Data Sheet

PCB Layout
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When using hardware acceleration, Proteus places special significance on the current layer,
giving it a higher opacity than other copper layers on the layout. This means that objects on the
layer you are working are clearly visible and that objects on the other layers of the board are
dimmed. You can control the relative opacity of both the current layer and the background
layer(s) using the sliders on this section of the dialogue form. For example, if you wish to
disable transparency altogether you could set the background layer slider to maximum.
Additionally, with hardware acceleration you can live view the solder resist and paste mask
around pads and vias on the layout (turn on/off from View Menu - Layers). When enabled, you
can also adjust the opacity of these layers using the appropriate slider controls
If you are working on complex, multi-layer PCB's it can be useful to define a number
of preset views for the board. This is done by creating new colour sets in the
displayed layers dialogue (e.g. TOP_VIEW, BOT_VIEW) with appropriate layers
visible and assigning them keyboard shortcuts.
Auto-Pan Animation
In Proteus, holding down the shift key and bumping the mouse against the edge of the Editing
Window allows you to pan the screen. Similarly, dragging an object against the edge of the
Editing Window will pan the screen in the direction of the drag. This navigation feature is called
auto-pan and is controlled via the options in this section of the dialogue form.
Auto-Pan options.
You can adjust the distance moved on auto-pan (pan distance), the number of steps taken to
cover this distance (number of steps) and the speed of the animation (pan time). These options
are available regardless of which mode of operation you have specified.
Highlight Animation
When working in hardware accelerated mode objects under the mouse with smoothly increase
their intensity to inform you that they are selectable. The highlight animation options in this
dialogue allows you to control the smoothness and speed of this effect.
Animation Speed options