Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

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Editing Properties

This chapter describes how to find and edit object properties.

Searching for Objects That Have a Specifi Property on page 339

Search String Wildcards on page 341

Replacing Properties on page 341

Replacing String-Tagged Characters on page 343

Selecting Objects Automatically by Type on page 349

Selecting Objects by Property on page 351

Adding a Property Name to the Search List on page 352

Selecting Objects by Filtering on page 353

Object and Cellview Property Types and Values on page 354

Editing Object Properties on page 356

Applying Edits to Objects and Displaying Object Types on page 356

Adding Object Properties on page 357

Deleting Object Properties on page 358

Modifying Object Properties on page 359

Editing Specifi Object Properties on page 360

Editing Instance and Block Properties on page 360

Editing Pin Properties on page 362

Designating the Order of Pins on page 362

Copying a Pin Order from Another Cellview on page 363

Resolving Pin Order Mismatch on page 364

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Verifying Pin Order on page 364

Editing Pin Name Properties on page 365

Editing Wire Properties on page 365

Editing Wire Name Properties on page 366

Editing Instance Pin Properties on an Instance of a Block on page 367

Editing Label Properties on page 368

Resetting Invisible Labels on page 369

Editing netSet Properties on page 371

Editing Note Text Properties on page 371

Editing Note Shape Properties on page 373

Editing Symbol Shape Properties on page 374

Editing Symbol Pin Properties on page 375

Editing Symbol Label Properties on page 376

Editing Symbol Selection Box Properties on page 377

Editing User-Defined Object Properties on page 378

Passing Parameters in a Design on page 380

Editing Cellview Properties on page 381

Adding Cellview Properties on page 382

Deleting Cellview Properties on page 383

Modifying Cellview Properties on page 384

Editing VHDL Properties on page 385

Adding VHDL Properties on page 386

Deleting VHDL Properties on page 387

Modifying VHDL Properties on page 388

Setting the Tool Filter on page 388

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Using Command Shortcuts

Direct editing (or direct manipulation) is the quickest way to edit or create an object. You can use your mouse to start the following command operations, rather than selecting a menu command or an icon:

■Stretching using direct manipulation

■Copying using direct manipulation

■Moving using direct manipulation

■Create a wire from a schematic pin

■Create a wire from a block pin

■Repeat the last command

■Rotating using the mouse

Searching for Objects That Have a Specific Property

Use the Edit – Search – Find command to find objects that have a property that matches your specific search criteria.

To find objects that have a specific property, do the following:

1. Choose Edit – Search – Find.

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The Find form appears. The title bar reflects the editor name.

2.In the Search For cyclic field, choose the specific property to search for.

When you set the Search For cyclic field toother, the Add New Property to Find/ Replace form appears. When you click OK, the new name appears in the cyclic field on the Find form.

3.Specify the value of the property in the text entry field on the Find form. The asterisk ( * ) matches zero or more occurrences of any characters.

4.Click Apply.

When a match exists,

A message reports the number of matching properties.

All the properties that match the criteria specified on the Find form are added to a list. To display the list of matches, click the List All button.