initEstimateArea

layoutXL initEstimateArea boolean { t | nil }

Description

Determines whether Layout XL estimates the size of the design boundary based on the boundary area estimation options during the Generate All From Source and Update Components And Nets commands, and when defining soft blocks in the Configure Physical Hierarchy window. To support defining soft blocks in the Configure Physical Hierarchy window, the environment variable feeds the Boundary tab with the Area Estimator values.

The default is t.

GUI Equivalent

Command:

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

Connectivity – Update – Components And Nets (PR Boundary tab)
(Update Components and Nets Form)

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

Field:

Aspect Ratio (W/H)

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL" "initEstimateArea")

envSetVal("layoutXL" "initEstimateArea" 'boolean t)

envSetVal("layoutXL" "initEstimateArea" 'boolean nil)

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