Layers are collected in one or more views. Views allow you to set local values for layer parameters (grid parameters, line style, etc.) so that the same drawing can be displayed in different modes.

To change the properties of a view

  1. Open the Layer Setup dialog box in one of the following ways:

    • If the layer and view bar is displayed, click the button on the bar.

    • Choose the Layer and Views command in the Settings menu.

  2. Select the view in the View pane. The view properties are shown in the properties pane.

  3. Set the view properties.

    Properties

    View name

    Enter the name to assign to the view.

    File Function

    It corresponds to the .FileFunction attribute of a Gerber file and identifies the function of the file in the PCB. For example: Copper,L1,Top indicates that the file contains the Top Copper layer of the PCB. If not specified, it is automatically determined based on the layer types included in the view.

    Optimal view for the navigator

    Choose the optimal view to represent this view in the navigator. If the view is particularly complex and includes many layers, you can choose another view to show it in the navigator.

    Horizontal flip

    Gives a view of the entire design reflected with respect to the Y axis.

    Multilayer management

    This option determines whether drawing operations (object selection, copying, editing, etc.) will be active on all objects of all layers included in the view or only on objects of the current layer. You can set this option to No to work only on the active layer. Objects added to the drawing are always placed on the active layer.

    Basic page properties

    Basic page properties include page size, page display style, visible grid style, and coordinate system.

    Use the settings defined in the page

    To use the values specified in the view, you must set this option to No. See Set the format and style of the pages.

    Pages style

    Set the page display style.

    Grid style

    Set the style of the visible grid.

    Coordinate class

    Choose the coordinate system.

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