Product Documentation
Virtuoso Layout Suite SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

Basic Layout Editing SKILL Function and Menu Command Mappings

The following table summarizes the procedural and interactive SKILL functions associated with the basic layout editing menu commands.  

Interactive SKILL Function Procedural SKILL Function Menu Command
hiLayerDispMainForm

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CIW – Tools – Technology File Manager – Edit Layers

leCloseWindow
hiCloseWindow

File – Close

leDesignSummary
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File – Summary

leEditDesignProperties

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File – Properties

leHiAbout

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Help – About Layout

leHiAddShapeToNet

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Connectivity – Nets – Add Shape

leHiAlign

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Edit – Advanced – Align

leHiAttach
leAttachFig

Edit – Advanced – Attach/Detach

leHiCellviewTrackPatterns

Create – P&R Objects – Track Patterns

leHiChop
leChopShape

Edit – Basic – Chop

leHiClearMeasurement
leClearAllMeasurement

Tools – Clear All Measurements

leHiConvertShapeToPolygon
leConvertShapeToPolygon

Edit – Advanced – Convert to Polygon

leHiCopy
dbCopyFig

Edit – Basic – Copy

leHiCreateBend
geCreateBend

Create – Microwave – Bend

leHiCreateCircle
dbCreateEllipse

Create – Shape – Circle

leHiCreateDonut
dbCreateDonut

Create – Shape – Donut

leHiCreateEllipse
dbCreateEllipse

Create – Shape – Ellipse

leHiCreateGuardRing

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Create – Guard Ring

leHiCreateInst
dbCreateSimpleMosaic
dbCreateInst

Create – Instance

leHiCreateLabel
dbCreateLabel

Create – Label

leHiCreatePath
leCreatePath

Create – Shape – Path

leHiCreatePin
leCreatePin

Create – Pin

leHiCreatePinsFromLabels

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Tools – Create Pins From Labels

leHiCreatePolygon
dbCreatePolygon

Create – Shape – Polygon

leHiCreateRect
dbCreateRect

Create – Shape – Rectangle

leHiCreateMeasurement
leCreateMeasurement

Tools – Create Measurement

leHiCreateTaper
geCreateTaper

Create – Microwave – Taper

leHiCreateTrl
geCreateTrl

Create – Microwave – Trl

leHiCreateVia

leHiDelete
dbDeleteObject

Edit – Basic – Delete

leHiDeleteAllAreaViewLevel
geDeleteAllAreaViewLevel

View – Area Display – Delete All

leHiDeleteAreaViewLevel
geDeleteAreaViewLevel

View – Area Display – Delete

leHiDeleteShapeFromNet

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Connectivity – Nets – Remove Shape

leHiDescend
leDescend

Edit – Hierarchy – Descend

leHiEditDisplayOptions
envGetVal
envSetVal

Options – Display

leHiEditDynamicMeasurementOptions

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Options – Dynamic Measurements

leHiEditDRDOptions

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Options – DRD Edit

leHiEditEditorOptions
envGetVal
envSetVal

Options – Editor

leHiEditInPlace
leEditInPlace

Edit – Hierarchy – Edit In Place

leHiEditProp

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Edit – Basic – Properties

leHiFlatten
leFlattenInst

Edit – Hierarchy – Flatten

leHiFlip
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Edit – Flip

leHiLayerGen
leLayerAnd
leLayerAndNot
leLayerOr
leLayerSize
leLayerXor

Tools – Layer Generation

leHiLayerTap

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LSW: Edit – Tap

leHiMakeCell
leMakeCell

Edit – Hierarchy – Make Cell

leHiMarkNet

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Connectivity – Net – Mark

leHiMerge
leMergeShapes

Edit – Basic – Merge

leHiModifyCorner
leModifyCorner

Edit – Advanced – Modify Corner

leHiMove
dbMoveFig

Edit – Basic – Move

leHiMoveOrigin
leMoveCellViewOrigin

Edit – Advanced – Move Origin

leHiOptionLayer

LSW: Edit – Option

leHiPaste
lePasteFigs

Edit – Basic – Paste

leHiPlotQueueStatus

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File – Print Status

leHiPropagateNets

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Connectivity – Nets – Propagate

leHiReShape

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Edit – Advanced – Reshape

leHiRemasterInstances
leRemasterInstances

Tools – Remaster Instances

leHiRepeatCopy
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Edit – Repeat Copy

leHiRotate

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Edit – Basic – Rotate

leHiSearch
leSearchHierarchy
leReplace

Tools – Find/Replace

leHiSetAreaViewLevel
geSetAreaViewLevel

View – Area Display – Set

leHiSetRefPoint
leSetRefPoint

leHiShowSelSet

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View – Show Selected Set

leHiSize
leSizeShape

Edit – Advanced – Size

leHiSplit
leSplitShape

Edit – Advanced – Split

leHiStretch
leStretchShape

Edit – Basic – Stretch

leHiSubmitPlot
lePlot

File – Print

leHiSummary

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File – Summary

leHiTree

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Edit – Hierarchy – Tree

leHiUnmarkNet

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Connectivity – Nets – Unmark

leHiYank
leYankFigs

Edit – Basic – Yank

leiDiscardEdits

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File – Discard Edits


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