Need to promote pins to one level Above

Not sure I know of a way of doing this without writing some SKILL code to do it. It's a fairly specific requirement (there's the Propagate Net command but that doesn't create pins).

I managed to cheat with only a minimal amount of SKILL code by doing the following:

1. Place the instance at 0:0
2. Use Connectivity->Nets->Propapage Nets and hit the "Set All Net Names to Terminal Name"
3. Use this line of SKILL in the CIW:
   

   foreach(net cv~>nets dbCreateTerm(net net~>name "inputOutput"))

4. Use File->Load Physical View and pick the master (that you instantiated) as the source. Then hit the "None" button and turn on "Pins" within "Load Pins and Update Nets"

That does it - but requires you to place the instance at 0:0.

It wouldn't be terribly difficult to copy the pins however. I just threw this together (not thoroughly tested - I only tested it quickly in IC614):

procedure(ABpropagateInstancePins(@optional (inst car(geGetSelSet())))
let((newNet newTerm newFig newPin cv)
cv=inst~>cellView
foreach(terminal inst~>master~>terminals
newNet=dbMakeNet(cv terminal~>net~>name)
newTerm=dbCreateTerm(newNet terminal~>name terminal~>direction)
foreach(pin terminal~>pins
newPin=nil
; the or part in the next line is to try to handle both OA and CDB
; because in OA you can have more than one fig per pin
foreach(fig pin~>figs || list(pin~>fig)
newFig=dbCopyFig(fig cv inst~>transform)
if(newPin then
dbAddFigToPin(newPin newFig)
else
newPin=dbCreatePin(newNet newFig nil newTerm)
)
)
)
)
t
))

You should be able to select an instance and then call this function, and it will create pins over all the pins within the instance.

Regards,

Andrew.

Not sure I know of a way of doing this without writing some SKILL code to do it. It's a fairly specific requirement (there's the Propagate Net command but that doesn't create pins).

I managed to cheat with only a minimal amount of SKILL code by doing the following:

1. Place the instance at 0:0
2. Use Connectivity->Nets->Propapage Nets and hit the "Set All Net Names to Terminal Name"
3. Use this line of SKILL in the CIW:
   

   foreach(net cv~>nets dbCreateTerm(net net~>name "inputOutput"))

4. Use File->Load Physical View and pick the master (that you instantiated) as the source. Then hit the "None" button and turn on "Pins" within "Load Pins and Update Nets"

That does it - but requires you to place the instance at 0:0.

It wouldn't be terribly difficult to copy the pins however. I just threw this together (not thoroughly tested - I only tested it quickly in IC614):

procedure(ABpropagateInstancePins(@optional (inst car(geGetSelSet())))
let((newNet newTerm newFig newPin cv)
cv=inst~>cellView
foreach(terminal inst~>master~>terminals
newNet=dbMakeNet(cv terminal~>net~>name)
newTerm=dbCreateTerm(newNet terminal~>name terminal~>direction)
foreach(pin terminal~>pins
newPin=nil
; the or part in the next line is to try to handle both OA and CDB
; because in OA you can have more than one fig per pin
foreach(fig pin~>figs || list(pin~>fig)
newFig=dbCopyFig(fig cv inst~>transform)
if(newPin then
dbAddFigToPin(newPin newFig)
else
newPin=dbCreatePin(newNet newFig nil newTerm)
)
)
)
)
t
))

You should be able to select an instance and then call this function, and it will create pins over all the pins within the instance.

Regards,

Andrew.