration using the hierarchy editor.

The View Name List option does not work in configuration mode.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Traversing the Design Hierarchy and Creating a Design Configuration View

Returning Up the Design Hierarchy

After descending, you can return by levels or all at once.

To return to the previous level, do the following:

Choose Design – Hierarchy – Return.

To return to the top level, do the following:

Choose Design – Hierarchy – Return To Top.

Using OSMs to Traverse the Design Hierarchy

To use object-sensitive menus (OSM), make sure you turned on the OSM option. The default is off.

1.Place the cursor over an instance.

2.Press the middle mouse button. The OSM pops up.

3.Select a Descend command.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Traversing the Design Hierarchy and Creating a Design Configuration View

4.With the cursor over an open area in the descended view, use the same process to return to the previous level.

Using Bindkeys to Traverse the Design Hierarchy

Before you use bindkeys, verify that the bindkey file is installed properly.

To use bindkeys, select one of the following: