Soft block list

Lists all the soft blocks that were selected when you opened the form. You can create soft pins for any of the blocks that are listed this field. The Lib, Cell, and View fields confirm the currently selected block.

Select Net/Bundle

This section provides options to select nets or net bundles. To assist you in defining constraints, the canvas shows flight lines to represent the nets between the terminals you select.

Search for

Filters the design objects that are searched. Choose one of Nets, Bus, or Net Class.

Name

Lets you type the search expression. Click Filter to see the results.

Define TTB pin parameters

This section provides options to specify in detail the pins you want to create.

User defined terminal name

Specifies the name of the terminal on which the pins will be generated. If you do not specify a name, the system assigns one for you.

Layer

Specifies the layer purpose on which the pin is to be created. Choose the layer purpose you want from the list of extractable layers in the design.

Width and Height

Specifies the width and height of the new pin. These fields are prepopulated with the minWidth spacing defined in the technology file for the selected pin layer.

Num

Specifies the number of pins to create on the specified terminal. The default is 1.

Side

Specifies on which sides of the PR boundary the pins can be created. If you specify more than one side for a pin, the pin optimizer can place the pins on any of the specified sides.

Align Pin

Helps you to align the pins on a particular layer purpose.

Add

Adds the feed through pin parameters to the table.

Update

Updates the pin table with the pins and parameters you provide.

Delete

Deletes a feed through terminal pin.