WorkingwiththeBoardInsightSystemContentsConfiguringthe2DBoardInsightSystemHeadsUpDisplayDataBoardInsightPop-upModeBoardInsightPanelModeVisualPickListSingleLayerModeLayerTransparencyActiveLayerControlNetNameDisplayedonTracksNetHighlightingLiveHighlightingPadandViaDetailDisplayOptionsLockedObjectsDisplayOptions3DBoardInsightNotesDisplayingFPGAInformationSeeAlsoBoardInsight™isaconfigurablesystemoffeaturesthatgiveyoucompletecontroloverviewingandworkingwithyourPCBdesign.Acomplexmulti-layerboardmakesforavisuallydenseandoftendifficulttointerpretworkspace.AltiumDesigner'sBoardInsightsystemmakesiteasiertoviewandunderstandtheobjectsinyourdesign.Itconsistsofanintegratedsetoffeaturesdevelopedtomeetyourviewmanagementneeds.2DBoardInsightincludes:InsightLenInsightPanelInsightPop-upHeadsUpDisplaycursorinformationFloatinggraphicalviewsEnhancedSingleLayermodeEnhancedlabelingonobjectsIntegratedwithBoardInsightareenhancedSingleLayermodeand3Dvisualizationfeatures.InSingleLayermodeyoucanseeclearlywhatisonagivenlayer,butalsohaveperspectiveastowhatisonotherlayers.With3Dvisualizationyoucanseea3Dmodelorcross-sectionalviewsofyourPCB,relevanttocursorposition,inaseparatepanel.Configuringthe2DBoardInsightSystemPressF2todisplaytheBoardInsightpop-upmenu.2DBoardInsightoptionsareconfiguredinthepagesofthedialog.HerePCBEditor-BoardInsightPreferencesyoucanconfigureBoardInsightoptions-fromhoverdelays,lensshapeandsize,throughtoshortcuts.AquickwaytoaccessmanyoftheBoardInsightfeatures,suchastheor,isviashortcutkeys.TohelpLensHeadsUpDisplayyoulearntheshortcuts,andasanalternatetorememberingthem,pressF2whileyouareworking.Thiswillopenthesub-menu(alsoaccessibleviathemenu),whichyoucanuseasareferencetoreadaBoardInsightViewshortcutfrom,orasamenutoselectanentry.UsetheInsightLenstocloselyexamineyourboard.TheInsightLensmakeslightworkofperformingadetailedexaminationofyourboard.Whiletheworkspaceremainsatalowlevelofzoomyoucancloselyinspectthesmallestdetailontheboard,magnifyingitintheInsightLens.Withitsownzoomandsinglelayershortcuts,workingwiththeInsightLenswillsoonbecomesecondnature.Configurethesize,shapeandotherInsightLenspropertiesinthePCBEditor-BoardInsightLenspageofthePreferencesdialog.Notethatwhenusing3Dmodes,DirectXmustbeenabled,whichonlyallowsforrectangularlensshapes.WorkingwiththeInsightLenscanbeeasiertouseviatheshortcutkeysandmouseconfigurationsettings.Thiswayyoucanmorequicklynavigatetoyourdesiredview.ShortcutFunctionSHIFT+MTogglestheInsightLensonoroff.Usethelenswhenyouneedit.SHIFT+NTogglestheInsightLenstomovewiththecursor,ordropitontheboardatthecurrentcursorlocation.UsethisoptiontorelocatetheInsightLens.SHIFT+CTRL+MTogglestheworkspacezoomtodisplaythecontentsoftheInsightLens.ThisallowsyoutoseeinmoredetailwhatisdisplayedintheInsightLens.SHIFT+CTRL+NTheInsightLensmoveswiththecursor,centeredaroundthecursor.SHIFT+CTRL+SSwitchestheInsightLensintoanyoftheavailableSingleLayermodes(setinPCBEditor-Boardpageofthedialog).TheInsightDisplayPreferencescurrentlayerobjectsaredisplayedinthelens,whileallobjectsonotherlayersaremaskedorhidden,dependingontheSingleLayermodebeingused.F2DisplaystheBoardInsightpop-upmenu.ALT+Wheel-rollChangeszoomlevelinsidetheInsightLens.ALT+Wheel-clickSameasSHIFT+CTRL+M,togglestheworkspacezoomtodisplaythecontentsoftheInsightLens.HeadsUpDisplayDatatheBoardInsightHeadsUpDisplay.TheHeadsUpDisplay(HUD)givesyoureal-timefeedbackaboutobjectscurrentlyunderthecursorinthePCBworkspace.TheHUDisconfigurable,andcanincludecursorlocation,deltainformation(distancefromthelastmouseclick),currentlayerandcurrent-snapgrid.Aswellastheinformationcontent,thedisplayfontandcolorscanalsobeconfigured.TheHUDcanbeparkedanywhereonthescreenoryoucanhaveitfollowthecursor,presstheshortcuttotogglebetweenstationaryandtrackingmodes.SHIFT+GShortcutFunctionSHIFT+HTogglestheHeadsUpDisplayonoroff.Usethistodecidewhenyouwanttousethedisplay.SHIFT+GTogglesthelocationoftheHeadsUpDisplaytobeatafixedpositionontheboardorallowsittobemovedwiththecursor.UsethisoptiontomovetheHeadsUpDisplay.SHIFT+DTogglesthedisplayoftheDeltaOrigincoordinates.Thedeltacoordinatesdisplaysthedistance,horizontally(dx)andvertically(dy),fromtheDeltaorigincoordinates.UsetheDeltacoordinatestogaugedistancerelativetoapositiononyourboard.INSResetstheDeltaOrigintothecurrentmousecoordinates.ThedistancehorizontallyandverticallythemouseismovedfromtheDeltaOrigincanbedisplayedintheHeadsUpDisplay.ThissettingcanbeconfiguredinthePCBEditor-BoardInsightModespageofthePreferencesdialog.F2DisplaystheBoardInsightpop-upmenu.ConfigurewhatinformationisdisplayedintheHUDinthepageofthePCBEditor-BoardInsightModesPreferendialog.cesThePCBBoardInsightModepreferences.Inthecolumnofthisdialog,enableeachpropertyoptionyouwantdisplayed.FontsettingscanalsobeHeadsUpadjusted.HeadsUpDisplayhovermodeshowingdetailedinformationaboutobjectscurrentlyunderthecursor.Ifyoupauseforamomentasyouaremovingthecursor,theHeadsUpDisplaywillswitchto.ExtraHovermodeinformationisdisplayedinHovermode,thiscanincludeasummary,availableshortcuts,ruleviolations,net,componentandprimitive