Enabling or disabling diagram aspects option

The Use Aspects option allows you to use definable diagram aspects in your project. By default, its value is false in the Project Options dialog. The procedures below describe how to enable/disable the diagram aspects option in your project.

To enable/disable the diagram aspects option in your project

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1. From the main menu, select Options > Project.
2. In the Project Options dialog, expand the General property group, and select the Diagram Aspects.
3. On the right side of the Project Options dialog, set the Use Aspects option value to true to enable the functionality, false - to disable it.
4. Click OK.

After enabling the diagram aspect functionality, you are able to create new aspect diagrams, and apply aspects for preexisting diagrams. The following procedures describe how to perform these functions:

• Specifying or removing ignored aspects
• Finding predefined diagram aspects
• Creating custom aspects
• Creating an aspect diagram
• Applying or removing aspect for preexisting diagrams
• Navigation among aspect diagrams
• Displaying parts and ports according to aspects