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Help regarding pop-push of a LIST
Hi,I was trying to save my path coordinates as a list. But when i was trying to print the list of points, got errors "unbound variable-plist" . the code is mentioned below....
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How to write a skll script that will continue to auto place vias as i click
Hi All,I'm looking to write a script that calls up the "auto" via menu and will allow me to keep dropping vias on metal intersections instead of finishing after one click. Does anyone know what the...
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"Hidden" parameters in Pcell
Hello, When I generate a Pcell using a function and it's arguments, my pcells do not generate correctly. I understand why, once the pcell is compiled, he has unknown variables, the one that where...
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Getting list of layers available for blockages
When user create P&R blockages, by setting material to all you'll get a list of layers available for blockage creation. Is there a way to retrieve this list via SKILL? The closest function I found...
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Check out cds.lib fails
Andrew,My enviornment uses the clio DM system. When I go to create a new library, Cadence asks for the cds.lib to checkout. A lot of times the managed file is locked and I cannot edit it. For this...
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How does the parametric analysis work?
Hello, we all know that the parametric analysis is quite a useful tool in cadence, we can sweep any parameters in the design. I refer to the cadence user guide and I find that it is a "for loop"...
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What is the difference between ~> and ->
Hi.. Please explain the difference between using ~> and -> ?? When do you use ~> or ->?I looked at some Skill codes and I see both are used Thanks for your explanation..Howard
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VerilogAMS netlist from schematic
Hello, I would like to create a verilogAMS netlist from a schematic as a post check and save trigger. I am not trying to do this hiearchtically, I just want to create a verilogAMS view representative...
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How do I find skill script name
Hi All,How do I find the name of the SKILL script within that script. I am able to find out name of the script using argv(0) option but it works only with SKILL standalone executable.Thanks
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Skill script for creating a selactable area
Dear All,For selecting an object we use "leSelBoxOrStretch()". This happens automatically if one does a left click on the mouse and releases it. The created virtual rectangular area selects the object...
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ADE - L and ADE-XL trigger
Hello,I want certain function to be executed when ADE-L or ADE-XL is opened.So I accomplished that using the following approach:if( isCallable('deRegUserTriggers) then foreach(mapcar appInfo...
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skill code to do "LayoutXL - Connectivity- Generate - All_From_Source"
Hi there,I want to know if there is a skill function taht is doing something like " LayoutXL - Connectivity- Generate - All_From_Source"? This is what I want to do:I have some schematics and I want...
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Skill API to update references post rename
Is there a way to update references when view is renamed using custom Design Management operation. I do not want ccpRename to perform rename on design objects rather use the DM's rename functionality...
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How to parse a string in skill?
Hi,I want to parse a string and rename it. e.g. I would like to check for a cell name, and if there is an hyphen(-) in a cell name, I would like to convert it to an underscore(_).so if a cell name is...
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"Hidden" parameters in Pcell
Hello, When I generate a Pcell using a function and it's arguments, my pcells do not generate correctly. I understand why, once the pcell is compiled, he has unknown variables, the one that where...
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callback when descending in layout hierarchy
Hi,I opened a layout from library manager and now I want to run a "callback" when I descend in the hierarchy and return to the top level. I found some information about "adding a preObjAccess Trigger...
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hiCreateListField number display
Hello, it return (3.5e-7 3.5e-7) in the form field which i create by the function hiCreateListField in skill with the value '(0.35um 0.35um), I prefer it display in the field like (0.35um 0.35um),...
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Flowchart problem
Hello,I am trying to create procedure trigerred by starting of a simulation in ocean script with many corners using runParam() command.I found way to do that with the Flowchart fucntions and it works...
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Dynamic spec to output
Hi, I'm trying to add a dynamic spec to one of my outputs in "outputs setup" in adexl with a ocean script(see below). The reason is simply that my circuit spec will vary with supply. So, when adding...
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Skill script for creating a selactable area
Dear All,For selecting an object we use "leSelBoxOrStretch()". This happens automatically if one does a left click on the mouse and releases it. The created virtual rectangular area selects the object...
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