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Schematic Probe highlight thickness

acook
I am trying to do something like CCR 1844262. I have a common SKILL file designers in my group load and I would like to implement changing the probe width there (if that is even the best way to do it).

Changing the default display.drf in the cadence install directory is not an option.

I could not find anything on how to change display settings using only SKILL and not a drf.

  • Hi Andrew,

    I also have question about Schematic Probe highlight thickness. I'm using icfb 5141

    The issue I have is that by default, when  trying to highlight a node (click 9), the highlight is blinking but very dim  and thin, making it hard to identify especially with big schematic. In my previous company there's a CAD guy who wrote skill code, and when we load it in CIW, the highlight is thicker and everything is good. Now I don't have that luxury anymore, wonder if you could help me here: thicker highlight is all that I need.

    thanks,!

    Kevin

  • Hi Kevin,

    Try something like this (which is essentially what Andrew posted earlier in this thread):

    packets = foreach(mapcar lay '("y0" "y1" "y2" "y3" "y4" "y5" "y6" "y7" "y8" "y9")
      pack = drGetPacket("display" strcat(lay "_drawing"))
      setcar(cdddr(pack) "thickLine")
      apply('drSetPacket pack)
      pack)
    If you need to return the y0-y9 thicknesses to normal use this:
    foreach(pack packets
      setcar(cdddr(pack) "solid”)
      apply('drSetPacket pack))
     

    If 'thickLine' is too thick, you can try 'thickLine2' instead.
    Hopefully this is what you wanted?

    Regards,

    Lawrence.

  • Thanks a lot Lawrence,  this is exactly what I wanted.

    Best,

    Kevin

  • Hi skillUser, Is there a way such that "save display information" box doesn't come up when cadence is closed after running your code? Regards, Adi

  • Adi,

    No. The drLoadDrf() has an option to make changes without asking you to save at the end, but drSetPacket does not. There's a CCR 1149024 asking for this, but it's not been implemented yet (and isn't planned at the moment - but that may get reconsidered).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • There is a hacky workaround, however, to automatically dismiss the "Save Display Information" pop-up. Put the following in your .cdsinit startup file:

    
;; automatically close the "Save Display Information" form when exiting
procedure(CCSsuppressDispForm()
  hiRegTimer("hiFormCancel(techSaveDrmForm)" 10) 
)

regExitBefore('CCSsuppressDispForm)

    Hopefully this will help?

    Best regards,

    Lawrence.

  • Thank you for the information, Andrew

    Best regards

    Adi

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