Forum Post: Deleting a Dimension "WARNING: Dimension point at (375.00...
Hi, I'm trying to delete a dimension that is not associated with an object. I have tried using the Dimension Environment and the Delete Dimensions select from the drop down, but it will not delete. Any...
View ArticleForum Post: Assura LVS Parameter Mismatch Error
Hi All, I'm using Virtuoso Layout XL 617 and Assura 415, with TSMC mixed-mode 130nm PDK. I included a multi-fingered NMOS moscap into the layout, using the generated parameterized cell. The Cap has 5...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: [IC6.1.7] Simulating VHDL-AMS
Hi Andrew, Thank you for your response. I was indeed using Spectre as simulator. With the ams Simulator and the config view it works now. Thank you for this hint.
View ArticleForum Post: How to use auto-abutment in custom Pcells
Hello, Can somebody tell me how the auto-abutment works, and how to introduce it into my own Pcells? Thanks
View ArticleForum Post: ADE XL Job Policy Setup -> Max. Jobs - automatic set after start
Default value Max.Jobs afte start always = 1 I saved setting via "Save Jobpolicy" But the initial setting is still = 1. What variable should I set in .cdsenv or load via .cdsinit for initial setting.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Deleting a Dimension "WARNING: Dimension point at (375.00...
Hi Susan, Make your schematic page bigger than 5600.00 wide using a custom page size. You will then be able to zoom out then zoom in to the coordinates 375.00 5600.00...You ought to then be able to see...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Deleting a Dimension "WARNING: Dimension point at (375.00...
Hi Dave, So sorry I forgot to mention this is a Layout issue. I'm running 16.6. I did a dimension, realized I wanted the decimal place to be 3 instead of 2, changed the design perimeters to match what...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Deleting a Dimension "WARNING: Dimension point at (375.00...
Hi Dave, Must have been delirious with fatigue last night when I was trying this. It worked this morning with a double click. Clickity, clickity, clickity this program I tell you! Thanks for such quick...
View ArticleForum Post: Maintain "Persistence" of Find after done command is completed...
Hi. When in EtchEdit mode or general edit mode for routing I notice that when routing is finished by selecting "Done" the settings in the find dialog settings get blown out. I am trying to maintain the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Maintain "Persistence" of Find after done command is...
Paul, I believe that the intended use model (and how I've been using the application modes) is to not necessarily use the commands. And then, your find filter is retained as it switches to the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Maintain "Persistence" of Find after done command is...
I'd like to add to the above that by using the Tab key on the keyboard it will cycle through the elements that you have enabled in the find filter Example While in an app mode mode hover over a pin and...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Maintain "Persistence" of Find after done command is...
Hi Rik, Indeed The tab selection is actually really good provided you have "Find Objects Checked" such as cline segs etc. The Issue is making sure those objects are checked. Thanks Paul
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Maintain "Persistence" of Find after done command is...
Pat, What I did is went to each mode without invoking any commands and set the find filter for the objects of interest. So right now I have different find options for both General Edit Mode and etch...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How to use auto-abutment in custom Pcells
Hello RVERP, I would begin by reading the Virtuoso Layout Suite XL User Guide , Chapter 5, Device Abutment. Then I would give it a go on my own. When (not "if") I needed to debug further, I'd check out...
View ArticleForum Post: How to invoke the geSaveAllForm?
I work on a team that generates test pattern layouts in Virtuoso programmatically with SKILL. We have found that new users to Virtuoso are regularly surprised that, when they run DRC, what they see in...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Maintain "Persistence" of Find after done command is...
For delete, I might be inclined to add the following to my env file funckey d "prepopup; pop dyn_option_select @:@Delete" when in the design you hover over a cline, segment, text, shape, via and use...
View ArticleForum Post: How to corrupt a GDS with dbCreateParamInst
Recently one of our new SKILL programmers (lets call him Obi Wan ) discovered a way to update a pcell such that it streams out "successfully" (i.e. 0 errors), but the resulting GDS cannot be opened by...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Maintain "Persistence" of Find after done command is...
Rik, indeed that works well and also allows one to tab key select based on the find option before deleting. You can also do a window select as well and take out everything in one go. I used to use...
View ArticleForum Post: How is the netlisting done in ADE
Hello All, How is the netlisting done generally. I want to understand for example , an ams netlist will have instantiation of components in Verilog format. From where these ports for the models are...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: how to create the filled shape for selected Finger?
Thanks leonlee! Actually the polygon is not created for finger code1: axlSetFindFilter(?enabled `("noALL" "fingers") ?onButtons `("noALL" "fingers")) axlSelect() Finger = car(axlGetSelSet())...
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