Attribute

Represents the characteristics of the object. None of these fields can be changed.

• Library: Displays the name of the library containing this cellview.
• Cell: Displays the name of this cell.
• View: Displays the name of this view.
• bBox: Displays the coordinates of the invisible box surrounding the design in the cellview.
• Type: Displays the view type that corresponds to the view name for this cellview. View types are defined in your technology file.
• DBU per micron: Displays the number of database units (DBU) per user unit (usually microns). Database units and user units are defined in the .cdsenv file or by the library manager.
• Mode: Shows whether this cellview is opened in edit mode (Edit) or read-only mode (Read).
• Save Needed: Shows whether you made changes to this cellview that need to be saved to disk.
• CellType: Displays the various cell types available. You can select one from the list to set the cell type of the current cellview. For information about cell types, see Cell Types.

• Symmetry Type: Defines the orientation of this cell. The valid values include no, X, Y, XY, and any.
• SitePattern
  • Site Definition cyclic field: Displays all the siteDefs defined in the technology file. Select a site definition from the list to set it for the current cellview.
  • Origin: displays the position associated with the sitePattern.
  • Rotation: Lists the possible rotation values that can be associated with the sitePattern.

geGetEditCellView()~>sitePattern = list(list(“Core” list(0.0 0.0) “R0”))

Property

Shows the properties for this cellview. Most properties correspond to settings in the Display Options form. Other Cadence applications such as DRC or Extract can also add properties.

• Add: Opens the Open Property form, which lets you add a new cellview property.
• Delete: Deletes a selected property created with Add.
• Modify: Opens the Modify Property form, which lets you change the definition for any property created with Add.