Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

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Cellviews with Evaluated Net Expression Name Form

Cellview shows the full list of cellviews that contain net expressions that evaluate to the selected evaluated name.

Property Name shows the property name in the list of cellviews.

Default Value shows the default value (usually a global name) in the list of cellviews.

Number of Occurrences shows the number of occurrence paths down the hierarchy to a cellview which has a net expression that evaluates to the specified name.

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Change Sheet Border Size Form

Border Size specifies the new sheet size to use in the schematic.

A changes the sheet to an A-size sheet with a vertical orientation, as it would appear in a book.

none deletes an existing sheet border; otherwise, this option does not affect the sheet.

When you select this option, the system ignores the Border Type field.

Border Type specifies the sheet border type.

basic (default) changes the sheet to include global and sheet-specific border titles in the title block.

continue changes the sheet to include sheet-specific border titles in the title block.

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Check Hierarchy Form

Process specifies which schematics the system checks.

every schematic checks all schematics in the hierarchy.

only those that need it (default) checks only those schematics that have been updated since the last time you saved your design.

Referenced libraries specifies whether the hierarchy check continues outside of the current library.

check activates the text field so you can edit the list. When you clickApply or OK, the system checks the libraries displayed in the field.

do not check (default) checks only the current library; the libraries that appear in the text field are not checked.

Save schematics specifies whether the system saves schematics when the check operation is complete.

yes (default) saves the checked schematics.

no does not save the checked schematics.

those with errors appears only when you select yes. This option specifies how the system handles schematics that contain errors.

Ask Me (default) prompts you to confirm which of the displayed schematics you want to save.

No Save does not save any schematics that contain errors.

Save saves all schematics even when they contain errors.

View Name List displays a scrollable list of views that is used to traverse the hierarchy.

When the schematic is in the context of a design configuration or a hierarchy configuration, the following two fields appear:

Using configuration displays the configuration name using the formatlib cell view.

Starting from displays the name of the top level cellview using the format lib cell view.

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Component Browser Form

Library specifies the library that contains the component you want to add.

Flatten controls whether the list box displays cell categories (default; turned off) or cells

(turned on) contained in the specified library. The display changes when you toggle this option.

Filter specifies a text string that limits the list box display to categories or cells that contain the text string. The display changes when you click on the Library option.

Remove appears only when you use the Commands – Add Library command to expand the form. This option lets you remove the associated library from the form.

The list box displays the categories or cells contained in the library (see Flatten).