Forum Post: RE: Drag trace not moving
When you click and drag a cline the tools invoke the "slide" command so for settings invoke Route - Slide then look at the Options Pane for control settings. It sounds like the Vertex Action isn't set...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Drag trace not moving
awesome thanks. the extend selection box was checked. when i unchecked it it worked as expected.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Cadence layout suite XL - some overlap regions get...
Hi, I guess your device binding is wrong. You probably have 2 or more schematic MOS with several fingers each and now on the layout side you implemented them wrong from connectivity viewpoint....
View ArticleForum Post: Strange error W- *WARNING* ilMakeString: NULL String, changed to "".
Does anyone know what causes this? programname = axlDesignType(nil) if(rexMatchp("SYMBOL" programname) then tools = '( (popup "Tools1") ("&Tour Nets" "mytour") ) else tools = '( (popup "Tools2") (...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Cadence layout suite XL - some overlap regions get...
Thank you Marc for all of your answers :) they were helpful. Please have my regards.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Allegro .brd file to Orcad Layout/Capture
"to export libraries from .brd file...choose File-Export-libraries" I do not see any such option in my editor (17.2)
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Allegro .brd file to Orcad Layout/Capture
If using the OrCAD set of pcb editors look in Export > More > Libraries
View ArticleForum Post: Instances with placement status "unplaced"
I have a bunch of instances in my layout with placement status "unplaced". They aren't shown in virtuoso, but they appear in my stream out gds, causing a lot of DRC errors. I can simply remove them...
View ArticleForum Post: Simulation of standalone LNA IC
Hi I am designing a standalone LNA to be packagedto be matched to 50Ohm antenna output at its input and also 50Ohm load a its output. I believe in this case I will be using two 2-port element source...
View ArticleForum Post: Convert Altium Designer SchDoc to Capture CIS
Hello, I trying to convert my AD sch files to capture CIS, there are several sch files in my AD project, but when I convert them, only one file would be converted successfull. How can I convert the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Make library name and cell name fields of "edit object...
Well, this is good investigation. But, I guess the PDK vendor intended it that way because he doesn't want user to change instances using EOP. Instead delete and then instantiate new ones because there...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Instances with placement status "unplaced"
If someone does that deliberately in virtuoso a warning is issued saying that instance will become invisible. If the design was taken outside virtuoso environment then that could be the cause. Or, if...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Make library name and cell name fields of "edit object...
Yes, that is the official reason. I can change lib and cell names with the browse button and there are triggers registered with such action, but not with simple editing of the fields
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Instances with placement status "unplaced"
Hello, If you used Generate Physical Hierarchy and you have generated soft blocks then you could have 'unplaced' instances but when opening or descending into that instance you should be warned for...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Instances with placement status "unplaced"
I have used the physical hierarchy and soft blocks. So at what point in the flow using soft blocks is the status changed?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Instances with placement status "unplaced"
When generating the soft blocks the instances are set to 'unplaced' in order to make easier the floorplanning at the top level and not having a big content of the soft blocks displayed. Actually when...
View ArticleForum Post: Double-click on .brd opens different board
Double-click on .brd opens most recent .brd insted of opening the clicked .brd Please help. PCB Editor 17.2
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Are design level symbol properties inaccessible when placed...
Thanks. I figured as much. The problem with properties at the symbol level is that anyone can change them. I was hoping for something that was only accessible through SKILL. I guess I'll have to have 2...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AMS Simulator in cadence virtuoso
hello Andrew, As i said earlier iam using virtuoso product version IC 6.1.6. 64-b. 500.4 while using ADEXL, when i right click 'test or analysis name' in the data view assistant pane, it is not...
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