Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Form Descriptions

Create Schematic Sheet Form

Number specifies the sheet number that the editor creates when you clickApply or OK. The default sheet number is the next sheet number in the multisheet sequence. Valid choices are integers greater than zero (0).

Size specifies which sheet border size the editor uses for the new sheet. The valid choices are A through F, A Book, and none.

A Book creates an A-size sheet with a vertical orientation, as it would appear in a book.

none creates a new sheet without a sheet border. The system ignores the Type option when you select this option.

Type specifies the sheet border type.

basic (default) specifies a template that contains global and sheet-specific border titles. You use the Schematic Title Block Properties form to fill in the fields in the title box.

continue specifies the same sheet size and border titles as those used for the schematic in the current design window.

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Cross Reference Options Form

Generate Cross Reference Report File specifies whether the system generates a crossreference report file.

off (default) does not generate a cross-reference report file. on generates a cross-reference report file.

View Report opens a view window that displays the report file you specify in theReport File field.

Report File specifies a name for the file where you want to store the cross-reference report.

Display Cross References in Schematic specifies whether the editor displays crossreference strings in the design window.

off does not display cross-reference strings.

on displays cross-references next to the pin in the schematic.

Cross Reference Format specifies how the system displays cross-references in the design window and report file.

Format String specifies the format of the text strings that the system displays in the design window. The default is

sheetNumber zone referenceName

Show Duplicate Zones determines whether the system displays duplicate pin references found within one zone.

off does not display duplicate references. on displays all duplicate references.

Sort References By determines how the system sorts the elements within crossreference lists.

Direction sorts the pins into groups by pin direction, then sorts the groups by sheet number and zone. The valid pin direction groups are input pins, output pins, and

I/O pins.

Sheet Number sorts the reference list by sheet number and zone.

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Cross-View Checker Form

Cross View Check Severity specifies which action the system performs when pin names and pin directions do not match.

ignored results in no action.

warning generates warnings.

error generates error messages.

Views To Check displays a list of the views the cross-view checker checks when you click on OK or Apply.

Match Pin Names Exactly, when enabled, checks whether pin names match exactly. For example, pins A<0> and A<1> in view1 and pin A<0:1> in view2 would not match.

Match Inherited Terminals, when enabled (default), checks whether inherited terminals match.

Match Terminal Net Expressions, when enabled (default), checks whether terminal net expressions match.

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Delete All Markers Form

Severity defines which level of markers the system deletes in the list box and in your design. all deletes all markers.

error deletes all markers with error messages. warning deletes all markers with warning messages.

Search Scope defines the scope of the deletion. cellview deletes markers from the current cellview only.

hierarchy starting from top cellview deletes markers throughout the entire hierarchy.

hierarchy starting from current cellview deletes markers throughout the hierarchy starting from the current cellview.

Source specifies the category of markers that are to be deleted in terms of the program that generated them.

SRC deletes schematic rules checker markers.

VIC deletes cross-view checker markers. conn deletes connectivity markers.

none appears when there are no messages in the list box.

Note: The SRC, VIC, and conn buttons appear when you are checking a schematic design; only the VIC button appears when you are checking a symbol design.