Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Configuring and Using Kanji Notes

Using Kanji Notes

The Add – Note – Kanji Note command lets you create symbol cellviews containing kanji characters that you can instantiate in your schematic design.

The general procedure for creating and placing a kanji note follows:

■Use a kanji text editor to create or edit a Kanji EUC-formatted file.

■Generate a symbol cellview based on the information in the Japanese EUC-formatted

file.

■Add an instance of the symbol cellview to your design.

Formats, Files, and Views

You use Add – Note – Kanji Note to open a kanji text editor, which you use to create a

Japanese EUC packed (multiple-width) formatted file.

After you quit the kanji text editor, you click on the OK or Apply button on the Add Kanji Note form. The software then

■Generates a symbol cellview

■Creates a kanji cellview

The symbol cellview contains the graphics that represent the characters described in the EUC file. The software draws each character in the symbol by referencing the X and Y coordinates, which are stored in the two kanji vector files.

The kanji cellview, which the software stores in your library, contains an exact copy of the information in the source Japanese EUC packed (multiple-width) formatted file. Because this copy resides in your library, you can use the schematic editor, whenever you wish, to change the file and regenerate the associated symbol and any instances.

Note: The software stores the symbol and the kanji cellviews in the same cell.

Adding a New Note

The basic procedure for adding a new kanji note to your schematic is to generate a new symbol and place an instance in your design. There are two ways to generate a new kanji note symbol:

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Configuring and Using Kanji Notes

■Generate a kanji note symbol based on an existing Japanese EUC packed (multiwidth) formatted file

■Generate a kanji note symbol based on a new Japanese EUC packed (multiwidth) formatted file

Generating a Symbol from an Existing File

To generate a new kanji note symbol based on an existing Japanese EUC packed (multiplewidth) formatted file, do the following:

1.Choose Add – Note – Kanji Note from the schematic editor menu banner. The Add Kanji Note form appears.

2.In the Kanji EUC File field, type the name of the existing EUC file.

3.(Optional) Change the default kanji note display parameters.

4.Click OK. The software

Generates a symbol cellview

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Configuring and Using Kanji Notes

Creates a kanji cellview

Opens the Add Instance form and makes the Add Instance command active

5.Move your cursor into the schematic.

A box that represents the instance of the kanji note symbol is bound to your cursor.

6.Place the symbol instance by clicking in the schematic.

The kanji note appears where you click your mouse. The Add Instance command remains active.

7.Press the Esc key to end the Add Instance command.

The Add Instance form closes.

Generating a Symbol from a New File

To generate a new kanji note symbol based on a new Japanese EUC packed (multiple-width) formatted file, do the following:

1.Choose Add – Note – Kanji Note from the schematic editor menu banner. The Add Kanji Note form appears.

2. In the File Editor field, clickOpen.

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Configuring and Using Kanji Notes

The software initializes the form with a filename and your kanji text editor opens the new

file.

3.In the kanji text editor, enter your kanji text, save the file, and quit the kanji text editor.

4.(Optional) Change the default kanji note display parameters.

5.Click OK. The software

Generates a symbol cellview

Creates a kanji cellview

Opens the Add Instance form and makes the Add Instance command active

6.Move your cursor into the schematic.

A box that represents the instance of the kanji note symbol is bound to your cursor.

7.Place the symbol instance by clicking in the schematic.

The kanji note appears where you click your mouse. The Add Instance command remains active.

8.Press the Esc key to end the Add Instance command. The Add Instance form closes.

Editing an Existing Note

To change an existing kanji note symbol and all instances of the note, do the following:

1.Select the instance object in your schematic.

The software highlights the object.

2.Choose Edit – Properties – Objects from the schematic editor menu banner. The Edit Object Properties form appears.

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Configuring and Using Kanji Notes

The form displays the current display parameter settings as CDF values and provides access to the kanji text editor.

3.(Optional) Open the kanji text editor, change the kanji note text, and close the editor.

4.The software updates the kanji cellview.

You will not see any change on the Edit Object Properties form.