Created Feb 24, 2026Updated Feb 24, 2026Aleksandr SidunSuggest Edit

Renumerating instances in Cadence Virtuoso

During design, we are adding and deleting instances multiple times, so the instance names becomes wild like: R556 or C132. This makes it hard to track them during layout and extraction as well as complicates the communication between schematic and layout engineers:
Renumbering instances (before)

Renumbering instances (before)

Luckily, there is a standard function in Cadence Virtuoso, that alows us to renumerate instances once the design is complete. To do that, simply navigate to Edit → Renumber Instances:


Renumbering instances (after)

Renumbering instances (after)

All instances in the schematic are renumbered, filling the gaps in naming!

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