Search Criteria

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Sort

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Reporting

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Label Control

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Promote Label

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Bond Pad

• Layer/Purpose: Specifies the layer-purpose pair to search for bond pad shapes. The default is "Bondpad drawing". You can search for specific layer-purpose pair using the search filter in the Layer/Purpose list box.
  The layer selection using the search filter is available only if the Use Layer Palette LPPs Only option is selected in the Layout Editor Options form.
  Environment variable: bondPadLPP
• Search Depth: Specifies the number of hierarchical levels to traverse when searching for pad shapes. For example, if you specify 5, the command searches for shapes on the specified layer-purpose pair at hierarchy levels 0 through 5. The maximum value that you can specify in this field is 32.
• The Dimension fields: Lets you refine the search further by specifying the dimensions of the pads you want to label. The X dimension is required and defaults to > and 0. You can optionally specify an operator and value for the Y dimension as well. The command returns only shapes with a bounding box that meets the specified criteria.
  For non-rectangular (e.g., octagonal) pads, use the width of the enclosing bounding box as the pad dimension.

Region

• Specify Search Regions: Lets you narrow the search area to specific regions of the cellview.
• Clear All: Clears any search regions currently defined.
• Add Region: Adds another region definition to the list.
• Create Rectangle: Lets you click and drag in the layout canvas to draw a rectangular search region. The corresponding coordinates are automatically entered in the Region field. You can edit these coordinates manually if required.
• Create Polygon: Lets you draw a polygonal search region by clicking on each point of the polygon in the layout canvas. To finish a polygon, either double-click in the canvas or click and press Return. The corresponding coordinates are automatically entered in the Region field. You can edit these coordinates manually if required.

Label/Name

Lets you specify the layer and hierarchy level to search for existing labels.

• Object Type: Lets you select the type of object you want to search, Label, Text Display, or Both.
• Layer/Purpose: Specifies the layer-purpose pair to search for existing labels.
• Search Depth: Sets the hierarchy level on which to search for existing labels.

The command returns only the labels found at the hierarchy level you specify. For example, if you set the Bond Pad Search Depth to 5 and the Label/Name Search Depth to 2, then the command shows all the pad shapes found in levels 0 through 5, but returns only the text labels found at level 2. Existing labels on other levels are not displayed.

Highlight

Draws the pad shapes found in the appropriate highlight color in the canvas.

1st PAD Coords

Sets the location for the first label generated by the command. Click the button and then the required location in the canvas to enter the corresponding coordinates in the field. You can also edit the coordinates manually using the following format: (1031.975 877.84).

Sort Direction

Specifies the direction to use when extracting pad locations. Choose between Clockwise and Counter Clockwise.

Make Standard Report

Generates a report in standard format. Select the box and use the Browse button to specify the location and name for the report file.

Make Customized Report

Lets you define and generate reports that are customized to your requirements in terms of content and filtering criteria.

• Add: Opens the Create Encore Report form where you define the format of your customized report. You can add as many customized reports as required.
• Del: Removes the selected customized report from the list.
• Edit: Opens the Create Encore Report form where you can modify the selected customized report.

File Format

Specifies whether the report is generated as plain text or in CSV format.

Read Label

• Label (Pattern) specifies a naming convention to be used when generating labels. The label pattern feature supports standard bus label notation.
  The following are examples of label patterns and the labels generated for each pattern. For example, for label pattern A<5:2>, the A5, A4, A3, A2 labels are generated.
  • A<5:2> - A5, A4, A3, A2
  • B<0:6:2> - B0, B2, B4, B6
  • A<1:2>B<1:2> - A1B1, A1B2, A2B1, A2B2
  • A<1:2>C - A1C, A2C
  • A[0:1]-B[0:1] - A0, B0, A1, B1
  • A<<0:1>> - A<0>, A<1>
  • A(<0:2>) - A(<0>), A(<1>), A(<2>)
  • A([0:2]) - A(0), A(1), A(2)
  • A{<0:2>} - A{<0>}, A{<1>}, A{<2>}
  • A{[0:2]} - A{0}, A{1}, A{2}
  • A([0:6:2])C - A(0)C, A(2)C, A(4)C, A(6)C
• From File: Reads the label names from a file. Enter the path to the file in the field provided, or use the Browse button to locate it on your system.

Label Options

• Font: Specifies the font used to draw the labels on the canvas.
• Height: Sets the height of the label text.
• Justification: Specifies the label alignment in relation to the pad shape (for example, lowerLeft, centerCenter, upperRight, etc).
• Layer/Purpose: Specifies the layer-purpose pair on which the label is drawn. The default is "text drawing".
  Environment variable: padLabelLPP

Label Options

• Font: Specifies the font used to draw the labels on the canvas.
• Height: Sets the height of the label text.
• Justification: Specifies the label alignment in relation to the pad shape (for example, lowerLeft, centerCenter, upperRight, etc).
• Layer/Purpose: Specifies the layer-purpose pair on which the label is drawn. The default is "text drawing".
  Environment variable: padLabelLPP
• Remove Original Labels/Text-Displays: Deletes the original labels at the lower level after they have been promoted to the top level.