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

useConstantAreaStretch

layoutXL useConstantAreaStretch boolean { t | nil }

Description

Maintains a constant area for soft blocks, top-level PR boundaries, and virtual hierarchy when their boundaries are stretched.

The default is nil.

GUI Equivalent

Command:

Edit – Stretch – press F3 (Menu bar)

Field:

Constant area stretch

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL" "useConstantAreaStretch")
envSetVal("layoutXL" "useConstantAreaStretch" 'boolean t)

Related Topics

List of Layout XL Environment Variables

Setting Environment Variables


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