Forum Post: RE: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package
Hi Dave, I'd like to thank you for all the code you've submitted over the years. I'm having an issue with the CleatPinSilk routine. You say if you enter "nil" for any of the values it prompts the user,...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: find out which SKILL function is called in the background
Thanks Andrew . It was helpful.
View ArticleForum Post: select layout instance using skill
Hi, I want to select all the instances from a single cell in a layout view. For instance, I have a cell (Library:xxx, cell name:xxx). This cell has been placed in many places in a single layout view. I...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: select layout instance using skill
Here is an example: cv = geGetEditCellView() buffers = setof(x cv~>instances x~>libName == "stdcellLib" && x~>cellName=="buffer") mapcar('geSelectFig buffers) Derek
View ArticleForum Post: PCell Instance inside PCell Callback Issues
Hello all, I have created a PCell of an inverter, by placing instances of N-MOS and P-MOS devices. Each of these primitives have pPar values for their width and length, and allows my Inverter PCell to...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: PCell Instance inside PCell Callback Issues
Hi Shane, Your PCell is calling a function that is not one of the recommended prefix functions (or core SKILL) and is not always available (e.g. outside of Virtuoso, say during Stream Out). Take a look...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Drag trace not moving
I found some ridiculous fnction that kinda sorta does what i want in some ridiculous fasion. route->slide. this is completely arbitrary from what i can tell though but it does what i want just not...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: how to add lvsIgnore property to a cell made by myself.
Yes I use "Base" and Analog netlisting mode. But when I export CDL "File->export->CDL" I still get this subckt.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Cadence layout suite XL - some overlap regions get...
Hi Marc, I understand what you mean to say, but, strangely, I am finding that some regions of overlapping drawn shapes of the same layer (like say, metal-1) meant to comprise a single net is showing...
View ArticleForum Post: Accessing ADEXL outputs from Ocean
Hello, So I ran a parametric sweep with ADEXL and sets a history tag name. Then, later in Ocean I use axlReadHistoryResDB() to load the simulation results from that history, and use the ResDB data...
View ArticleForum Post: How to create a polygon shape when it has the limition...
Hi All , I got a polygon pts is more than 4000 , It can not createPolygon . Could I split the points into serval shapes which pts is small than 4000 ? If it could , How to do it. Thank you, Charley
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Cadence layout suite XL - some overlap regions get...
Hi, what is the message in the Annotaion Browser? Also select one of the instances and check the pin connectivity in the Property Editor Assistant. I can give you only pointers here. Without knowing...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Drag trace not moving
This is down to the Application Mode you are in. The warning you are receiving is based on the fact you are in IFP (Interconnect Flow Planning mode) which is when you bundle connections together to...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: 17.2 impedance calculation ?
For the benefit of others, in the Cross-Section and Constraint Manager for 17.2, the columns are "folded away" and display ">>" in the column headings, double-click in the header cell to expand...
View ArticleForum Post: Import physical view doesn't include all pins.
I want to copy the boundary and the pins of an existing layout to a new view. I do this by creating the new view, and the to use load physical view to copy the boundary and the pins. I see however that...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Make library name and cell name fields of "edit object...
Hi, good call. That procedure sets the behaviour I am seeing
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Drag trace not moving
you are correct sir. when i tried this before there was nothing selected in the find filter, i am still learning allegro this is my second run with it. there is still some setting that is messed up...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Cadence layout suite XL - some overlap regions get...
Hi Marc, I understand that it's hard to debug without having full information. I am providing two screenshots of the Annotation Browser messages, with zoomed version of corresponding layout region...
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