Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Editing Properties

The Edit Object Properties form appears. The form appearance changes to show all properties for the type of object selected.

Edit Object Properties

3. Change the properties of the label and click OK.

Editing Symbol Selection Box Properties

To change the position of the selection box, do the following:

1.Click the selection box using the symbol editor.

2.Choose Edit – Properties – Objects.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Editing Properties

The Edit Object Properties form appears.

Edit Object Properties

3.Change the position of the selection box by editing the coordinates. You can also use the Move or Stretch commands for repositioning.

4.Click OK.

Editing User-Defined Object Properties

To edit visible user-defined object properties, values, and their display attributes, do the following:

1.Click the object property.

2.Choose Edit – Properties – Objects.

The Edit Object Properties form appears. The form’s appearance depends on whether you click the property master or a property instance.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Editing Properties

When you select a user-defined property master, the form displays values forMaster

Value and Local Value.

Edit Object Properties

You cannot edit the Master Value field.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Editing Properties

When you select a user-defined property instance, theEdit Object Properties form displays values for Name and Value.

Edit Object Properties

3.Change the property values of Local Value, Height, Font, or Justification.

4.Click OK.

Passing Parameters in a Design

To pass a parameter from the symbol view to the schematic, set up a CDF parameter for the parameter under consideration. Do the following:

1.In the schematic, choose Edit Properties – Object on the instance and change the value of the instance parameter from a fixed value to, for example,pPar("rb").

2.Create the symbol view by choosing Create Cellview – From cellview and make appropriate drawing shape changes to the symbol.

3.Save the symbol view.

4.Edit the CDF for this component (CIW – Tools – CDF – Edit). The Edit Component CDF form appears.