updatePlacementStatus

layoutXL updatePlacementStatus boolean { t | nil }

Description

Automatically updates the placement status of instances and pins that are moved into or out of the PR boundary, including situations where the PR boundary is moved or stretched to enclose or exclude an instance or pin.

Instances and pins with status unknown that are wholly inside the PR boundary after the edit are updated to status placed. Instances and pins with status placed that are wholly outside the PR boundary after the edit are updated to unknown.

The default is nil.

GUI Equivalent

None

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL" "updatePlacementStatus")

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

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

Related Topics

List of Layout XL Environment Variables

Setting Environment Variables

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