placerType

layoutXL.AP placerType 'cyclic { "Digital" | "Digital ECO" | "Analog Auto" | "PLS" | "Place" }

Description

Specifies the placement type.

• Digital: Places all the standard cells in the design.
• Digital ECO: Places only the unplaced standard cells in the design.
• Analog Auto: Uses the Virtuoso device-level automatic placer.
• PLS: Places devices as closely as possible to their relative locations in the schematic view.
• Place: Places all standard cells and devices.

The default is Digital.

GUI Equivalent

Command	Place – Auto Place
Field	Placement Type

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL.AP" "placerType")

envSetVal("layoutXL.AP" "placerType" 'cyclic "PLS")

Related Topics

Automatic Placement Form

Running the Automatic Placer

Virtuoso Placer Environment Variables

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