Project Editor Options

Select View > Options from the Project Editor main menu to temporarily modify the behavior of the present Project Editor tab. These settings are not saved when you close the tab.

Select Filter

The Select Filter pane allows you to disable selection of object types. For instance, if you want to remove all vias, but leave the rest of your circuit intact, you would click on the Only Objects Checked Below radio button and select only the Vias checkbox. Then preform a Select > Select All , followed by Edit > Delete.

All objects: Selecting this radio button will make all items available for selection.

Only objects checked below: Selecting this radio button will allow you to choose items for editing selection.

Visibility

The Visibility pane allows you to disable and/or enable display of object types.

All objects: Selecting this radio button will make all objects visible.

Only objects checked below: Selecting this radio button will allow you to choose which objects to make visible.

Levels

The Levels pane contains a list of all of the metal levels in your project. Each metal level entry contains a Show and a Lock checkbox.

Show: By default, polygons on metal levels other than the presently active metal level appear as dashed outlines.If a level is invisible, the polygon is only visible when it is the present level. If the Show checkbox is cleared, the polygons are not shown unless they are on the present level. 

Lock: Selecting this checkbox locks objects on the selected level. No objects on this level will be selected 

Present level: This drop list controls the level displayed in the Project Editor. This allows you to view different levels in your circuit without the need to exit the dialog box. Select a level from the drop list, then click on the Apply button to update the display.

Snap/Ortho

See Snap/Ortho.

Aspect Ratio

The Aspect Ratio pane is used to specify the aspect ratio of the displayed geometry. To obtain a wider image, enter a greater value in the X text entry box than in the Y text entry box. To obtain a taller image, enter a greater value in the Y text entry box than in the X test entry box. A value of X=1.0, Y=1.0 displays the geometry in its true proportions.

When editing long thin circuits, the aspect ratio may be changed to allow you to view your entire circuit in detail.

3D Options

Colors

This section of the dialog box controls how colors are used in the 3D view.

Use Polygon Colors: Select this radio button if you wish to use the same colors as your polygons.

Use Level Colors: Select this radio button if you wish to use the same color to identify all the objects on a level. A different color is used for each level and all objects on that level are drawn using the level color.

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