Product Documentation
Virtuoso Floorplanner User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

Label Layer Purpose Form

Use the Label Layer Purpose form to specify the layer and purpose to which labels are to be moved when their associated pins are moved.

Field Description

Layer Name

Specifies the name of the layer to which the labels are to be moved.

Custom Layer

Specifies the layer to which labels are to be moved. Irrespective of the pin layer, all labels are moved to the selected layer.

Environment variable: pinTextLayer

Same As Pin

Moves labels to the same layers as the pins.

Environment variable: pinTextSameLayer

Layer Purpose

Specifies the purpose of the layer to which the labels are to be moved.

Custom Purpose

Specifies the purpose to be assigned to labels when the associated pins are re-layered.

Environment variable: pinTextPurpose

Same As Pin

Matches the label purpose to that of the pins after they are re-layered.

Environment variable: pinTextSamePurpose

Same As Label

Retains the original label purpose.

Environment variable: sameLabelPurpose

Related Topics

Updating Label Layer-Purpose Pairs on Pin Layer Changes


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