Create Label

Specifies that pin labels are to be created for all the pins in all the soft blocks in the design.

Pin Label Text Style

This section sets the style of the labels used to annotate pins in the design window.

Height

Sets the height of the labels.

Font

Sets the text style of the labels.

Text Options

• Drafting: Prevents the label from being rotated more than 90 degrees.
• Overbar: Determines how text strings containing underscore characters are displayed in a layout window.

The default is off, which means that the software displays underscore characters ( _ ) as part of the text string. When switched on, the software interprets underscore characters in the text string name as toggle switches that control where overbars begin and end. Overbars appear above the text string, as shown in the examples below.

Layer Name

Sets the layer on which the labels are generated. Choose a layer from the cyclic field or select Same As Pin to create the label on the same layer as the pin with which it is associated.

• Same As Pin Layer : Creates the label on the same layer as the pin.
• Same As Pin Layer Purpose : Creates the label on the same layer purpose pair as the pin.

Justification

Sets the location of the label origin.

The origin appears as a small square on the label when you place or select it. Choose from lowerLeft, centerLeft, upperLeft, lowerCenter, centerCenter, upperCenter, lowerRight, centerRight, and upperRight.

Orientation

Lets you specify the orientation of the labels.

Choose orientation from:

• R0: No rotation
• R90: Rotate 90 degrees clockwise
• R180: Rotate 180 degrees clockwise
• R270: Rotate 270 degrees clockwise
• MY: Mirror over the Y axis
• MYR90: Mirror over the Y axis and rotate 90 degrees clockwise
• MX: Mirror over the X axis
• MXR90: Mirror over the X axis and rotate 90 degrees clockwise

Environment variable: pinTextOrientation