Configuring AutoVue for EDA Files

There are configuration options that allow you to customize your work environment when working with EDA files. To access the EDA configuration options, from the Options menu, select Configure. In the Configuration dialog box that appears, select EDA in the tree.

Customizing Selections

From the Configuration tree, select EDA. There are two selection options: Highlight Entity and Dim Unselected.

Highlight Entity

Activate this option to highlight all entities that you select. This option is enabled by default.

Dim Unselected

Activate this option to dim all the entities that are not selected. Selected entities retain their original entity color.

When you select Dim Unselected, you can set the dimness level for entities that are not selected. Drag the slider to the right to increase the dimness level and to the left to decrease the dimness level. The icon to the right of the dimness settings in the Configuration dialog box lets you preview the dimness level.

Additionally, with Dim Unselected, you can select the Thicken Highlighted Entity check box. This option makes the selected entity appear more pronounced. Deselect the check box to return the entity to its default thickness.

Displaying Tooltips

When you hover the mouse over an entity, a tooltip appears to show you information about the entity. You can disable or enable these tooltips.

From the Configuration tree, select EDA.

Under the Mouse Hover heading, select or deselect the Show Entity Information Tooltip option.

Click OK.

Modifying 3D View

Note: The Default Board Thickness and Component Height values are read-only if the EDA 3D file does not contain board and component information.

From the Configuration tree, select EDA.

Enter a value in the Default Board Thickness field to change the board’s thickness.

Note: The Default Board Thickness option only affects boards that have no board thickness defined in the design. If a board has a defined thickness, this option does not affect that board.

Enter a value in the Default Component Height field to change the component height.

Note: The Default Component Height option affects components that do not have height defined in the design. If a component has a defined height, this option does not affect that component.

To work with a different unit of measurement, select another unit from the Default Units list. This is the unit of measurement used for values set in the Default Board Thickness and Default Component Height fields.

Reload the file to see your changes.

Synchronizing Layers when Comparing Files

When you compare files, you can synchronize all layer settings. When the layer settings are synchronized, changing one setting changes the same setting for both files you are comparing.

From the Configuration tree, expand EDA, and then select Analysis.

Select the Layer Settings option to synchronize all layer settings when comparing files.

Note: This option is only applicable for PCB drawings.

Configuring Zoom Behavior when Cross Probing

From the Configuration tree, expand EDA, and then select Analysis.

Select one of the following Cross Probe options:

Select Keep Current Zoom Level. When this option is active, the view of the target files remains the same while you cross probe.

Select Zoom Selected to automatically zoom in on selected entities while you cross probe. This option is enabled by default.

Select Zoom Fit to automatically adjust the contents of a file along the horizontal or vertical axis to fully display within the current window.

Modifying Colors

In the Color Options dialog box, the options that you can configure are grouped under Common and 3D View as follows:

Common


Option	Description
Background	Change the background color for EDA files.
Selection	Configure the color used to highlight entities.
Min. Distance Set 1	Configure the color of the first selection set point when measuring minimum distance.
Min. Distance Set 2	Configure the color of the second selection set point when measuring minimum distance.

Option	Description
Default Board Color	Configure the color of the board in 3D view.
Default Component Color	Configure the component color in 3D view.