Layout Editor Default Setup

You can customize your design environment by setting the default values using the startup files and certain common forms in the layout editor.

Startup Files

Before you can start working in the layout editor, several startup files are initiated. Some of the things these files do include setting up your environment, pointing to libraries, and defining your plotters. The following table lists the startup files that the layout editor uses. You can use these files to customize your design environment settings.

File Name	More Information
.Xdefaults	Modifying the .Xdefaults or Equivalent File
.cdsinit	Specifying Environment Settings
.cdsenv	Specifying Environment Settings
.cdsplotinit	Plotting Your Design
display.drf	Display Resource File
cds.lib	Cadence Library Definition File

Forms for Setting Layout XL Default Values

The following layout editor forms control most of the default values for your design environment:

• Display Options Form: Controls display options in layout windows
• Layout Editor Options Form: Controls the options for layout editor behavior. You use this form to define your layout editing environment settings.
• User Preferences Form: Controls your Cadence software environment. These settings affect all Cadence applications, not just the layout editor.
• Display Resource Editor (DRE): Controls the appearance of layers.

Default Application Used for a Cellview Type

You can automate the launching of an application when a cellview is opened rather than choosing the application from the Launch menu each time. For information, see Specifying New Default Values for a Virtuoso Session and Setting the Default Application for a Cellview Type.

You can change the background color of the layout editor window using the environment variable, defaultEditorBackgroundColor. You can change the background color of the current window using the following command:

hiGetCurrentWindow()->backgroundColor = "red"

"red"

Related Topics

Layout Editor Basics

Set Default Application Form

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