initAspectRatio

layoutXL initAspectRatio float floating_point_number

Description

Specifies the width-to-height aspect ratio of the design to be generated or updated by the Generate All From Source and Update Components And Nets commands, or when defining soft blocks in the Configure Physical Hierarchy window.

The default is 1.0, which specifies a square boundary. An aspect ratio of 0.5 specifies a boundary twice as high as it is wide. A value of 2 specifies a boundary twice as wide as it is high.

Arguments

floating_point_number

A float specifying the width-to-height ratio for the design boundary; for example,

1.0

GUI Equivalent

Command:

Connectivity – Generate – All From Source (PR Boundary tab)
(Generate Layout Form)

Connectivity – Update – Components And Nets
(Update Components and Nets Form)

Launch – Configure Physical Hierarchy (in Soft Block mode)
(Configure Physical Hierarchy Window)

Field:

Aspect Ratio (W/H)

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL" "initAspectRatio")

envSetVal("layoutXL" "initAspectRatio" 'float 1.0)

Virtuoso Layout Suite XL: Connectivity Driven Editing User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023