Product Documentation
Virtuoso Layout Suite XL: Basic Editing User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

instName

layout instName string "cellName"

Description

Specifies one or more names for the instances you create. You can specify as many names as you want (separated by spaces). As each name is used, it is removed from the list.

If all names are used, the function automatically generates a name based on the current master’s instNamePrefix property and puts it in the form field.

The default is none.

GUI Equivalent

Command:

Create – Instance

Field:

Names

Examples

envGetVal("layout" "instName")
envSetVal("layout" "instName" 'string "Inst1")

Related Topics

Create Instance Form


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