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

optimization

layoutXL.APAssist optimization cyclic { "Optimize Area and Wire Length" | "Optimize Area Only" | "Optimize Wire Length Only" }

Description

Specifies how the design is to be optimized during placement. The available options are:

The default is Optimize Area and Wire Length.

GUI Equivalent

Command

Auto P&R assistant – Place tab

Field

Optimize

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL.APAssist" "optimization")
envSetVal("layoutXL.APAssist" "optimization" 'cyclic "Optimize Area Only")

Related Topics

Deriving Row Regions and Grids in the Automated Device Placement and Routing Flow

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


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