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Creating A New Layer
  You can create new layers using the "Layer/New Layer" function from the "Edit" menu. You are prompted to enter 
  GDS layer and datatype numbers and optionally an OASIS layer name. On "Ok", the layer will be created and will be inserted
  into the layer panel.