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Layout Editor Basics

Reserved Parameter and Property Names for Setting Up Layout XL

Starting the Design Environment for Layout XL

Layout XL Launched from a Schematic View

Generating a Schematic View from a CDL Netlist

Starting Layout XL with an Automatic Physical Configuration View

Starting Layout XL with a New Physical Configuration View

Starting Layout XL with an Existing Physical Configuration View

Starting Layout XL from a Layout View

Starting Layout XL from a Physical Configuration View

Layout XL Constraint Group

Layout XL Desktop

Working with Designs

Opening a New Design

Opening an Existing Cellview

Making a Design Read Only or Editable

Saving a Design

Closing a Design

Basic Command Functions in Layout XL

Bindkeys in Virtuoso Layout Suite

Displaying Bindkeys for Layout XL

Layout Editor Default Setup

Startup Files

Forms for Setting Layout XL Default Values

Default Application Used for a Cellview Type

Technology File

Workspaces in Layout XL

Display and Selection Controls

Printing in the CIW

Multiple Cellviews Opened in Layout XL

Shortcut Menus

Object Selection Modes in Layout XL

Displaying Options Forms Automatically

Layer Display Colors

Layout Editor Strokes

Loading and Unloading Strokes

2

Design Display and Search Controls

Design Display

Setting an Area Display

Viewing Coordinates

Find Functionality

Search Criteria

Finding Objects

Replace Functionality

Replacing Instances

Finding and Replacing Text of Labels

Object Search Criteria

3

Design Tools

Calculating Area and Density

Rulers

Saving and Deleting Rulers

Ruler Segment Modes

Mouse and Key Actions in Ruler Segment Modes

Ruler Snapping Support

Creating Rulers with Snapping On

Creating Rulers with Smart Snapping Off

Instance Remastering

Terminal Checking During Instance Remastering

Replacing Instance Abstract Views with Layout Views

Object Tapping

Tapping Objects Using the Tap Command

Customizing Tap Settings Using the Layout Editor Options Form

Layer Generation

Making Changes to Objects on Layers

Making Boolean Edits by Layer

Markers

Displaying Marker Information

Finding Markers in a Design

Deleting Markers

Checking Layout Integrity

Pad Shapes and Labels

Generating a Standard Report for Pad Shapes

Generating a Customized Report for Pad Shapes

Setting Filters for a Customized Report

Generating Labels for Bond Pads

Promoting Labels to the Top Level

Status Toolbar Customization

Status Toolbar Information Formatting

Capture and Replay Your Design Actions

Capture and Replay Assistant

Recording Your Actions in a Design

Replaying Your Recorded Actions in a Design

Deleting a Recording in the Capture and Replay Assistant

Renaming a Recording in the Capture and Replay Assistant

Cross Section Viewer

Viewing the Cross Section of a Layout

Specifying Cross Section Viewer Settings

Cross Section Viewer Configuration File

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Hierarchical Designs

Checking for Instance Recursion

Changing the Origin of a Cellview

Descending into a Cellview

Returning to a Different Hierarchy Level

Editing a Cell in Place

Edit In Place in Post-Selection Mode

Freezing and Unfreezing Pcell Instances

Making Hierarchy Editable

Making Cells

Instance Hierarchy Flattening

Flattening Instances

Copying and Cutting Through the Hierarchy

Uniquifying a Cellview

Viewing Cellview Summary

Refreshing Cellviews to Reflect Updated Masters

5

Object Creation in Layout XL

Object Creation by Entering Points

Entering Points in the CIW to Create Objects

Entering Points Using the Enter Points Form

Points Formats Supported in the Enter Points Forms

ROD Support for Object Creation

Creating a Rectangle

Creating a Polygon

Creating an Arc in a Polygon

Creating a Path

Creating a Path with Slots

Controlling the Display of Paths

Creating a Circle

Creating an Ellipse

Creating a Donut

Creating Instances

Pin Creation

Creating Pins

Placing a Pin Array

Setting Pin Label Text Style Options

Support for Orthogonal WSP Grid

Creating Pins from Labels

Label Creation

Label Creation Patterns in Manual Mode

Label Creation on LPPs Derived from stampLabelLayers

Configuring Label Creation Options

Generating Labels Using the Scan Line

Generating Labels Using Auto Step in Manual Mode

Label Creation in Manual and Auto Modes

Label Generation for Overlapping Shapes

Via Creation

Installing a cdsVia Device in the Technology File

Adding the cdsVia Device to the validVias Constraint

Setting Up Via Creation Options

Creating a Single Via

Creating a cdsVia

Creating a Stack Via

Creating or Updating a Via Variant

Creating a Via Automatically in Single and Stack Modes

Auto Mode Via Creation on Intersecting Shapes

Placing a Via Automatically with a Single Click

Placing a Via Automatically Based on Connectivity Information of Intersecting Shapes

Auto and Fast Edit Via Mode Options

Analyzing a via using Auto Via Assistant

Creating a via using Auto Via Assistant

Setting the Technology to Create Vias

Calculation Modes for Via Parameters

viaEngineContext User Type

Supported Constraints

Support for Voltage-Dependent Rules

Creating Slots

Wide Wires Slotting Flow

Creating a Group

Placement and Routing Objects

Blockages

Creating a Blockage

Blockage Halos

Rows

Creating Rows

Creating a Custom Placement Area

Creating Clusters

Track Patterns

Technology File Requirements for Track Patterns

Displaying Track Patterns

Creating a Track Pattern

Creating a PR Boundary

Creating a Snap Boundary

Creating an Area Boundary

Creating a Cluster Boundary

Create Commands Supporting Snap Pattern Snapping

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Object Editing in Layout XL

Object Moving

Moving an Object by Direct Manipulation

Moving Objects Manually

Moving an Object by Using the Move Command

Moving or Copying an Object to Another Layer

Moving an Object to Another Cellview

Moving a Multipart Rectangle

Moving Objects Using the Move Form

Object Copying

Copying an Object

Array of Copied Objects

Creating an Array by Using the Copy Command Interactively

Creating an Array by Specifying Spacing Mode and Values

Copying an Object to Another Cellview

Cellviews Copied Across Libraries

Copying an Object in Repeat Mode

Object Stretching

Stretching an Object by Direct Manipulation

Stretching a Circle

Stretching a Via

Changing the Angle of a Corner by Stretching

Stretching and Moving Objects

Stretching Paths

Stretching Multipart Rectangles

Object Deletion

Deleting Objects

Object Flipping

Flipping Objects

Flipping an Object by Specifying a Reference Point on Canvas

Object Rotation

Rotating Objects by Using the Rotate Form

Rotating a Geometric Object by Any Angle

Rotating Multiple Objects

Rotating or Flipping an Object During a Move Operation

Object Chopping

Array Chopping

Chopping an Object

Via Chopping

Object Merging

Merging Objects

How Merging Converts Objects

How Merging Converts Paths

Object Yanking and Pasting

Yanking and Pasting Objects in Pre-Selection Mode

Yanking and Pasting Objects in Post-Selection Mode

Object Reshaping

Reshaping a Polygon

Adding a Rectangle to a Polygon

Reshaping a Path

Object Splitting

Splitting an Object

Changing the Angle While Splitting an Object

Splitting Multiple Objects

Modifying Corners of a Polygon

Modifying Object Size

Parent-Child Relationship Between Objects

Attaching and Detaching Objects

Object Conversion

Instance-to-Mosaic Conversion

Converting Instances to Mosaics

Converting Circles, Donuts, and Ellipses to Polygons

Converting Polygons to Paths

Object Alignment

Object Alignment by Using the Quick Align Command

Object Highlighting When Quick Align is Active

Customizing Quick Align Settings

Quick Align Functionality in Full and Partial Selection Modes

Aligning Edges and Centerlines with a Target Edge in Full Selection Mode

Aligning Edges and Centerlines with a Target Edge in Partial Selection Mode

Alignment When Reference and Target Are Set on the Same Edge

Aligning Points with a Target Point

Aligning Objects with a Target Axis

Object Alignment by Using the Align Command

Aligning Objects with a Point

Aligning Objects with a Reference Object

Aligning Objects with a Layer

Aligning a Layer with Another Layer

Aligning a Layer with Objects

Adding Objects with a Pre-Selected Aligned Group

Aligning Objects by Using the Align Toolbar

Editing Slots

Editing Groups

Adding Objects to a Group

Adding Objects to a Group By Using the Select Target Group Form

Ungrouping All Objects in a Group

Removing Objects from a Group

Editing Group Contents by Using Edit In Place

Editing Group Contents by Using Transparent Group Mode

Edit Commands Supporting Snap Pattern Snapping

Pin-Path and Pin-PathSeg Connections Preserved

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Multipart Paths

Multipart Path Creation Overview

Flow for Creating Multipart Paths

Defining the Master Path of an MPP

Defining Connectivity for the Master Path

Subparts of a Multipart Path

Adding an Offset Subpath

Adding an Enclosure Subpath

Sets of Subrectangles

Adding a Set of Subrectangles Subpart

Defining Connectivity for a Subpart

Editing a Subpart of an MPP

Deleting a Subpart of an MPP

Drawing a Multipart Path in the Layout Window

Multipart Path Values Saved as a Template

Saving MPP Templates to an ASCII File

Saving MPP Templates to Your Technology Library

Saving MPP Templates to Your Technology Library on the Disk

Loading an ASCII Multipart Path Template File

Creating an MPP Guard Ring

Multipart Path Environment Variables

mppTemplate Environment Variable

mppASCIIFileName Environment Variable

Multipart Path Selection

Selecting a Whole Multipart Path

Selecting Multipart Path Ends

Selecting Chopped Subpath Ends in Multipart Paths

Selecting Multipart Path Segments

Selecting a Multipart Path Vertex

Moving Multipart Paths

Stretching Multipart Paths

Stretching Chopped Subpath Ends in Multipart Paths

Splitting Multipart Paths

Reshaping a Multipart Path

How Chopping Affects Multipart Paths

Chopping a Multipart Path

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Object Properties

Displaying Object Properties

Editing Properties of an Object

Editing Properties of a Group of Objects

Searching and Replacing Object Properties

Adding a New Cellview Property

Defining a New Object Property

Modifying a Property

Deleting a Property

Editing Object Attributes

Editing Object Connectivity

Via Editing

Editing Cut Patterns

Inherited Connections and Net Expressions

Inherited Connections

Net Expressions

Creating and Editing a Net Expression

Property Editor Assistant

Net Setting on Instance Terminals

Route Status of Objects

Voltage Range Information

Interactively Setting Color on a Selected Object

Setting Color on Shape Objects

Setting Color on Vias

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Group Arrays

Group Array Creation

Group Array Considerations

Holes in a Group Array

Locked Group Arrays

Predefined Orientation Patterns for a Group Array

Group Array SKILL Functions

Creating a Group Array by Using the Copy Form

Specifying Group Array Orientation Using the Array Pattern Form

Saving a Custom Orientation Pattern for a Group Array

Group Array Editing

Modifying the Number of Cells in a Group Array

Creating Holes in a Group Array

Locking Group Array Spacing

Converting a Mosaic to a Group Array

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Connectivity in Layout XL

Pin Connectivity

Benefits of Defining Pin Connectivity

Defining Must-Connect Pins

Defining Strongly Connected Pins

Defining Weakly Connected Pins

Defining Pseudo Parallel Connected Nets

Checking Connectivity of Pins

Propagating Nets

Adding and Deleting Shapes on Nets

Adding Shapes to a Net

Removing Shapes from a Net

Assigning and Unassigning Nets on Shapes

Assigning Nets to Shapes in Pre-Selection Mode

Assigning Nets to Shapes in Post-Selection Mode

Unassigning Nets from Shapes in Pre-Selection Mode

Unassigning Nets from Shapes in Post-Selection Mode

Ways to Select Shapes Based on Nets

Net Tracing Using the Mark Net Command

Layers Specification for Tracing a Net

Tracing Nets

Saving Marked Nets

Unmarking Nets

Probing Nets, Instances, Pins, and Shapes

Probing Objects Using Pre-Selection Mode

Probing Objects Using Post-Selection Mode

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Microwave Commands

Creating Transmission Lines

Creating Bends

Transmission Line Bend Styles

Standard Bends

Chamfer Bends

Radial Bends

Creating Advanced Transmission Lines

Creating Tapers

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Troubleshoot Basic Editing Issues in Layout XL

Troubleshoot Design Access Issues

Cannot Find a Library

Cannot Open a Cellview

Cannot Write to a Cellview

Cell Instances Are Missing

ASCII MPP Template File Loading Returns a CIW Warning

Troubleshoot Entered-Points Issues

Points Entered Incorrectly

Cannot Move Objects or Enter Points As Required

Object Moves Instead of Stretching

Object Changes Shape When Resizing

Cannot Paste an Object

Pcell Parameters Not Appearing

Cannot Edit the Properties of Selected Instances

Troubleshoot Mouse and Cursor Issues

Pointer Changes Shape

Cursor Sticks to Objects

Cursor Snaps to the Wrong Object

Cursor Does not Snap to a Point

Right Mouse Button Does not Work

Troubleshoot Object Selection Issues

Unable to Select Instances

Unable to Select Objects on a Layer

Unable to Select All Objects During Edit-In-Place

Unable to Select Objects in a Dense Design

Unable to Select Copied Objects

Selection Box Zooms the Cellview Instead of Selecting Objects

How to Select Invisible Objects

Troubleshoot Pcell Stretching Issues

Pcell Stretch Handles Are Not Visible

Difficulty Selecting Pcell Stretch Handles

Troubleshoot Basic Command Issues

Basic Editing Frequently Asked Questions

Window Display FAQs

Object Creation FAQs

Object Editing FAQs

Ruler-Related FAQs

Layer-Related FAQs

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Snap Pattern Snapping for FinFET Devices in Layout Editor

Turning On Snap Pattern Snapping

Controlling the Display of Snap Patterns

Object Snapping to Local Snap Pattern Shapes

Object Placement Inside the Fin Boundary

Object Snapping

Snap-Pattern-to-Snap-Pattern Snapping

Instance Snapping

Shape Snapping

Via Snapping

Group Snapping

Track Group Snapping

Shape Snapping for Track Groups

Instance Snapping for Track Groups in Detail Mode

Object Snapping to Global Snap Pattern Grid

Global Grid Anchoring

Detail Mode Snapping to Specific Tracks of a Global Grid

Snap Pattern Display Controls in the Palette Assistant

Instance Placement Modes

Abstract Mode Placement

Manual Mode Placement Override

Object Snapping in singleTrackCenter Snapping Mode

Rectangles Created on a Layer with singleTrackCenter Snapping Mode

Snapping Mode Behavior in Edit Commands

Layer Shapes Exempted from Snapping by Using exceptOverlap

Snap Pattern Display Packets

Snap Pattern Display Based on Track Index

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Width Spacing Patterns in Layout Editor

Controlling the Display of Width Spacing Patterns

Object Snapping Behavior in Width Spacing Patterns

Pin Snapping

Region Shape Snapping

Region Group Snapping

Instance Snapping in Abstract Mode Placement

Object Snapping to WSPs During Editing

Pin Snapping to Width Spacing Patterns

Dynamic Display During Pin Creation and Editing

Controlling Transparency of Tracks With Alpha Blending

Interactive Snapping

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Layout XL Basic Editing Forms

Add Property Form

Add Shape to Net Form

Align Form

Reference

Align Using

Spacing and Sorting

Area and Density Calculator Form

Array Pattern Form

Assign Net Form

Auto Via Assistant Options Form

Background Cellview Form

Choose Object for Label Creation Form

Chop Form

Copy Form

Create Area Boundary Form

Create Blockage Form

Create Circle Form

Create Cluster Boundary Form

Create Custom Placement Area Form

Create and Edit Clusters Form

Create Encore Report Form

Create Group Form

Create Instance Form

Create Label Form

Manual

Auto

Create Measurement Form

Ruler Shortcut Menu

Create Multipart Path Form

Create Path Form

Path Options

Create Pin Form

Manual Mode

Auto Mode

Create Pins From Labels Form

Create Polygon Form

Create P&R Boundary Form

Create Rectangle Form

Create Row Form

Definition

Templates

Create Method

Create Slot Form

Calculating Dimensions Associated with Slots

Create Snap Boundary Form

Create Via Form

Single Via Mode

Stack Via Mode

Auto Via Mode

Fast Edit Via Mode

Create Via Options Form

Cross Section Viewer Form

Custom Show Layer/Custom Show Purpose Form

Define Net/Pin Connections Form

Delete Form

Delete All Markers Form

Delete Configuration Form

Delete Marker Form

Descend Form

Descend Options Form

Display Options Form

Display Controls

Zoom/Pan Controls

Grid Controls

Resolution

Snap Modes

Display Abstraction Controls

Dimming

Dynamic Display Form

Setup

Info Balloon

Dynamic Measurement

Highlight Aligned Edges

Parameter Types for Shapes and Objects

Dynamic Selection Assistant Options Form

Dynamic Selection Shortcut Menu

Edit Cellview Properties Form

Cell Types

Edit Properties Form

Connectivity Tab

Property Tab

ROD Tab

Property Editor Shortcut Menu

Attribute Tab of Various Objects

Edit Cut Pattern Form

Edit Synchronous Clone Form

Edit Via Array Pattern Form

Enter Points Form

Export Image Form

Export Label Form

Find Marker Form

Find/Replace Form

Flatten Form

Flip Form

Flip Vertical Form

Flip Horizontal Form

Freeze Pcell Instance Form

Group Return Form

Guard Ring Form

Halo Editor Form

Highlight Options Form

Instance to Mosaic Form

Layer Generation Form

Layout Editor Options Form

Editor Controls

Foundry Constraints

Gravity Controls

Tap

Snapping

Wire Editing

Layout Integrity Check Form

Load Multipart Path Template Form

Magnifier Options Form

Make Cell Form

Make Readonly/Editable Form

MarkNet Options Form

Options Tab

Via Layers Tab

Connected Layers Tab

Stop Layers Tab

Marker Text Window

Modify Corner Form

Modify Property Form

Move Form

Open Form

Pad Opening Info Form

Search Criteria

Sort

Reporting

Label Control

Promote Label

Pad Opening Info: Filter Form

Palette Options Form

Paste Form

Print Hierarchy Tree Form

Quick Align Form

Quick Align Shortcut Menu

Refresh Cellviews Form

Remaster Instances Form

Remove Shape From Net Form

Rename Command Name Form

Repeat Copy Form

Reshape Form

Restore View Form

Return To Level Form

ROD Subpart Form

Offset Subpath Fields

Enclosure Subpath Fields

Subrectangle Fields

Rotate Form

Rotate Left Form

Rotate Right Form

Save a Copy Form

Save All Mark Nets Form

Save Configuration Form

Save Multipart Path Templates Form

Save/Restore Selection Set Form

Save Via Variant Form

Save View Form

Save Recording Form

Select Area Shape Type Form

Select Array Member Form

Selection Options Form

Selection Protection Highlight Options Form

Set Area View Level Form

Set Default Application Form

Set Pin Label Text Style Form

Show Selected Set Window

Size Form

Split Form

Stretch Form

Summary Window

Tap Form

Track Pattern Editor Form

Transmission Line Bend Form

Transmission Line Form

Transmission Line Taper Form

Transparency Options Form

Tree Form

Uniquify Form

Unmark Net Form

View By Form

Yank Form

B

Layout XL Basic Editing Environment Variables

System Evaluation of Environment Variables

Ways to Set Environment Variables

Changing Graphic Environment Variables That Are Cellview Properties

abeFixShapePartitioning

abutServerOn

accessEdgesOn

acuteAnglePath

addDesignLppsToTech

alignApplySpacing

alignDirection

alignLayer

alignMatchRefLayer

alignMatchRefSize

alignMethod

alignObjType

alignReference

alignRefMethod

alignRefObjType

alignReverseSort

alignSnapToGridType

alignSortMethod

alignSpacingType

alignSpacingValue

alignToolBarReferenceObject

alignUpdateLabelLayer

alignUsing

alignUsingInstanceDrawingMode

allowPartialDelete

alphaBlendingBoundaryFillValue

alphaBlendingBoundaryHaloValue

alphaBlendingBoundaryOutLineValue

alphaBlendingFinFillValue

alphaBlendingFinHaloValue

alphaBlendingFinOutLineValue

alphaBlendingTrackFillValue

alphaBlendingTrackHaloValue

alphaBlendingTrackOutLineValue

anchor

applyBounce

arrayDisplay

askSaveOnReturn

autoCopyTemplateCellViewList

autoCircleCreation

autoExtractSaveEnabled

autoLoadBindKeys

autoModePinSize

autoModePinSizeFromPath

autoNetName

autoPermutePins

autoPinLayerFunctionsList

autoPinRectHeight

autoPinRectWidth

autoRefresh

autoSaveMarkNetSetupFile

autoSetRefPoint

autoStoreSelectionSetOn

autoTapShape

autoTapType

autoViaOverrideVariantParameters

autoviaOverrideVariantParameters

autoZoomMode

autoZoomPan

autoZoomScale

balloonFadeTime

balloonOn

balloonPauseTime

balloonTransparency

bannerFields

blockageAllowPGNet

blockageAttachOwner

blockageAttributeMode

blockageCreateMethod

blockageDerivePoints

blockageIsPushedDown

blockageKeepOwner

blockageMaterial

blockageMaxDensity

blockageSpacingType

blockageSpacingValue

blockageType

bondPadLPP

boundarySnappingLayer

boundarySnapXGrids

boundarySnapYGrids

carDefaultGroup

chainMode

checkAllSPGridsEnclosures

checkHalfWidthPathSeg

checkLargeCoordinates

chopArray

chopCircleJustify

chopCircleRadius

chopLineJustify

chopLineType

chopLineUserWidth

chopPRBDialog

chopRectHeight

chopRectJustify

chopRectWidth

chopShape

chopSpecifySize

chopSpecifySpacing

circleRadius

circleShapeMode

clearAllMeasurementsUseEditMode

clusterBoundaryAspectRatio

clusterBoundaryUtilization

commandVerboseLevel

confirmDelete

convertEachInstanceIntoMosaic

copyColumns

copyConnectivity

copyCreateGroupArray

copyGroupArrayLockXY

copyIncrementInstName

copyIncrementNetName

copyOrder

copyResetRowCol

copyRows

copySpacingMode

copyToLayer

copyXField

copyYField

createAsLabel

createInstResetCDF

createInstResetCDFParamsFile

createPinLabel

createPinPathSpineAware

createPinSchematicAware

createRectilinearBoundary

createViaAlwaysUsesDefinedCalcMode

cursorShape

crossSectionCutLineColor

crossSectionDisplayForwardCut

crossSectionDisplayLayerName

crossSectionDisplayNetName

crossSectionDisplayUnusedLayer

crossSectionOrientationHorizontal

crossSectionSizeCutLine

crossSectionSyncWithPaletteVisibility

crossSectionViewModeAssistant

defaultNewCellName

defaultNewLibName

defaultNewViewName

defaultOpenCellName

defaultOpenLibName

defaultOpenViewName

defaultToolName

defCreatePinConnModel

delDetachedBlockages

deleteFluidShapes

deleteTarget

descendEIPPopupSelectionWindow

descendPromptForView

dimGridLines

dimmingAutoEnabled

dimmingInGray

dimmingIntensity

dimmingOn

dimmingScope

disableLayerFuncSnapToMfgGrid

disableMissingLayerPopUp

disableRoundPathStyle

discardCVEditOnWindowClose

displayFigGroupName

displayFigGroupShapes

displayInstanceOrientation

displayMissingMasterMarkers

displayOptionsFile

displayPCellOrientation

displayPinNames

displayPRBoundaryAtCurrentLevelOnly

displayPRHighestResolution

displayRefPoint

displayResolution

displayRowName

displayRowSite

displayRulerDistanceAtEnd

displayRulerInHierarchy

displayRulerMiddlePoint

displaySchDashText

displaySelectionHighlightWhenDimmed

displaySigDigits

displayStartLevel

displayStopLevel

displayStretchHandles

displayViaShapes

doNotShowChopPRBDialog

dotsOn

dotStyleMajorGrid

dragDisplayNetName

drawDottedGridOn

drawEngine

drawGridOn

drawInstancePinNames

drawInstancePins

drawLabelsSurround

drawPRBoundary

drawSmallLabelOrigin

drawSurroundingOn

drawTraversedInstBbox

drawTraversedInstName

drdEditSmartSnapAllowedWidthSnap

drfPath

dynamicHilightOn

dynamicMeasurementBackgroundColor

dynamicMeasurementDrawBackground

dynamicMeasurementDisplay

dynamicMeasurementEdge

dynamicMeasurementFontSize

dynamicMeasurementFromCursor

dynamicMeasurementLayerScope

dynamicMeasurementTextColor

dynamicProbe

editInstanceBoundaryMode

editorOptionsFile

eipHighlightColor

enableAlignToolBarReferenceObject

enableCopyAndPaste

enableEIPEnhancements

enableLayoutIntegrityCheck

exceptOverlapSnapMode

expandPinBusExpression

extendPathLengthCheck

extractAfterGenerateAll

extractCellviewIllegalConnectionLimit

extractCellviewInvalidConnectionLimit

extractCellviewOpenViolationLimit

extractCellviewShortViolationLimit

extractCellviewUnnecessaryPseudoParallelConnectionLimit

extractConnectUnassignedInstTerms

extractConsiderAllCutLayersInVias

extractCheckShortedTerminalsInPcells

extractDeepOffPinConnectionsToLevel

extractEnabled

extractEnableVirtualConnections

extractHierExtractSearchDepth

extractIgnoreColorLockState

extractKeepShapeAssignment

extractNetInvalidConnectionLimit

extractNetOpenViolationLimit

extractNetShortViolationLimit

extractPromoteAllStopShapes

extractReinitOnStopLevelChange

extractRemoveStickyProperty

extractRunOnInit

extractStopLevel

extractVerifyAnalogSigType

extractVerifyBigMPP

extractVerifyClockSigType

extractVerifyGroundSigType

extractVerifyIllegalHierConnections

extractVerifyIllegalHierConnectionsIgnoreUnassignedHierShapes

extractVerifyIllegalOverlapsForStoppedColoredShapes

extractVerifyIncompleteMustConnectAllPins

extractVerifyIncNetsWithShapesOnNonRoutingLayers

extractVerifyInvalidConnections

extractVerifyMustConnectMarkers

extractVerifyOpenViolations

extractVerifyOpticalPortRadiusMatch

extractVerifyPowerSigType

extractVerifyResetSigType

extractVerifyScanSigType

extractVerifySignalSigType

extractVerifyTieHighSigType

extractVerifyTieLowSigType

extractVerifyTieOffSigType

extractVerifyWellSubstrateConnections

extractVerifyUnimplementedInstTerms

extractVerifyUnnecessaryPseudoParallelConnections

extractVerifyWeakMarkers

extractVirtualConnectionSeparator

filteredNetName

filterSizeForResolution

findReplaceReportFileName

fitIntoClusterBoundary

fixedWidthPaths

flattenExcludePcellListFile

flattenMode

flattenPCells

flattenVias

flipAroundCombinedCenter

flipReference

followRoutingDirection

fullSelectionMode

ghostOfDraggedObjects

glyphTransparency

gravityApertureInPixels

gravityDistance

gravityEditCellViewOnly

gravityOn

gravitySelectableOnly

gravityType

gravityUse5PixelApertureWhenOff

grEnclosedBy

gridMultiple

gridSpacing

groupArrayDragMode

groupArrayXSpacing

groupArrayYSpacing

highlightSelProtectedItems

haloBottomOffset

haloLeftOffset

haloRightOffset

haloTopOffset

highlightAlignedEdges

highlightAlignedEdgesColor

highlightAlignedEdgesWidth

iconsOn

ignoreBounce

ignoreParallelMinWidthForSquarePinResize

ignorePCellSnapPropertyForDevice

instanceDrawingMode

instanceSelectionMode

instanceVisibilityMode

instCellName

instColumns

instDelX

instDelY

instHalosEnabled

instLabel

instLibName

instMosaicCreation

instName

instPhysicalOnly

instRows

instViewName

keepCopiedInsideGroup

keepFirstTermName

keepGuardRingEndsConnected

keepWiresConnectedToNonWires

labelAttach

labelAutoConn

labelAutoInst

labelDrafting

labelExpand

labelFontStyle

labelHeight

labelJustify

labelKeepLabel

labelLPP

labelMode

labelOverbar

labelPurpose

labelText

leCheckMissingLayers

leCheckMissingMasters

leChopPreservePathSeg

leDispNetExpr

leWindowBBox

lockAngles

lppVisibilityMode

magAnchorPosition

magConfined

magCursorOffset

magDisplayMode

magFloatPosition

magOffsetCorner

magScale

magSize

maintainConnections

makeCellCellType

makeCellGridAlignment

makeCellUseInstanceDrawingMode

markerAccessMode

markerDeleteAccessModeIsEdit

markerDeleteConfirmModeChange

markerDeleteScope

markerDeleteSeverities

markerDeleteSources

markerDeleteSourcesMode

markerSearchBy

markerSearchScope

markerSeverity

markerZoom

markerZoomScale

markNetAutoColorCycle

markNetConnectedLayer

markNetExcludePurposes

markNetHilightObj

markNetNumThreads

markNetOptionsFile

markNetRange

markNetSaveViaInfo

markNetSelectOverlapLayer

markNetStartLevel

markNetStopLayer

markNetStopLevel

markNetThickline

markNetViaLayer

maskLayoutDefaultApp

maxAutoStoreSelectionObj

maxAutoStoreSelectionSet

maxPathSegInSpineAreaSelection

measurementDisplayOn

measurementTextHeight

mergeEnable

mergeScope

mergeVias

mergeXStippleShapes

meshNBThread

minInstSizeInPixelsForStretchHandles

modalCommands

modCornerRadius

modCornerType

moveConnectedInstancesAndWires

mppASCIIFileName

mppTemplate

multiMfgResolutionSnap

mustConnectAllPins

multiThreadInfo

muteUnstretchableOption

netBasedSelectionNetName

netBasedSelectionOn

netBasedSelectionReverse

netExprDisplay

netName

netNameDisplayDrawBackground

netNameDisplayDrawOnTop

netNameDisplayEnabled

netNameDisplayFilter

netNameDisplayFilterDefaultList

netNameDisplayFilterLayers

netNameDisplayFilterMode

netNameDisplayFontStyle

netNameDisplayMaxLabelSize

netNameDisplayMaxLabelSizeFull

netNameDisplayNetShow

netNameDisplayScope

netNameDisplaySkipInstances

netNameDisplaySkipPcells

netNameDisplaySkipLayers

netNameDisplaySkipVias

netNameDisplayTermShow

netNameDisplayTermSkipInstances

netNameDisplayTermSkipPcells

netNameDisplayUserColor

netNameDisplayUseShapeColor

netsOn

nPtsToTaper

numLevels

numSides

openSavedCellViewInWindow

openToStopLevel

orientation

originMarkersOn

overrideFontName

packetDialogBoxes

padLabelLPP

partialSelect

partialSelectProximityMaxPixel

partialSelectionMode

pasteRef

pathBeginExt

pathCL

pathEndExt

pathJustify

pathOffset

pathStyle

pathWidth

pinAccessDir

pinDefaultObjectType

pinLabelPlacementMode

pinLayerPurpose

pinLPP

pinMode

pinSelectionMode

pinShape

pinTextCreateAsLabel

pinTextLayer

pinTextLayerNames

pinTextPurpose

pinTextPurposeNames

pinTextSamePurpose

pinTextSameLayer

pinTextOrientation

pinWidth

pinXPitch

pinYPitch

pointSelectAperture

pointSelectCycleMode

polygonArc

preservePins

preservePinFigs

preserveRodObjects

preserveTerminalContacts

preserveTermName

preventDeletionOfLogicalInstance

probeCycleBool

probeFilledInstance

probeFilledInstanceParam

probeHighlight

probeHiliteLppList

probeHiliteLppString

probeInstDisplayRadio

probeNetDisplayCheckInstance

probeNetDisplayCheckPins

probeNetDisplayFlightLines

probeNetDisplayHierarchyLevel

probeNetNameFilterByName

probeNetNameFilterByNameDefaultList

probeNetNameFilterByNameMode

probeNetStopAtDisplayLevel

probePromptBusBit

probeShapeDisplay

probeTermDisplayRadio

probeVisibleLpp

propEditHideTopSection

propEditDefaultSelectAll

propEditorHeight

propEditorWidth

propertyEditorAutoResize

propEditStretchableTree

protectedObjHighlightHaloLevel

protectedObjHighlightHaloMode

protectedObjHighlightHaloTrans

protectedObjHighlightHaloWidth

pteAllLayersScope

pteApplyParentState

pteAutoRedrawMode

pteCheckableColumnClickMode

pteCollapseLayersInViewBy

pteColoredLppSortOrder

pteColorMixedSort

pteCompactMPT

pteDeferRedrawOnMouseMove

pteDisplayActiveLppInForeground

pteEnableMouseBindings

pteFindModeOn

pteIncludeCutLayers

pteInfraDefValueObjGrids

pteInfraObjSelFollowVis

pteInfraWirebondProfileColors

pteInverseColorScheme

pteLayerSetActivationMode

pteLayerSetManagerLeftClickMode

pteLayersSelectabilityDepth

pteLayersVisibilityDepth

pteLinkColorVisibilityToShapeVisibility

pteLppGroup

pteLppsDisplayOrderControl

pteLSManagerAsAssistant

pteLSManagerRespectFilters

pteMPTAwareSelectionTrigger

pteMPTMode

pteMPTScope

pteMovableTools

pteMultiSelectionMode

pteProhibitToggleOnMouseMove

pteRetainFilterSettings

pteRoutingOnlyScope

pteShowColorControlsForMPT

pteShowColoredLSManager

pteShowLSManager

pteShowMPTScope

pteShowUsedSystemLpps

pteUsedLayersEipScope

pteWindowSynchronizationMode

QAHoldTimeMilliSec

QAMaxPixelsPerMilliSec

quickAlignMode

quickAlignSameLayerTarget

quickAlignSnapTarget

quickAlignSpacingType

quickAlignUserSpacing

realColorSelection

realignLabelToPinCenter

rectangularWSPPinAsSquare

rectBaseMode

rectHeight

rectOnSnapPatternGrid

rectSmartSnapEnable

rectSmartSnapOnActiveLayer

rectWidth

recursionCheck

remasterInstCheckTerms

remasterInstSearchCellText

remasterInstSearchLibText

remasterInstSearchViewText

remasterInstUpdateCellText

remasterInstUpdateLibText

remasterInstUpdateViewText

removeChopShape

removeEmptyNetTerm

removeTerminals

replaceFigs

resetOrientation

reshapeType

retainSelectionSet

reuseExistingFrozenMaster

rodAutoName

rotateAroundCombinedCenter

rotateReference

rotateInstParam

rowAbutFirstUnit

rowAbutNumberOfUnits

rowAbutUnit

rowBaseName

rowCreateMethod

rowChannelWidth

rowFirstUnitOrient

rowFlipFirstUnit

rowFlipUnit

rowNumberOfRows

rowPartitionBottomOffset

rowPartitionLeftOffset

rowPartitionRightOffset

rowPartitionTopOffset

rowNumberOfSites

rowSiteEnable

rowSiteSymmetry

rowUnitOrient

rulerColorPacketName

rulerDisplayType

rulerEdgeMode

rulerFontBold

rulerFontSize

rulerLabelBackgroundColor

rulerLimitDecimals

rulerSegmentModeType

rulerSegSnapMode

rulerSnapMode

saveACopyLibName

saveFindReplaceReportToFile

saveRulers

schematicDefaultApp

schematicDefaultTier

schematicSymbolDefaultApp

scrollPercent

segSnapMode

selectCreatedObj

selectHilightPacket

selectionAperture

selectMarkersAtLast

selectObjectLargerThanWindow

selectObjectInEditCvFirst

selectOnlyInstWithSelectableShapes

selectPartialPathHighlightStyle

selectProtectedItems

selectUnderCursorMenuAlphaSorting

selectUnderCursorMenuLimit

setDxDyToZero

setupConstraintGroup

showFindReplaceReport

showAnglesSigDigits

showWhatsNew

slotEdgeToSlotOffset

slotEnable

slotEnableRect

slotEnablePath

slotInterSlotSpacing

slotLength

slotRowSpacing

slotShapeMode

slotSpecifyArea

slotStaggerOffset

slotWarnWhenMoreThanRows

slotWidth

snapDeviceInDetailMode

snapMode

snapPatternDisplayTrackIndex

snapPatternDrawingStyle

snapPatternFastDetailModeSnapping

snapPatternGlobalGridAnchoring

snapPatternIndexSnappingLayers

snapPatternSnapping

snapPatternSnappingDepth

snapPatternSnappingDepthMethod

snapPatternSnappingMode

snapPatternSnapToXYGridFirst

snapRectToWSPGrid

snapResizeWireObjects

snapResizeWireObjectsMaxDragLimit

snapResizeWireObjectsMaxLimit

snapStdCellInDetailMode

snapToGrid

snapToMfgGrid

snapUsingInstanceAsReference

softFence

spineSelection

startLevel

statusBarXYdXdYLength

statusToolbarFields

stopLevel

stretchPcellApplyToName

stretchHandlesLayer

stretchViaMode

supressFreezePcellUI

tapConnectedFigsOnly

taperStyle

tapLayerFilter

tapPurposeList

tapType

targetColor

targetLineStyle

targetWidth

termDirection

termName

textJustificationOn

tinyInstDetail

transientRulerColorPacketName

transparentGroup

trimEnable

trueColorProbe

trlBendFac

trlBendStyle

trlChamFac

trlNPtsToPI

trlRadFac

trlWidth1

trlWidth2

turnInfixOffWhenSmartSnapping

undoRedoHistoryLimit

updateLabelLPPWithPin

updatePCellIncrement

useAlphaBlending

useDynamicHilightPacket

useFlipReference

useOverrideFontName

useRelativeXY

useRotateReference

useRulerSnapModes

useTapPurposeList

useTrueBBox

validLppFilterOn

viaAlignCuts

viaAlignCuts

viaAllowOverridePurposes

viaAnnotateOverlapsWithNoValidSolution

viaAnnotateViasNotRetained

viaAnnotateViasWithAddedMetal

viaAnnotateViasWithNoAddedMetal

viaAnnotateViasWithSingleCut

viaAttemptToUseBridgeVias

viaAutoFromArea

viaAutoOnlyOnTopLayers

viaAutoOnlyOnTopLayers

viaAutoViaAlignment

viaAutoViaAlignment

viaAutoViaCutArrayDirection

viaAutoViaCutArrayDirection

viaAutoViaEnableMaxStackDepth

viaAutoViaEnclosureDirection

viaAutoViaEnclosureDirection

viaAutoViaExcludeNetsName

viaAutoViaExcludePowerAndGroundNets

viaAutoViaHints

viaAutoViaMaxStackDepth

viaAutoViaMinNumCuts

viaAutoViaMinNumCuts

viaAutoViaOnSelectedNets

viaAutoViaPreviewShow

viaAutoViaPreviewShow

viaCheckBlockageTypes

viaCheckBlockageTypes

viaCheckMinNumCut

viaCheckPlateMaxWidth

viaCheckPlateMinWidth

viaCheckShapeConn

viaCheckUserSet

viaColumns

viaCompuEnclosures

viaComputeFromMode

viaConnectivityMode

viaConstraintGroup

viaCreateInGroup

viaCreateInRoute

viaCreateInRoute

viaCutClassInAuto

viaCutClassInAuto

viaCutSpacingMethod

viaCutClassOrientation

viaCutClassOrientation

viaDRCCheckHierarchyRangeMode

viaEnableAddMetal

viaEnableAnnotation

viaEnableDRCCheck

viaEnableUserSkillCallbacks

viaEnableValidPurposes

viaEnableValidPurposes

viaExtendEnclosureBeyondOverlap

viaExtendEnclosureBeyondOverlap

viaFastEditFromSelectedVias

viaFillEnclosureOverlap

viaFillEnclosureOverlap

viaFillpolygonalOverlap

viaFixOverlapShapeViolations

viaHideEnclosures

viaIgnorePurposes

viaIgnorePurposes

viaMaximizeCuts

viaMaximizeCuts

viaMaxStackDepth

viaMode

viaMultiProcessMode

viaMultiProcessNumCPU

viaOverrideAddMetalConstraint

viaOverrideAlignmentConstraint

viaOverrideCutArrayDirConstraint

viaOverrideCutClassOrientConstraint

viaOverrideEnclosureDirConstraint

viaOverrideMaximizeCutsConstraint

viaOverrideMinNumCutsConstraint

viaOverrideOffCenterViaConstraint

viaParamCalcMode

viaPreventDRCOnOverlap

viaPreventDRCWithNeighbors

viaPreventOffCenterVia

viaPrintStatisticsReport

viaPrintStatisticsReport

viaPrintStatisticsReportByStackDepth

viaTryWithSmallerCutClass

viaRows

viaShowAllConstraintOverride

viaSelectionMode

viaStackColumns

viaStackRows

viaStackSelection

viaStackSelectionMatchingSizes

viaUseEffectiveCuts

viaUseEntireOverlap

viaUseRowColDefault

viaUseEntireOverlap

viaValidateDRCStandalone

viaValidPurposes

viaValidPurposes

viaWallFromSelectedShapesEnabled

viaWallKeepViasEnabled

viaWallPreviewEnabled

viewNameToTypeList

xSnapSpacing

ySnapSpacing

yankShape

zoomToFig

Environment Variables Used Internally

C

Layout XL Assistants

Auto Via Assistant

Analyze Tab

Create Tab

D

Layout Editor Plug-Ins

E

Bindkeys in Virtuoso Layout Suite

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