Virtuoso XL Layout Editor User Guide

Wire Editing in the Virtuoso XL Layout Editor

Search Form

Search for lets you type a word, text string, or regular expression for which you want to search.

When Found

select selects words, strings, or expressions specified in theSearch for text field.

deselect deselects words, strings, or expressions specified in theSearch for text field.

scroll to next match scrolls to the next occurrence of the word, string, or expression specified in theSearch for text field.

Match Options

whole word controls whether the search is restricted to the entire word, string, or expression or a partial word, string, or expression.

exact case controls whether the search is case sensitive.

Scan the Whole File, when off, selects or deselects, depending on the requested operation, the first occurrence of the word, string, or expression. When on, scans the entire file and selects or deselects all occurrences of the word, string, or expression.

Virtuoso XL Layout Editor User Guide

Wire Editing in the Virtuoso XL Layout Editor

Split Form

Snap mode controls the direction in which you can draw the split lines. anyAngle creates split lines at any angle.

diagonal creates split lines parallel to the X or Y axis or at a 45-degree angle to the axes. orthogonal creates split lines parallel to the X or Y axis.

L90XFirst creates orthogonal two-segment split lines and creates the first line in the X direction.

L90YFirst creates orthogonal two-segment split lines and creates the first line in the Y direction.

Virtuoso XL Layout Editor User Guide

Wire Editing in the Virtuoso XL Layout Editor

Via Pattern Pop-up

Sets the via pattern when multiple vias are added to bus wires. The via patterns are

Perpendicular, Diagonal 1, Diagonal 2, Stagger, Out Taper and In Taper. The default is

Diagonal 1.