Command Reference    2.  Synopsys Commands                   plot



NAME
          plot           Plots a design schematic or a design
                         symbol view in PostScript format.


SYNTAX
          int plot [-hierarchy] [-sheet_list sheet_number_list]
                      [-symbol_view] [-schematic_view]
                 [-output file_name]

         list sheet_number_list
         string file_name


ARGUMENTS
          -hierarchy     Plots schematics or symbol views for all
                         designs in the hierarchy.  If this
                         option is not specified, only the
                         schematic or symbol view for the current
                         design is plotted.


          -sheet_list sheet_number_list
                         Plots only the specified sheets of the
                         schematic or symbol view.  If this
                         option is not specified, all sheets are
                         plotted.


          -symbol_view   Plots the current design's symbol view.


          -schematic_view
                         Plots the current design's schematic
                         view.  This is the default if no other
                         view is specified.


          -output file_name
                         Specifies the name of the output file
                         where the PostScript schematic is saved.
                         If this option is not specified, the
                         schematic is written as standard output
                         as defined by the plot_command variable.


DESCRIPTION
          Plots the schematic or symbol view for the current
          design using PostScript format.

          You can control the visual characteristics of schematic
          objects (such as line width, or layer names) by setting



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          schematic layers.


EXAMPLES
          This example sends the PostScript plot directly to the
          printer:

                         dc_shell>  plot


          In the next example, the cell name layer is turned on
          for the current design so that cell names are displayed
          when the schematic is generated.  Then, the schematic
          is generated and the PostScript file sent to the
          printer.

                         dc_shell> set_layer cell_name_layer
                         visible true

                         dc_shell> create_schematic -size
                         infinite

                         dc_shell> plot



          This example saves the PostScript plot in the file
          "my.plot":

                         dc_shell> plot -output my.plot


          This example plots the designs in the hierarchy, that
          have schematics generated:

                         dc_shell> plot -hierarchy


          This example plots sheet 63 of the current design:

                         dc_shell> plot -sheet 63


          This example creates the symbol view of the current
          design:

                         dc_shell> create_schematic -symbol_view


          This example plots the symbol view of the current
          design:




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                         dc_shell> plot -symbol_view


          This example creates all symbol views of designs in the
          hierarchy:

                         dc_shell> create_schematic -hierarchy
                         -symbol_view


          This example plots all symbol views of the current
          design:

                         dc_shell> plot -hierarchy -symbol_view


          This example plots both schematic and symbol views of
          the current design:

                         dc_shell> plot -schematic_view
                         -symbol_view


          This example plots sheets 23, 35, 46 and 62 of the
          current design:

                         dc_shell> plot -sheet_list {23, 35, 46,
                         62}


SEE ALSO
          create_schematic(2), highlight_path(2), set_layer(2);
          plot_variables(3).






















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