Klayout 25d View ⚡ Instant

If you have been using KLayout purely as a 2D layout viewer, you are only tapping into half its potential. The transforms your flat colored polygons into an intuitive, extruded landscape where vertical conflicts, missing layers, and structural anomalies leap out instantly.

allows you to visualize 2D layouts as extruded 3D objects, providing a clearer perspective on layer stacks and connectivity. Accessing the 2.5D View Open your layout in the KLayout Editor Navigate to the to open the visualization in a new tab. Navigation Controls The view uses camera-based movement relative to a pivot point (marked by a compass icon): Rotate (Azimuth/Elevation) Right-click + Drag Move Pivot (Up/Down/Left/Right) Middle-click + Drag Move Pivot (Forward/Backward) Mouse Wheel Zoom (Magnify/Shrink) + Mouse Wheel Top-Level View Toggle Keyboard Panning Arrow Keys Keyboard Rotation + Arrow Keys Key Features klayout 25d view