Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Creating a Multisheet Schematic

2.Change the Usage cyclic field tooffSheet.

For more details, see the single-sheet schematic Add – Pin command.

3.Move the pointer into your design and click to place the pin.

Understanding the Index Schematic

When you create a multisheet schematic, the schematic editor automatically creates an index schematic to organize the sheets. The index schematic provides a graphical overview of all the sheets in the schematic.

When you run a check on your design, the schematic editor displays all hierarchical pins and their names at the top of the index schematic.

The following diagram is an example of an index schematic.

Hierarchical pins

Note: When renaming the cell name of a multisheet schematic’s index cell with the library manager Edit – Rename command, only the index cell is renamed. The cell names for all the sheet cells are not renamed as expected. To correct this situation, use the Edit – Rename command to rename all the cells of a multisheet schematic individually.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Creating a Multisheet Schematic

Going to and from the Index Schematic

To go to the index schematic, do the following:

1.Choose Sheet – Go To.

The Go To Sheet form appears.

Go To Sheet

2.Choose index.

3.Click OK.

To go to a sheet from the index schematic, do the following:

1.Press and hold down the middle mouse button while the pointer is over your destination sheet.

2.On the object-sensitive menu (OSM) that pops up, choose Go To.

You can set the OSMs on or off at any time.

Repositioning a Schematic within the Sheet Borders

If part of your schematic extends beyond the sheet border, you must reposition it.

To reposition a schematic within the sheet borders, do the following:

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Creating a Multisheet Schematic

1. Draw a selection box around all the objects in your schematic.

The selected objects are highlighted.

2.Choose Edit – Move.

3.Select a reference point by clicking in the design. The design is now attached to the pointer.

4.Move the pointer within the sheet border and click to place the reference point of the highlighted schematic.

5.Click in an open area to deselect the highlighted schematic.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Creating a Multisheet Schematic

The schematic now appears within the sheet border.

Deleting Sheets

This operation cannot be undone.

You can use this operation only when editing the index schematic of a multisheet design. You can delete a sheet or range of sheets from a multisheet schematic.

To delete a sheet, do the following:

1. Choose Sheet – Delete from an index schematic.