DownHierarchy

Applied Parameters: None

Summary

This command is used to move the focus to the next level up, or down, in the design hierarchy, from the current document.

Access

This command can be accessed from the Schematic Editor by:

• Choosing the Tools » Up/Down Hierarchy command from the main menus.
• Clicking the  button on the Schematic Standard toolbar.

Use

After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will be prompted to choose a navigation point. If you click on a sheet entry you will be presented with the matching port on the sub-sheet, if you click on a sheet symbol you will be presented with the entire sub-sheet. To navigate up through the hierarchy, click a port to be presented with the matching sheet entry on the parent sheet.

Tips

1. When you click on a port, sheet entry, or sheet symbol, the corresponding sheet entry, port, or sheet will become highlighted in the main design window. The visual display is in accordance with the highlighting options (mask, zoom, select) defined on the System - Navigation page of the Preferences dialog.
2. If a sheet entry or port is connected to a bus, the first click will pop-up a menu, from where you can select the whole bus or an individual signal in the bus. The corresponding wiring from the sheet entry or port will be highlighted. Clicking on the original sheet entry or port a second time will present you with the corresponding port on the schematic sheet below, or sheet entry on the sheet above, respectively.
3. Hierarchy can also be navigated directly by pressing Ctrl and double-clicking over a port, sheet entry, or sheet symbol.
4. Hierarchy can also be navigated by using the Interactive Navigation feature of the Navigator panel.

Applied Parameters: ContextSensitive=True|Object=SheetEntry

Summary

This command is used to jump from the sheet entry under the cursor, to the corresponding port on the sub-sheet referenced by that entry's parent sheet symbol.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor by right-clicking over a sheet entry in a placed sheet symbol, and choosing the Sheet Entry Actions » Jump to Port <PortName> command, from the context menu.

Use

First, ensure that the cursor is positioned over the sheet entry, whose corresponding port you wish to jump to, in the main design workspace.

After launching the command, you will be presented with the named port on the child sheet referenced by the sheet entry's parent sheet symbol. Sheet entry, port, and connected wiring, will become highlighted in the workpsace.

Tips

1. The visual display is in accordance with the highlighting options (mask, zoom, select) defined on the System - Navigation page of the Preferences dialog.
2. A jump to the sheet entry's corresponding port can also be performed by pressing Ctrl and double-clicking the sheet entry.

Applied Parameters: ContextSensitive=True|Object=Port

Summary

This command is used to jump from the port under the cursor, to the corresponding sheet entry in the parent sheet symbol that references the sub-sheet on which the port resides.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor by right-clicking over a port and choosing the Port Actions » Jump to Sheet Entry <SheetEntryName> command, from the context menu.

Use

First, ensure that the cursor is positioned over the port, whose corresponding sheet entry you wish to jump to, in the main design workspace.

After launching the command, you will be presented with the named sheet entry in the parent sheet symbol, on the schematic sheet higher in the design hierarchy. Port, sheet entry, and connected wiring, will become highlighted in the workpsace.

Tips

1. The visual display is in accordance with the highlighting options (mask, zoom, select) defined on the System - Navigation page of the Preferences dialog.
2. A jump to the port's corresponding sheet entry can also be performed by pressing Ctrl and double-clicking the port.

Applied Parameters: ContextSensitive=True|Object=FlatPortn (where n is in the range 1 to 20)

Summary

This command is used to jump from the port under the cursor, to another port with the same name, on the indicated target schematic document.

Access

The related indexed commands are accessed from the Schematic Editor - right-click over a port and choose the required Port Actions » Jump to Port <PortName> (<I/O Type>) on <SchematicDocumentName> command, from the context menu. A maximum of 20 such commands can be presented on the menu.

Use

First, ensure that the cursor is positioned over the port, whose connected ports of the same name you wish to jump to, in the main design workspace.

After launching the command, the source document for the indicated port will be made the active document, and the cursor will be positioned over the port. All ports of the same name (and any connected wiring) on the target document will be highlighted.

Tips

1. The visual display is in accordance with the highlighting options (mask, zoom, select) defined on the System - Navigation page of the Preferences dialog.
2. A jump to a target port can also be performed by pressing Ctrl and double-clicking the source port, then choosing the required port from the pop-up menu.

Applied Parameters: ContextSensitive=True|Object=SheetSymbol

Summary

This command is used to open the child sheet referenced by the sheet symbol currently under the cursor.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor by right-clicking over a placed sheet symbol and choosing the Sheet Symbol Actions » Open SubSheet "<SchematicDocumentName.SchDoc>" command, from the context menu.

Use

First, ensure that the cursor is positioned over the required sheet symbol in the main design workspace.

After launching the command, the schematic document referenced by the symbol will be opened (if not already) and made the active document in the main design window.

Tips

1. The child sheet can also be navigated to, by using the Interactive Navigation feature of the Navigator panel, and clicking on the sheet symbol.
2. The child sheet can also be navigated to, by using the Up/Down Hierarchy command, and clicking on the sheet symbol.

Applied Parameters: ContextSensitive=True|Object=ComponentInVault

Summary

This command is used to browse to the Component Item-Revision for the placed managed component (vault-based component) currently under the cursor.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor by right-clicking over a placed managed component and choosing the Part Actions » Show <Item-Revision> (<ItemComment>) in Vault command, from the context menu.

Use

First, ensure that the cursor is positioned over the required managed component in the main design workspace.

After launching the command, the Vaults panel will appear, with the specific revision of the corresponding Component Item selected/presented.

Tips

1. The Component Item-Revision can also be browsed directly from the component's associated Properties for Schematic Component dialog. In the Link to Vault Component region of the dialog, simply click the Show in Explorer button.

Applied Parameters: ContextSensitive=True|Object=SheetSymbolInVault

Summary

This command is used to browse to the Schematic Sheet Item-Revision for the placed managed sheet symbol currently under the cursor.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor by right-clicking over a placed managed sheet symbol and choosing the Sheet Symbol Actions » Show <Item-Revision> (<ItemComment>) in Vault command, from the context menu.

Use

First, ensure that the cursor is positioned over the required managed sheet symbol in the main design workspace.

After launching the command, the Vaults panel will appear, with the specific revision of the corresponding Schematic Sheet Item selected/presented.

Tips

1. The Schematic Sheet Item-Revision can also be browsed directly from the sheet symbol's associated Properties for Managed Sheet Instance dialog. In the Vault Link region of the dialog, simply click the Show in Explorer button.