Starting Layout XL with a New Physical Configuration View

To start Layout XL from a schematic view in the context of a new physical configuration view:

1. From the CIW, choose File – Open.
   The Open File form is displayed.
2. Specify the Library and Cell names, choose schematic from the View list and click OK.
   The Virtuoso Schematic Editor L Editing window appears displaying the cellview you specified.
3. From the schematic window, choose Launch – Layout XL.
   Layout XL appears on the Launch menu only if the Layout XL software is installed. If you do not see Layout XL in the menu, check with your system administrator.
   The Startup Option form is displayed.
   
   
4. In the Layout group box, choose whether you want to create a new layout cellview or open an existing one.
5. In the Configuration group box, select Create New and then click OK.
   One of the following happens:
   • If you chose to create a new layout cellview, the New File form is displayed.
     Choose a Library, type the Cell and View names, and click OK.
     
     
   • If you chose to open an existing layout view, the Open File form is displayed again.
     Specify the Library and Cell names, choose the View you want to open, and click OK.
     
     
     You cannot change setting for the Open with option in the Application group box, regardless of the value set for the maskLayoutDefaultApp environment variable.
   
   The Create Physical Configuration View form is displayed. The layout Library and Cell names are seeded automatically.
   
   
6. Specify View Name for the physical configuration view.
   To seed the new view with predefined values, check Use Template and either choose one of the predefined templates from the drop-down list or specify a file stored in another location. If you do not specify a template, the corresponding environment variables are used to obtain initial values.
7. Select the Open CPH check box to open the Configure Physical Hierarchy window automatically.
8. Click OK.
   The default Layout XL desktop configuration appears, displaying the schematic window, the layout window, the CIW, and the Palette assistant.
   The schematic view is re-opened in the context of the new physical configuration view, which might be different from the configuration it was using previously. The schematic window banner updates to indicate the name of the new physical configuration view. The Configure Physical Hierarchy window opens to display the physical configuration view you created. You might need to re-extract the schematic view to take into account the settings in the physical configuration view. The system will prompt you if this extraction is required.
   If Layout XL does not initialize and instead you see the Layout XL Constraint Group Setting dialog, see Layout XL Constraint Group.

Related Topics

Open File Form

Startup Option Form

Layout XL Desktop

Configuring the Physical Hierarchy

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