Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Editing Objects

2. Press the Shift key, and click and drag the mouse.

When you release the mouse button, the original object is copied and placed.

Before copying

Copying with Bindkeys

To copy an object using bindkeys, do the following:

1.Select the object to copy.

2.Press c.

3.Click a destination for the copy.

Moving

Use the Move command to reposition objects in your design. Unlike the Stretch command, the Move command does not maintain connectivity of the selected objects. The Move command

■Moves an object without maintaining connectivity

■Rotates an object or turns it upside down or sideways

■Works best when infix mode is turned on

■Works differently when preand postselecting an object before moving it

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

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■Works easiest and fastest using direct manipulation

■Moves selected objects between different schematic cellviews

You cannot move partially selected objects to a different cellview.

■When you work with wires, note shapes, or device shapes (rectangles, polygons, circles, ellipses, and arcs), you can select a vertex, set of vertexes, or edges; when you work with partially selected objects, only the selected vertexes move while the other vertexes or edges are anchored in place.

Moving Objects

To move an object, do the following:

1.Choose Edit – Move.

2.Select an object you want to move.

3.Click a destination for the object.

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After moving

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4. To change Move command options, press F3.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

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The Move form appears.

After a move, all connectivity breaks between the selected object and the objects to which it was connected.

If you want to maintain connectivity, use the Stretch command.

Moving with Direct Manipulation

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

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

1.Place the pointer over an object.

2.Press the Control key, and click and drag the mouse.