Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Editing Objects

Stretching a Wire

The following diagram shows how to stretch a wire using the schematic editor default settings.

During the stretch process

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You can stretch a wire in any direction. The editor reroutes the wire and maintains connectivity. When you stretch a wire, all wire segments that are connected to another object

(such as a pin) stretch.

Stretching with the Symbol Editor

To stretch an edge or a vertex of a shape or an endpoint of a line in the symbol editor, do the following:

1.Choose Edit – Stretch.

2.Click once on an edge or a vertex of a shape or an endpoint of a line.

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3.Move the pointer to stretch the part you selected and point to a destination for the stretch.

4.To change Stretch command options, press F3.

The Stretch form in the symbol editor opens.

Stretch

Note: If you select shapes other than lines, rectangles, polygons, circles, ellipses, or arcs, they move instead of stretch. Stretching is the equivalent of moving for pins, labels, and notes. Partially selected shapes stretch instead of move.

The following sections describe using the Stretch command on various objects.

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Stretching Edges, Vertexes, or Endpoints

The following diagram shows how to stretch partially selected objects in the symbol editor.

The vertex of a shape

The endpoint of a line

Stretching with Direct Manipulation

Direct manipulation is one of the quickest ways to edit an object.

To stretch an object using direct manipulation, do the following:

1. Click and hold the left mouse button over an object.