Search view – Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual

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Views

Chapter 3. Concepts

Search View

The Search view provides an interface for searching the ACE design database for design objects (instances,
nets, ports, pins, sites, and paths), displaying the results of a search in a list, organized by object type.
Optionally, all or part of the results of a search can be added to the current selection, displayed in the

Selection view

. The Search View is a graphical interface to the Tcl command

find

.

Instances and Ports in the results list may be dragged and dropped onto the

Floorplanner view

to assign

placement or add

placement region

constraints (the behavior depends upon the Floorplanner’s active

tool/mode). Ports may also be dragged and dropped onto the

Package view

to assign placement. Instances

and Paths in the results list may be dragged to the

Placement Regions view

to add placement region

constraints.

By default, the Search view is included in the

Floorplanner perspective

. To add it to the current perspective,

select Window Show View Search.

See also:

Object Type Prefixes

Note:

A maximum of 200 objects are displayed in the Search view at a time. Use the
arrow buttons (

and

) on the view’s toolbar to page through the full set of

search results.

Figure 3.73: Search View screenshot

Search View Icons

Icon

Description

Object (unplaced instances and ports; all pins, nets, and paths)

Placed Object (Applies to instances and ports)

Fixed-Placed Object (Applies to instances and ports)

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