Cisco Optical Network Planner Configuration Guide, Releases 26.x.x

Design Palette options

Updated: March 9, 2026

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Overview

Provides a detailed reference to the icons, tools, features, and display modes available in the Cisco ONP Design Palette and Intuitive Map Display. Includes information on icon functions, map modes, and latest enhancements.

Table 1. Feature History
Feature Name	Release Information	Feature Description
Intuitive Map Display	Cisco ONP Release 5.2	The new intuitive map display allows you to virtually rearrange networks for a clutter-free view without impacting the original design. This display simplifies adding new nodes to complex networks. Save the last modified network in the new view to retain the latest rearrangement. The new icons in the Design Palette that enable the intuitive display are: Switch to Intuitive Arrangement/Switch to Coordinates Arrangement—Toggles the map between the intuitive and original displays. Rearrange nodes—Overrides node coordinates and rearranges the map in a presentable manner.

At the right of the Cisco ONP home page, there is the design palette. You can use this design palette to create a network design. It consists of the following six icons:


Icons	Description
Switch to Zoom Mode/ Switch to Normal Mode	Click this icon to toggle between Normal and Zoom modes. Zoom Mode: Highlights the selected node and automatically centers the map on the selected node. The size of labels, such as fiber and service names, adjusts according to the mode. Normal Mode: Highlights the selected node on the map. Autozoom is disabled. You need to manually move the map to view the selected node if it is not visible.
Zoom In	Click this icon to magnify the map.
Zoom Out	Click this icon to minimize the map.
Reset Zoom	Click this icon to reset the map to its original size.
Switch to Intuitive Arrangement/Switch to Coordinates Arrangement	Click this icon to toggle between the intuitive and coordinates display. Save the last modified network in the Intuitive view to retain the latest rearrangement. The saved networks retain the map designs when reopened or shared with others. When you export the network as CPZ or Excel files, the exported files include both original and modified or rearranged coordinate data.
Rearrange nodes	Click this icon to rearrange the map in a presentable fashion.
Drawing Tool	The Drawing Tool consists of the following icons: Traffic Site: Select this icon, and click the working area to create traffic sites in the network. ROADM Site: Select this icon, and click the working area to create ROADM sites. OLA Site: Select this icon, and click the working area to create OLA sites. Passthrough Site: Select this icon, and click the working area to create passthrough sites. Link: Click this icon, and drag and drop between sites to create a fiber link. OTN Service: Click this icon to create OTN service between sites. DWDM channel: Click this icon to add a wave or medial channel between sites. Select: The Select icon looks similar to the cursor tool. Click this icon to select a node, link service, and so on.
Layers Window	Use this icon to view or hide layers such as fiber link, service, text, and channel. The following are the four toggle icons: Toggle Fiber: Click this icon to view or hide fiber link details from the network. Toggle Service: Click this icon to view or hide service details from the network. Toggle Wave: Click this icon to view or hide the channel or wave details from the network. Toggle Text: Click this icon to view or hide the text from the network. Toggle COSM associations: Click this icon to remove or add COSM associations. Expand/Collapse All Demands: Click this icon to expand the waves or media channels so that you can view them clearly. Click this icon again to collapse the waves and media channels to their original shape and position. The eye symbol in the icon indicates that you are currently viewing the respective details.
Zoom Tool	The icon below the Drawing Tool is the Zoom Tool. You can change the display of the working area by using this function. Click the arrow to view two sliders. Map Fade: Move the Map Fade slider from right to left to fade the map from the background. Zoom In/Out: To magnify the map, move the Zoom in or out slider from left to right.
Zoom Elements	Click the Zoom Elements icon to view four sliders. Media Channel Width: Move this slider from left to right to increase the channel width. Path Spread: Move this slider from left to right to increase the space between the paths. Fiber Width: Move this slider from left to right to increase the fiber width. Service Width: Move this slider from left to right to increase the service width.
Show Failed (available only in plan mode)	This icon shows the failed media channels in the map. Failed ones are marked with a red cross mark.
Traffic Monitor (available only in plan mode)	This icon shows the total number of impacted media channels, demands, or services that are working or failed in the entire network.
Switch to Minimal Map/Switch to Detailed Map	Click this icon to toggle between Minimal Map and Detailed Map. Switch to Minimal Map: Focuses on Sites and Fibers, allowing you to view spectrum utilization, and supporting the spectrum and path finder. Switch to Detailed Map: Displays all network components for a comprehensive view.

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