Chapter XI: MENU SUMMARY

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The View Menu

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Figure 11.6

Each facet has a view associated with it. Although Electric defines a standard set of view types (layout, schematic, icon, skeleton, simulation-output, VHDL, document, and many netlist formats) it is possible to define new view types (for example, "fast layout") and to assign these views to facets. Special commands switch between the different views of a cell. This menu also controls the display of schematic frames. Finally, there are commands that automatically generate new facets of a different view type.

New View Type

This command creates a new type of view for facets. You will be prompted for the name of the view and an abbreviation to use in facet names. The abbreviation appears in curly brackets after the cell name, for example MyAdder{fast}.
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Delete View Type

This command deletes a view type. There cannot be any existing facets with this view. Also, it is not possible to delete the basic view types that are defined by Electric.

Change Facet's View

This command changes the view type of the current facet. You will be prompted for the new view. Note that this is one of the few commands in Electric that is NOT undoable.



Edit Layout View

This command replaces the facet in the current editing window with its associated layout view. If one does not exist, it is created.

Edit Schematic View

This command replaces the facet in the current editing window with its associated schematic view. If one does not exist, it is created.

Edit Multi-Page Schematic View

This command replaces the facet in the current editing window with a particular page of its associated multi-page schematic view. You will be prompted for the page number. If that page does not exist, it is created. Multi-page schematics are described with the "pN" view type, where "N" is the page number. For example, to edit page 6 of cell "happy", look for the facet called "happy{p6}".

Edit VHDL View

This command replaces the facet in the current editing window with its associated VHDL view. If one does not exist, it is created. Note that the VHDL view is a textual view, so you will now be using a text editor. See the Text Windows section of Chapter 4 for more information.

Edit Documentation View

This command replaces the facet in the current editing window with its associated documentation view. If one does not exist, it is created. Note that the documentation view is a textual view, so you will now be using a text editor. See the Text Windows section of Chapter 4 for more information.

Edit Other View

This command replaces the facet in the current editing window with an arbitrary associated view. You will be prompted for the view type. If that view of the facet does not exist, it is created.



A-size Landscape Frame

This command causes a landscape format (horizontal) A-size schematic frame to be drawn in the current facet.

A-size Portrait Frame

This command causes a portrait format (vertical) A-size schematic frame to be drawn in the current facet.

D-size Landscape Frame

This command causes a landscape format (horizontal) D-size schematic frame to be drawn in the current facet. All multipage schematic views have this frame by default.

D-size Portrait Frame

This command causes a portrait format (vertical) D-size schematic frame to be drawn in the current facet.

Remove Frame

This command causes the schematic frame to be removed from the current facet. Multipage schematic views cannot have the frame removed.



Make Schematic

This command creates a new schematic facet of the cell in the current editing window. It is presumed that the current facet is a layout view. If there is already a schematic view of this facet, a new version of the schematic is created.

Make Layout

This command creates a new layout facet of the cell in the current editing window. It is presumed that the current facet is a layout or schematic view and that the new facet is layout in a different but similar technology. You will be prompted for the new technology.

Make Skeleton

This command creates a new skeleton facet of the cell in the current editing window. The new facet has the same size and ports, but none of the internal layout.

Make Icon

This command creates a new icon facet of the cell in the current editing window. The new facet has the same ports but a black-box look with input ports on the left, outputs on the right, power and ground on the top, and clock lines on the bottom.

Make VHDL

This command creates a new VHDL facet (a textual view) of the cell in the current editing window. All subfacets of the current facet are also translated to VHDL, and their descriptions are stored in views of the subfacet. If the VHDL Stored in Facet subcommand of the VHDL Compiler command of the Tools menu is unchecked, all VHDL will be written to disk.


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