Commands are provided to explore the match dependency order of the objects in a design in a similar
way to the commands for exploring the connectivity of objects.
Selection Commands
Select Match Independents
The Match menu provides the 'Select Match Independents'
command. This automatically selects all
objects in the current view that have no match dependency on any other object. This is the usually
starting point for exploring the match dependency of a whole design (Tip: Use the command shortcut for
convenience).
Select Match Dependents
This command is only enabled if one or more objects are selected in the current view. The command adds
the immediate match dependents of the currently selected
objects to the selected objects in the view. If
no objects are added to the selection set then none are dependent. Repeatedly selecting the command will
highlight all objects down to the last dependents in the connection chain.
Select Match Sources
This command is only enabled if one or more objects are selected in the current view. The command adds
the immediate match sources of the currently selected objects
to the selected objects in the view. If no
objects are added to the selection set then the objects are not match dependent on any others.
Repeatedly selecting the command will highlight all objects up to the original sources (the match
independents in the connection chain).
Listing Match Dependency
The report listing commands also list the match dependencies of the objects as an alternative way of
exploring their match dependencies.