Enabling and Disabling Constraint-Aware Editing Mode

Constraint-aware editing is a session-wide setting. It applies to all existing and new windows opened in the current Virtuoso session. To toggle constraint-aware editing, do one of the following.

1. With your cursor in the layout window, press F10.
2. Press the CAE button on the Options toolbar.
3. Click the right mouse button and choose Constraint-aware Editing while using one of the supported commands: Create Wire, Create Point to Point, Copy, Move, Stretch, and Rotate.
4. Change the setting on the General of the Connectivity form:
   1. From the layout window menu bar, choose Options – Connectivity.
   2. On the General tab, check or uncheck the box labeled Constraint-aware editing.
5. Click OK to accept the changes.

Related Topics

Connectivity Form

Bindkeys in Virtuoso Layout Suite