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Hao Yan
9/9/22
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Contents
Key Description
Ctrl+shift+w Create wire
P Path
S Stretch
M Move
R Create Rectangle
C Copy
H Repeat copy
Del Delete
X Edit in place
B Return To Level…
Shift+b Return to top level
K Ruler
Shift+K Clear Ruler
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Common Layout BindKeys
Key Description
Ctrl+Z Zoom in (at mouse scroll down )
Shift+Z Zoom out ( at mouse scroll up)
F Zoom fit
I Create instance
ESC Exit current command
F4 Partical/Fully select
A Quick Align
Ctrl+J Flip
Shift+O Rotate
Q Edit Instance Properties
Shift + g Create guardring
Key Description
Ctrl + D Deselect all
Ctrl + A Select all
Shift +A Select by area
Select by line
Shift +M Merge
Shift +R Reshape
T Tap
Step 2 Step 3
• Step 2 go to
parameter option
• Step 3 turn on
Display Layout
Related Parameters
Step 4
• Step 1 click
Options in Layout Step 1 Step 3
XL window
• Step3 go to
extraction tab Step 2
• Step 4 enable
Update
connectivity
information…..
• Step 5 go to
Generation tab Step 5
• Step 6 make sure
marked options
are enabled
Step 6
• Step 2 enable
Align tool bar Step 4
• Step3 you will find
new tool bar show
up Step 2
• Align tool bar can
help you align
multiple targets
use specified Step 5
pitch
• Step 4 click
Window on main
tool bar
• Step5 find
workspaces then
save it
Step 1
• Step 1 Open
schematic then
click Launch
Step 4
• Use marked
bottom to
generate all layout
components from
schematic
Generate all
from source
• Step 1 after
clicked generate
all form source
bottom will show Step 1
up this box
• Step 1 change
Layer property to
Metal pin layer
and change pins
Step 1 Step 2
W/H
Step 5
• Step2 Apply step1 Step 4
setup to all pins
• Step 4 Click
Options bottom
then set pin label
• Step 5 Layer
purpose and Step 3 Step 4
Layer name must
use Same As Pin
• Step 6 Click OK to
generate Layout Step 6
• Click here
to generate
device from
source
• Step1 select
device from
schematic
• Step2 click bottom
(generate selected
from source) in
layout window
• Then you will get
the device in
layout window
generate instance
generate pins
• Step 1 select
multiply devices
which need abut
together
• Step 2 click
generate chain
devices
• Step 2 Just
remove one of Step 1
them
Step 2
Delete
Step 3
• Step 3 Select
devices which you
need clone
• Step 5 Click
search bottom to
find which deleted
before Step 5
• Step 6 Select
Clones Found
devices
Step 6
• Reminding! If you
can find clones in
Clones Found
window, you can
change the option
in Search section
Step 4
• Reminding! Use
layout XL when
you edit clones
otherwise will
break relationship
between those
clones
• Step1 Create M2
bus
• Step2 select by
line to select
vertical M2
• Step3 change
M2 to M3
• Step4 auto
create via from
area
• Create irregular
bus to regular
bus
• Step1 create
bus and
click to
select all net
• Step2 click
F3 and
modify all
nets bit
spacing
from various
to a number
Stretch edge
Stretch edge
Stretch handles :
Stretch pcell
E-display option-
stretch handles
Stretch
handles :
Stretch pcell
Bind key 2
Thank you