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All Nets Editing Mode

 

Feature Description

 
The All Nets Editing Mode is a special editing mode that allows Analysts to quickly view all nets that have been defined within the current design.
 

How To Invoke and Leave the All Nets Editing Mode

 
1
To invoke the All Nets Editing Mode, click on the Net Editing icon on the Design Editing toolbar.
 
Alternative 1: Double-click on the top-level "NETS" folder in the Explorer Tree.
 
Alternative 2: Select "Nets" from the Editing Mode submenu within the Design menu.
2
To return to the Standard Editing Mode, click on the Design header of the Explorer Tree.
 
Alternative 1: Select "Standard Editing" from the Editing Modes submenu within the Design menu.
 
Alternative 2: Click on the Standard Editing icon on the Design Editing toolbar.
 
 

Using the All Nets Editing Mode

 
When the All Nets Editing Mode is invoked, the main design window is updated so that all objects are colored gray and all annotations are hidden (since nets cannot be connected to annotations). As the mouse pointer is moved over different objects in this window, the ports on that object will display. A new net is created by first clicking on an unconnected port in this mode.
 
In Net Editing Mode, the Explorer Tree is rebuilt to contain a list of all net that exist in the design. This list can be used to determine if names have been assigned to all nets or as a launching point for entering the Net Editing Mode for a specific net (since, for larger designs, it may be easier to select a net from a list of named nets than it is to click on that net in the main design window).
 
In All Nets Editing Mode, many of the operations that are available in Standard Editing Mode have been disabled. For example, objects can neither be moved nor deleted in this mode.