Insert - Draw Rectangle

Selecting Insert - Draw Rectangle provides you with a quick way to create rectangular polygons. Once the rectangle is added to the circuit, it is subsequently treated like any other polygon with no restrictions. The type of polygon that is added: Metal, Via or Brick is determined by the selections made in the Add Rectangle tool bar.

1. After selecting the Draw Rectangle command, the Add Rectangle tool bar appears in the project editor tab.
   
    
2. If you wish to assign the rectangle to a Technology Layer, you may select it from the Technology Layer drop list in the tool bar. If no Technology Layer is assigned, you may select a planar metal from the drop list. The type of rectangle that is added is determined by the type of the Technology Layer to which it is assigned or the type of material used.
3. Once your selections, if any, are made, place the cursor where you want one corner of the rectangle to be.
4. Drag the cursor to form an outline of the desired rectangle.
5. When the rectangle is the size and dimensions you want, release the mouse button to draw the rectangle in your circuit.

If you wish to add more than one rectangle at a time, press the shift key while making the menu selection or click on the Pin mode button  in the Add Rectangle tool bar. This will leave you in Add Rectangle until you explicitly exit this mode by selecting another command or clicking on the Escape button  in the Add Rectangle tool bar .

You may enter the location of the points used to create a rectangle using the keyboard, see Keyboard Entry of Points and Polygons for details.

Shortcut Key:       R

Tool Bar Button: