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Creating via in a given area
Hi,I am trying to place vias using script and i am using the function viaGenerateViasInArea. If i am using ?topAndBottomLayers then this function is placing vias outside the the area specified.can...
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Is there a bindkey to toggle between viadef and via minimui on VXL?
Is there a bindkey to toggle between viadef and via minimui on VXL?
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Issues with spacebar as bindkey
HelloI am trying to apply the following bindkeyhiSetBindKey("Layout" "<Key>space" "mouseApplyOrFinishPoint()")hiSetBindKey("Layout" "<Key>space EF" "")This works wonderfully until I create...
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Calibre GDS exporting issue
Hi,When running DRC/LVS through calibre tool, it unable to export GDS from layout, it is showing following error in the virtuoso (CIW)"virserver.tcl error: Invalid command: mgc_rve_export_layout"What...
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How to save different checklimitfile for multiple parallel runs in Device...
Hi,I am running Device checking in ADEXL for PVT and want to save checklimitfiles separately for each run. If I put a file name to checklimitfile, later runs will overwrite. Is there a way to pass a...
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Link Layout PCell to Schematic Symbol
Hi,I have created a MIMCap PCell in the layout editor and also created a symbol in Schematic. I need help in creating a Schematic Symbol for MIMCap that can accept values from the user and the same...
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How to prevent auto-checkout of data.dm
I found the functionality to check out all cellviews with the same name, e.g. schematic, under a library. The GUI looks like this:What I find it not so perfect is that it checks out data.dm of every...
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Enhance open design in new tab
I've the following skill thats working in a way, but has limitations. Right now it opens up the selected instance in a layout/schematic design in a new tab. But doesn't have the feature of...
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How to trace a named net by logic mode using LntAddTrace ?
When we run command lntHiNetTracer() ,we can trigger F3 to choose tracing mode : physical or logic.But when we use LntAddTrace in script , there is no option to support logic mode, Is there have an...
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Is there any way to forcing update for layout environment value?
when we use envSetVal to change a value for layout cell view, such as enableDimming , the current layout won’t update display result. But when we reopen this layout , the display is changed. So is...
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Can't retain the create->probe option across sch designs in tabs
I wrote the following code to open the selected instances in layout/schematic in a new tab.But somehow this doesn't workout well since the create->probe doesn't work well in schematic across the...
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Convert "xxxxxb#b" to "xxxxx"
Where "xxxxx" can be any sub string and "#" can be any number. However "#" would rarely be more than two digits. The two "b" characters that are converted to "<" and ">" are always "b".An example...
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Assura probing through Skill
I have a design where I would like to probe some nets. I can load the run and probe nets in the design with the Assura Probing tool. I was wondering if this form calls SKILL commands to perform the...
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Trigger a Skill Code by Selecting/Deselecting an Instance in Schematic
Hello,Is there a way to call-back a user defined skill code after I select an instance in schematic. I found a similar question on this forum but they suggest using leRegUserLayerSelectionFilter. This...
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Is there a SKILL code to automatically add labels on wire/path/pathseg on VXL...
Is there a SKILL code to automatically add labels on wire/path/pathseg on VXL layout IC6.1.7 except for power lines and net###?
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Layer Information at a point
Is there a skill function to obtain the overlapping layer information at a point say (x,y). Also is it possible to get their database id's.Cadence Version: IC6.1.6
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Highlight a Shape within a PCELL
Is there a skill function to highlight a shape within a PCell or an Instance. I Could get the transformed bbox of the shape within the PCell.
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Shape Connectivity
Database ID of two shapes is known. How can I logically determine these two shapes are connected through a skill code?Without using Marknet.
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Porting Schematic from one voltage domain to other
Hi All,I wanted to port a LevelShifter ckt which has VDD, VDD150, and VSS as the PG PORTS to VDD, VDD180, and VSS. The fets used in 1.5V domain is of a different flavor when compared to the fets in...
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'system' command to open web browser url anchor
The pound sign (nobody calls it that anymore...) does not seem to translate well from a skill system command to a web browser URL. I'd like to open a browser to a URL with an...
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