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Issue creating VIAs in SKILL
Hi,I am using a replay file in order to instantiate a bunch of VIAs in a layout. I first tried creating the VIAs manually (which worked just fine) and took the commands which came up into the CIW and...
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how to use skill function to create layout library with virtuoso tf file
Hi I use skill function like as bleow to create virtuoso tf libraryh ,and it works in 615_ISR12 , but fails in 5141.And I also try to create library manually on gui , it can work on both 615 and...
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Create GUI to store user input string
Hi,I’m looking to create a GUI that takes and stores a number of input strings, ie lib name, cell name etc. I’ve tried using hiDisplayAppDBox, but this only allows for creation of buttons. Is there...
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Trace hierarchy of cell (schematic view) without open
Hello,Do you know if it is possible to do following to list all sub-cells ( noy only first level of hierarchy but all levels ) of certain cell without opening it. What is our use case, we want to...
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how to remove repeat element in a list
Hi I want to remove repeated element that in a list, but I can't find the related function for this.I try to use hash table to solve it , but the order of this list will be changeddoes any other...
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Determine if file is member of co-managed set
I have a list of filenames from a Cadence library and I am looking for a way to determine if the file is a member of a co-managed set. I have a function that can determine the library, cell and view...
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Dim Major Dots in schematic
Hello,In Virtuoso Layout editor 6.1.5 it is possible to select the display option "Dim Major Dots", which seems to be missing for the schematic view. Is there a skill command that can do the same for...
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Skew edges created in IC6.1.5
Hi,I have a question about path creation. When I create a path (in IC5.1) with "round" endType the path generates all edges at 45 degree angles. However, when I do the same thing in IC6.1.5 the edges...
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SKILL for image saving in ViVA
We'd like to Create a single bindkey to change the waveform background in ViVA (in 6.1.5), then save off an image of it with a standardized name and some default setttings. But I don't see any doing...
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Hilights: get window/cv hilights, get hilight coords
Hello! I've been investigating abilities of hilights and am confused with three things. Could anybody help and explain please?1. How to get hilight sets of an open window or an open cellview? I.e. when...
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To find the empty area between the matched MOS
In several layout matching we place the devices (nmos or pmos) in 1, 2 ,3,4,5 (rows) etc and route through the empty space . so i would like to caluclate the empty area between the device through...
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Expression in ADEXL to generate table automatically in VIVA?
Hi,I am using IC6.1.5 and I am looking an expression to generate VIVA Table automatically in ADEXL after simulation finishes. The way I am doing now is first plotting the waveform in ADEXL and then...
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how to save the current display layers using SKILL??
Hi..How can I save the current display layers I have in my layout by using SKILLcommand?? I looked at the SKILL vocabulary, I cant find any command that would apply to this case?? Here is the steps I...
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How to stream-out gds with via/pcell name get renamed with prefix only
Hi.Is there a way we can stream-out a cell and renamed only the via and pcell with prefixes? Currently virtuoso only allow us to rename the cell with prefix/suffix. Can we add prefix/suffix only for...
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Search,select and then make cell?
Hello guys ,Here is my problem. I wanna to do hierarchically search for cell with certain criterias then to select it/ 'em and to make new cell only with this cell/s ,but I know only how to achieve...
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Get enterBox first/second coords
I would like to use the enterBox function to get box drawn, but I need to get the value of the first point of the box then the second point, not the box coords. Is there a way to get the first point...
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SKILL code to print all the labels in a layout view to a file
Hello, I am new to skill, I would like to search for all the labels in a layout and print them in a file. I dont want to traverse through the hierarchy. Is there a skill funtion to do that or if...
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Dynamic adaptation of size by fields upon form resize
Hi there,I have a small UI related question. I have a form which has a big ListBox field (almost filling the whole form). The contents are very long sometimes and the user tends to resize the form to...
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Is it possible to use "saveLocalPsfDir " variable in ocean xl?
Hi, Is it possible to use "saveLocalPsfDir " variable in ocean xl? I have set saveLocalPsfDir and useLocalPsfDir in my .cdsenv file, but the resulting psf's still occur in my regular simresult path....
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Hierarchical copy of top cell using skill.
Hi AllI want to hierarchial copy one schematic cell from libraryA to another empty libraryB,all cells that reference libraryA should change to reference libraryB.How can I do it in skill?It seems...
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