When you tag a passive layer as "Passive Add" or "Passive Sub", it is immediately added to the Embedded Passives area of the Navigator. When you have reverse engineered your embedded passive data, you can view information about the embedded passives on those layers, and highlight specific embedded passives in the workspace. To view the detail list for a passive layer, click on the plus (+) box next to the desired passive layer.
The following items appear in the detail list, in this order:
The conductive layer number and name.
The material constant for the layer, in Ohms per square inch.
The Valid Embedded Passives list. A valid embedded passive is a flash on the passive layer which has been defined as a resistor shape, and has two termination bar flashes associated to it on the conductive layer. The embedded passives are listed by reference designator. If you click on the plus box next to the reference designator, the embedded passive's coordinates and resistance value are displayed.
The Invalid Embedded Passives list. This list contains flashes that have been marked as resistor shapes, but have not been associated with an embedded passive. They are listed by a system-assigned number.
The Non-Embedded Passive Flashes list. This is a list of all flashes on the passive layer, by their X:Y coordinates, that have not been defined as resistor shapes.
You can only change the conductive layer if no valid embedded passives have been defined for the passive layer.
Right-click on the desired conductive layer, and a shortcut menu appears.
Select the desired conductive layer from the menu list.
Right-click on the material constant amount, and an edit box appears around it.
Type the new amount, and press the Enter key.
To mark all flashes
Right-click on the Non-Embedded Passive Flashes heading. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Mark All As Embedded Passive command. All flashes are now marked as resistor shapes, and appear in the Invalid Embedded Passives list.
To mark flashes individually
Click on the plus box next to the Non-Embedded Passive Flashes heading, and the flashes are listed by X:Y coordinate.
Right-click on the desired flash, and a shortcut menu appears.
Select the Mark As Embedded Passive command. The selected flash has now been marked as a resistor shape, and appears in the Invalid Embedded Passives list.
Click on the plus box next to the Non-Embedded Passive Flashes heading, and the flashes are listed by X:Y coordinate.
Right-click on the desired flash, and a shortcut menu appears.
Select the Construct Embedded Passive command. The selected flash is immediately highlighted in the workspace, and you are prompted to select one of its associated termination bars.
Click on the first termination bar. You are prompted to select the second one.
Click on the second termination bar. A dialog box appears, prompting you to specify a reference designator for the embedded passive.
Type the reference designator, and click the OK button. The embedded passive now appears in the Valid Embedded Passives list.
Click on the plus box next to the Invalid Embedded Passives heading to view the resistor shapes. If you click on the plus box next to system-assigned number, you can view the coordinates of the resistor shape.
Right-click on the system-assigned number, and a shortcut menu appears.
Select the Construct Embedded Passive command. The selected resistor shape is immediately highlighted in the workspace, and you are prompted to select one of its associated termination bars.
Click on the first termination bar. You are prompted to select the second one.
Click on the second termination bar. A dialog box appears, prompting you to specify a reference designator for the embedded passive.
Type the reference designator, and click the OK button. The embedded passive now appears in the Valid Embedded Passives list.
In the Valid Embedded Passives list, right-click on the desired reference designator. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Change Reference Designator command. An edit box appears around the reference designator.
Type the new reference designator, and press the Enter key.
Destroying embedded passives removes the association of the resistor shape and the termination bars.
To destroy all embedded passives
Right-click on the Valid Embedded Passives heading. A shortcut menu appears
Select the Destroy All command. The link between the resistor shapes and termination bars is broken, but the resistor shapes still remain marked as resistors. They are now listed in the Invalid Embedded Passives list.
To destroy embedded passives individually
In the Valid Embedded Passives list, right-click on the desired reference designator. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Make Invalid command. The link between the resistor and termination bars is broken, but the resistor shape still remains marked as a resistor. It is now listed in the Invalid Embedded Passives list.
Destroying resistor shapes removes their designation as resistors, and they are considered ordinary flashes.
To destroy all resistor shapes
Right-click on the Invalid Embedded Passives heading. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Destroy All command. The resistor shapes are now designated as ordinary flashes, and listed in the Non-Embedded Passive Flashes list.
To destroy resistor shapes individually
In the Invalid Embedded Passives list, right-click on the reference designator/number of the desired passive shape. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Destroy command. The resistor shape is now designated as an ordinary flash, and listed in the Non-Embedded Passive Flashes list.
Every flash that is tagged as a resistor on the passive layer is marked with an Ohms symbol.
To hide the Ohms symbol on resistor shapes, right-click on the Embedded Passives heading. A shortcut menu appears. A check mark next to the Show Ohms Symbol command indicates the symbols are shown.
Select the Show Ohms Symbol command. The Ohms symbol no longer appears on resistor flashes in the workspace. To make the symbol appear again, select the Show Ohms Symbol command again.
Every embedded passive that has been built is highlighted with an outline.
To hide the outlines around embedded passives, right-click on the Embedded Passives heading. A shortcut menu appears. A check mark next to the Show Outlines command indicates that outlines are shown.
Select the Show Outlines command. The outlines no longer appear around embedded passives in the workspace. To make the outlines appear again, select the Show Outlines command again.
Right-click on the Valid Embedded Passives heading. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Highlight command, and all the valid embedded passives for that passive layer are highlighted in the workspace.
Right-click on the Invalid Embedded Passives heading. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Highlight command, and all resistor shapes that are not part of a valid embedded passive are highlighted in the workspace.
Right-click on the Non-Embedded Passive Flashes heading. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Highlight command, and all flashes that have not been marked as resistor shapes are highlighted in the workspace.
Click on the plus box next to the Valid Embedded Passives heading. A list of embedded passives appears, sorted by reference designator.
Right-click on the desired reference designator. A shortcut menu appears.
Select the Zoom To command. The workspace immediately zooms to the desired embedded passive.
Click on the plus box next to the Invalid Embedded Passive Flashes heading. A list of resistor shapes appears, by system-assigned number.
Right-click on the number. The workspace immediately zooms to the desired resistor shape.
Click on the plus box next to the Non-Embedded Passive Flashes heading. A list of flashes appears, by coordinate.
Right-click on the desired coordinate. The workspace immediately zooms to the desired flash.