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dump all the layer from Palette Assistant window in case of no LSW layer...
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SKILL descend into a component sub-circuit schematic
Dear all,I'm currently working on a impedance matching tool that will be run using Cadence SKILL and OCEAN and have stumbled upon a small problem.I'd like to do the following:1) Open an existing...
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Align pins based on connectivity
Hi,I'm looking for a function which can align pins to objects with similar net name. For example say I have an instance and pins only in layout. Now I want to place pins directly over the instance's...
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Arguments in geOpen()
Hi,its showing an error for geOpen() with some arguments as missing, even after i specifed the every argument.geOpen(w_Window, library, cell, "schematic" "schematic" "r"),where i specified my window as...
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lxCheck but with useful return?
Is there any way to run an XL Compliance check that returns the result in a form that could be used by a skill program? For example one use is to write a program that checked each layout view in a...
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multi-technology simulation netlisting through command line.
Hi, All, I am doing top level mixed-signal multi-technology simulation (MTS). To generate a mutli-technology analog netlist, I need to start ADE XL GUI, config it into MTS mode, and generate netlist...
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Trying to generate abstract using absAbstract() command
Hi All,I executed below steps in CIW. I am using Virtuoso 6.1.6 version. My main aim is to generate lef from layout without any GUI windows....
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when is .cdsinit.local loaded?
I have a questions on .cdsinit.local fileI did some customization (bindkeys etc.) in .cdsinit.local file and I put the file in my cadence working directory.When I start cadence, when is .cdsinit.local...
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SKILL pPar error during CDF parameter handling
Hi all,I'm trying to pass parameters from the top level schematic to a lower level schematic.The schematic and CDF parameters are generated without problems, but when I try to modify the value of...
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Dimming on layout window any given area?
Hi Andrew, Thanks actively helping us.I have question like this, we can do "dimming" on layout windows, through display options.We can do dimming based for conditions ie scope. However is there any...
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toolbar, dockable, and actions
I have several questions related to assistants, toolbars, and actions.1) I've figured out how to create a toolbar and also a dockable window. Is there a way to add those to the list of choices I see...
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simple skill widgets and dbLayerAnd()
I discovered that it's pretty easy to make interconnections on shapes of wires , especially for example , grids of power wires , when they are part of a list of shapes. So I make two lists, one of the...
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PCell callbacks and cdfgData variable
I want to execute the callback from a cell(pcell) after instantiation it to a layout, in order to check if chosen parameters are correct (no callback validation). evalstring(callbackOfPcell)and it...
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disabling local simulation in ADE
Dear Community Users,We are looking for a way to disable local simulation in ADE or just hide the option to select it from users:a CIW way is to get session id and then hide...
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IC61x waveform viewer commands not as versatile as in IC15
Hi all,just wondering, is it me, or is IC615 and IC616 waveform tools don't seem to always perform in OCEAN/SKILL scripts? During the old days of IC5 I could do everything to get quality plots (place...
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Checking against text from a file
Hi All,I have a file i want to read. This file consists of lines likeRUN DRC YESRUN LVS YESPOWER NAMES VCC VCCAi have some outputs of Buttons and stringFields from a GUI that i set to a string...
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Getting the time point in the calculation
hello all.I am looking to create a waveform. How do I use the x point value as a point?I.e.:wave(time) = average( VT(net1) time )
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Skill Code Need to Toggle Path or Path Segment Width
Hi,I need a skill code in which I can toggle the path or path segment width from list(0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3) and when the metal width is 0.3 then it will loop back to 0.1. I have the following script it...
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SKILL function to read notes
Hi,It is SKILL functions to set notes for history item, test, variable etc. But i didn't found function to read notes. So how can i read note from test using SKILL?Thank you.
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SKILL pCell STREAM OUT failure
Hello,A pCell fails during stream out stage.(unsupported XStream function in Pcell SKILL)All functions behaves normal during testing and are taken from previous Cadence development. The pCell also...
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