Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual
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Views
Chapter 3. Concepts
Selection tool
Controls the behavior of the mouse while in the Package view. The
selection tool creates a selection rectangle when the left mouse button
is pressed and held. Any objects in the selection rectangle are applied
with the current selection action, as configured in the fly-out palette.
Placement tool
Controls the behavior of the mouse while in the Package view. The
placement tool either pans the view or allows drag-and-drop
placement of instances with the mouse drag when the left mouse
button is pressed and held.
Zoom tool
Controls the behavior of the mouse while in the Package view. The
zoom tool creates a zoom-in rectangle when the left mouse button is
pressed and held, then dragged to the lower-right. The zoom tool
creates a zoom-out line when the left mouse button is pressed and
held, then dragged to the upper-left.
Zoom in
Increases the current zoom level in the Package view by 200%.
Zoom out
Decreases the current zoom level in the Package view by 200%.
Save Placement
Opens the Save Placement dialog allowing the user to save the
current placement to a pre-placement constraints file.
Fly-Out Palette
The following options are available in the fly-out palette in the Package view:
Layers
The
Layer options control the layers of visible data in the Package view, allowing a user to filter
the view to just the desired objects.
Objects in the current ACE selection set are always visible.
Layer Options
Option
Default
Description
Instances
Selected
Toggles the display of all placed instances.
Toggle
Groups
Button used to toggle the display of pin groups.
10GA
Selected
Toggles the display of the 10 Gigabit Group A I/O.
10GB
Selected
Toggles the display of the 10 Gigabit Group B I/O.
VSS
Selected
Toggles the display of the VSS pins.
jtag cfg bank
Selected
Toggles the display of the bank of jtag configuration pins.
The button to the right of the Layer option allows changes to the display color for that group (refer to
Selection
The
Selection options control the selection of objects in the Package view.
Selection Options
Option
Default
Description
Action
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