keepWiresConnected

layout keepWiresConnected cyclic { "all" | "spine" | "none" }

Description

Specifies whether to keep pathSegs and vias connected when using the Stretch command. In the layout editor, wires remain connected if the end points meet correctly. In the XL layout editor, wires remain connected even if end points do not meet completely.

• all maintains pathSeg-to-pathSeg and pathSeg-to-via connections during stretch.
• spine maintains only spine pathSeg connections during stretch.
• none the connections are not maintained.

The default is all.

GUI Equivalent

Command	Edit – Stretch
Field	Keep Wires Connected to

Examples

envGetVal("layout" "keepWiresConnected")

envSetVal("layout" "keepWiresConnected" 'cyclic "spine")

envSetVal("layout" "keepWiresConnected" 'cyclic "none")

Related Topics

Variables to Customize the Interactive and Assisted Routing Settings

Using Keep Wires Connected to Split Command

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