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

Track Pattern Editor Form

Use the Track Pattern Editor form to add, update or delete track patterns.

For more information about creating track patterns for Virtuoso® Multi-Patterning Technology using the fields Color Pattern, Name, Pattern Group Name, and Width, see Track-based Coloring.

Field Description

Filter by Routing Layer

Filters the routing layers for track patterns to be displayed in the form for the current design.

  • all: Updates the form to show all routing layers to which tracks patterns are assigned.
  • layerName: Updates the form to only show track patterns that are assigned to the specified routing layer.

Toggle selection of track patterns using the left and right mouse buttons.

Delete

Deletes the selected track pattern.

Layer

Specifies the routing layer to associate with the new track pattern.

Direction

  • Horizontal: Defines horizontal tracks
  • Vertical: Defines vertical tracks

Spacing

Specifies the spacing between tracks. Also know as the routing pitch.

Origin Offset

Offsets the tracks up and to the right of the origin point by the specified distance.

Number of Tracks

Specifies the number of tracks (horizontal or vertical) associated with the selected track pattern.

Color Pattern

Specifies the color pattern for track patterns. The color pattern is used when there is more than one mask for a layer.

Name

Assigns the track pattern as a constraint to a constraint group that can then be assigned to a net. This causes the net to be routed on the specified tracks.

Pattern Group Name

Specifies a constraint group that contains the allowWidthRanges constraint to determine the width associated with the track.

Width

Specifies the width associated with the track.

Related Topics

Creating a Track Pattern

leHiCellviewTrackPatterns


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