Forum Post: Reading and changing CIW input line
Hello, are there any functions that allows me to know what is currently typed on the input line of CIW and change it, eventually? My goal is to write an autocompletion script. As an example, if I type...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Reading and changing CIW input line
Hi Pratik, If you can explain little more about what you are tying to do, probably I can suggest something. As of now, what I can think of is as follows 1. write a function and set the bindkey to...
View ArticleForum Post: Comparing two Allegro .brd files
Is there a way to compare changes between two .brd revisions? I would like to overlay layers from two different .brd files (or gerber files) and have the differences highlighted. Thanks for any help.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Comparing two Allegro .brd files
One method is to create the gerbers from one design and import them into the other. (OrCAD menu = Import > More > Artwork; Allegro menu = File > Import > Artwork) Create user defined...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Reading and changing CIW input line
Hello Amit, think about what happens in a shell if I bind the up key to "history-search-backward". I type a string and, when I press the up key, the shell tries to autocomplete it by looking in the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Reading and changing CIW input line
Hi Pratik, Here is a small code which might be helpful. Have a look CDSLOG = "/xxx/xxx/cdslog/CDS.log" ; cds log file path. you can give actual cds.log file path of yours....
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Reading and changing CIW input line
Hi Patrik, There are two things that already exist that are close to what you are asking for, but it may depend on which version you are using. ALWAYS STATE THE VERSION YOU ARE USING. Try this in the...
View ArticleForum Post: How to add -spectre_args +mts in AMS UNL
Hi, I'm using AMS simulator. In my ADE environment I have to have "pspice_include" in my model. So when I netlisting using AMS Unified Netlister (AMS UNL), I have an error said "MST mode must be...
View ArticleForum Post: Abstract Generator - Issue in the "Pins" step of the workflow.
Hello, I would like to know how the Standalone Abstract Generator recognize Cadence layers from layouts views to extract pins. I'm trying to set "Map text labels to pins" with the pin layers in the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Custom pad design has trace connection point in incorrect...
Funny, I had the same issue with the same footprint. I believe, the issue is where your pad origin is. I'll go back and look at this footprint if moving the origin does not resolve your issue. Wild.
View ArticleForum Post: How to access global signals cds_globals
Hello everyone, I have a cellview that has both inherited connections that can be called with this command dbGetCellViewInheritedSig and other global signals that do not show up with it. However, all...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Custom pad design has trace connection point in incorrect...
The shape symbols you provided look fine, maybe there is a old version of them in your Design/Symbol. Try refreshing the library in the Design/Symbol using the " refresh symbol " command ( Place >...
View ArticleForum Post: skill to repeat command in Layout L??
Hi, I wonder if there is a way to use skill or bindkeys to combine a few commands in layout. For instance, I select an instance, I clikc "c" to copy, then I press "F3" to get the copy window, and then...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Custom pad design has trace connection point in incorrect...
(Please visit the site to view this file) Couldn't find that footprint, but here's one close to it: Coilcraft LPS6225 series. It's a zip file of a footprint with padstacks. Please not the offset in the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Custom pad design has trace connection point in incorrect...
Thanks for your response. I looked at your example and do notice that the origin of your pad symbols is offset. However, if you look at the attached files I sent, my origins are also offset. I've also...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Custom pad design has trace connection point in incorrect...
Did you refresh the pads as Mike suggested?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Custom pad design has trace connection point in incorrect...
BTW, I do the refresh a little different than what Mike suggested: I edit the footprint and refresh the padstack there first. Then in the BRD file I update the footprint.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Custom pad design has trace connection point in incorrect...
Okay, I'll try that way too.
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