netTracerRange

layoutXL netTracerRange cyclic { "Top to bottom" | "Top to current" | "Current to bottom" | "User defined" | "Top to stop level" | "Current to stop level" }

Description

Controls how deep in the hierarchy a trace is created.

The default is "Top to bottom".

Choose:

• Top to bottom to create a trace on the selected net that passes through the entire hierarchy of the cellview.
• Current to bottom to create a trace on the selected net that passes from the current level of hierarchy to the level specified in the Display Level To field in the Display Options form (stop level).
• Top to current to create a trace on the selected net that passes from the level specified in the Display Level From field in the Display Options Form (start level) to the current level of hierarchy.
• Top to stop level to create a trace on the selected net that passes from the top level in the hierarchy to the level specified in the Display Levels Stop field in the Display Options form (stop level).
• Current to stop level to create a trace on the selected net that passes from the current level in the hierarchy to the level specified in the Display Levels Stop field in the Display Options Form (stop level).
• User defined to enable the Start and Stop fields. Use these fields to manually set the hierarchy start and stop levels for tracing nets.

GUI Equivalent

Command:	Connectivity – Net Tracer – Add/Remove command
Field:	Hierarchy Range (Net Tracer Options Form)

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL" "netTracerRange")

envSetVal("layoutXL" "netTracerRange" 'cyclic "Top to bottom")

envSetVal("layoutXL" "netTracerRange" 'cyclic "Top to current")

envSetVal("layoutXL" "netTracerRange" 'cyclic "Current to stop level")

Related Topics

Tracing Nets

List of Layout XL Environment Variables

Setting Environment Variables

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