Product Documentation
Virtuoso Automated Device Placement and Routing Flow Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

init_boundaryUtilizationVal

APR.device.place init_boundaryUtilizationVal float utilizationVal

Description

Specifies the percentage of area within the cell boundary that can be filled with objects. This setting is valid only when init_boundaryUtilizationOrWidth is set to Utilization.

The default value is 25.

GUI Equivalent

Command

Auto P&R assistant – Initialize tab

Field

Boundary – Utilization

Examples

envGetVal("APR.device.place" "init_boundaryUtilizationVal")
envSetVal("APR.device.place" "init_boundaryUtilizationVal" 'float 35)

Related Topics

Auto P&R Assistant User Interface for Device-Level Placement

Initializing a Layout in the Automated Device Placement and Routing Flow

init_boundaryWidthVal

APR.device.place init_boundaryWidthVal float boundaryWidth

Description

Specifies the exact width of the PR boundary. This setting is valid only when init_boundaryUtilizationOrWidth is set to Width.

The default value is 10.00.

GUI Equivalent

Command

Auto P&R assistant – Initialize tab

Field

Boundary – Width

Examples

envGetVal("APR.device.place" "init_boundaryWidthVal")
envSetVal("APR.device.place" "init_boundaryWidthVal" 'float 15)

Related Topics

Auto P&R Assistant User Interface for Device-Level Placement

Initializing a Layout in the Automated Device Placement and Routing Flow


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