8.2 Right Click Mouse Menu Items
(Ask a Question)Right clicking on a design object such as an Instance, net, module, or pin opens a menu. This menu is context-sensitive and varies with the kind of design objects and the view (RTL, Flattened, or Hierarchical). Some of the menu items may contain sub-menu items.
The following table lists the menu items for all views and all design objects.
Tip: Some menu items are specific to a
view or a design object.
| Name | Description | Shown When | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Push Instance | Pushes into the module selected. | Pushable Module (Not the lowest level) is selected. | — |
| Expand Inplace/ Fold Instance | Expands the current module in place inside the current view or folds the current instance inside the current view. | Pushable Module is selected. | For more information, see Fold Instance and Expand InPlace. |
| Get Inst Param | Collects all instance parameters and shows them in a table on a separate window. | An Instance with parameters is selected. An example is a RAM HDL module or entity that has parameterized address bus width and data bus width in the HDL code. | — |
| Open File Location | Displays the netlist file in a new tab. The cursor goes to the definition of the item selected. The file is opened for read-only and is not editable. | When a Verilog/VHDL/EDIF netlist is opened, and the location of the module in the netlist file is available. | Available only in RTL and Hierarchical views of stand-alone Netlist Viewer. |
| Go To Net Driver | Goes to the driver of the net selected. | Only one net is selected. | Behavior is affected by the Local Selection Mode. In Local Selection mode, the driver on the current level is selected. Otherwise, the lowest level driver is selected (may be on a different level) across hierarchical boundaries. |
| Follow Net | Follows a net to the components it is connected to. | Shown when a net/net bundle that spans multiple pages or crosses hierarchical boundaries is selected. | Does not appear if net/net bundle is not selected. Disabled if net is contained in the current page. |
| Follow Pin | Follows pin to the driver/load of the pin. | A pin on an instance is selected. | Highlights the net attached to the pin as well as the driver/load of the net. |
| Magnify Pin | Creates a magnified view of the pin. | A pin on an instance is selected. | For more information, see Magnifying Pins. |
| Add to Active Cone > Selection | Adds current selected design objects to the Active Cone. | — | Available only when at least one net/instance is selected. |
| Add to Active Cone > Driver | Adds the Driver of all nets and instances selected to the Active Cone. | Contains sub-menu to select the number of logic level to traverse to collect all the drivers. Max logic level is 10. | Available only when at least one net/instance is selected. |
| Add to Active Cone > Load | Adds the Load of all nets and instances selected to the Active Cone. | Contains sub-menu to select the number of logic level to traverse to collect all the loads. Max logic level is 10. | Available only when at least one net/instance is selected. |
| Add to Active Cone > All Connected Logic | Adds all instances connected to adjacent nets to the active cone. | — | Available only when at least one instance is selected. |
| Pop Instance | Pops out of the current module into the next higher level of hierarchy. | Currently not on the top level of the design hierarchy. | — |