Virtuoso Video Diary: Is It That Easy to Edit in the Virtuoso Schematic Editor?

Creating a neat and organized schematic is extremely important, and often requires a great deal of forward planning and effort. Placing, aligning, and distributing objects can be time-consuming, if performed manually. However, improvements to the Cadence Virtuoso Schematic Editor accelerates and simplifies this design entry process. New Align and Distribute options simplify placing the objects in a more systematic manner and achieve a better-looking schematic.

Alignment

The Edit - Align command enables you to align the selected objects in any of six ways:

• Left
• Center (vertically)
• Right
• Top
• Middle (horizontally)
• Bottom

You can also use either the pre- or post-selected mode to enhance this feature.

To use the pre-selected mode, select the objects first, then apply your desired Align option. Your selected objects are then aligned as you specify.

To use the post-selected mode, select the Align option first; this changes the cursor to “object alignment” mode. The status bar also shows a prompt for you to select the reference point for alignment. Select a reference point. The reference axis appears on the schematic canvas, also showing the alignment direction you specified. The status bar prompts you to select which objects to align.

Select your objects and double-click or press Enter. The selected objects are then aligned as you indicated.

Distribution

The Edit - Distribute command arranges the selected objects at equal distance, vertically or horizontally. Similar to alignment, you also have an option to distribute pre- and post-selected objects.

Click the Play button below for a brief preview of the video that covers edit enhancements in Virtuoso Schematic Editor, the impact of alignment on a non-wired versus a wired schematic, and how to use pre- and post-selected modes for alignment and distribution.  

For more information about editing enhancements in Virtuoso Schematic Editor, view the video on Cadence Online Support. Click the video link now or visit Cadence Online Support and search for the video under Video Library.

Note: If you don’t have a Cadence Online Support account, you can play the Editing Enhancements in Virtuoso Schematic Editor video (mp4) natively in Cadence Help when you are using Virtuoso IC6.1.7/ ICADV12.3 (ISR9 or later). In the Cadence Help Virtuoso Documentation Library, look for the video title under Video Demos.

Related Resources

• Virtuoso Schematic Editor L User Guide
  • Aligning
  • Distributing

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Deepti Mishra Gupta