KLayout Basics

Welcome to KLayout's user manual. This is the manual chapter covering the basic features of KLayout. The following subtopics are available:

• The Main Window
• Loading A File
• Managing The Panels And Loaded Layouts
• Choosing A Cell
• Choosing A Hierarchy Depth
• Configuring The Cell List
• Hiding Cells
• Zooming Into The Layout
• Global Rotation and Flip
• Returning To A Previous View
• Bookmarking Views
• Descending Into A Cell With Context
• Choosing A Layer Color
• Telling Used From Unused Layers
• Choosing A Fill Pattern
• Animating Layers
• Changing The Display Style
• Changing The Layer Visibility
• Organizing Layers Hierarchically
• Using Multiple Layer Setups With Tabs
• Removing And Adding Layers To The Layer Set
• Transforming Views And Property Selectors
• Specifying Explicit Hierarchy Levels For One Layer Or A Layer Group
• Loading And Saving The Layer Sets
• Creating A Screenshot
• Doing Measurements
• Ruler Properties
• Adding Images
• Using Landmarks To Align Images
• Browsing Shapes
• Browsing Instances
• The Marker Browser
• Technology Management
• Selecting Rulers, Shapes Or Instances
• More Configuration Options
• Undo And Redo
• Saving A Layout Or Parts Of It
• Saving And Restoring A Session
• Further View Options