Changing default height, width and resolution in VIVA Save Image form?

Dear jehh,

jehh said:

Is it possible to change the default values of the Save Image form?

I've looked in the documentation, but so far the 'best' solution is using an OCEAN script, however, this seems not ideal. I would like that it was default in the GUI.

Well, it is not exactly what you are looking for as I gather you would like a few options to set in your .cdsinit or .cdsenv file, but there is an analogous SKILL function to the ocean function saveGraphImage() called hiExportImage(). You could either use this command directly from the CIW to export your image with your desired set of width, height, and resolution settings or follow the instructions provided in the Troubleshooting article below to save your desired default values to a file and define a bindkey to load the file into the GUI and then display the GUI to export the image.

I hope one of these two methods makes your exporting image process a little easier!

Shawn

Troubleshooting Article "Export Image: How to change/set default values"

URL:https://support.cadence.com/apex/ArticleAttachmentPortal?id=a1O0V0000091BdRUAU&pageName=ArticleContent

SKILL function hiExportImage() URL:

support.cadence.com/.../techpubDocViewerPage

There are no cdsenv settings to initialise this - partly because ViVA remembers the settings from the last invocation of ViVA; they are stored in ~/.config/Cadence\ Design\ Systems,\ Inc/viva.conf (watch out for  the embedded spaces). In the saveImage section, there are resizeImage and size settings amongst others.

Possibly a python script using PyQt5 and QSsettings might be the best way of updating this (should you need to) - I didn't try as I was having some setup problems in my local virtual machine.

Shawn's suggestion of using hiExportImage() won't work as it's for exporting an image of a design - schematic, symbol or layout. It is not for waveforms.

Andrew

Dear Andrew,

Andrew Beckett said:

Shawn's suggestion of using hiExportImage() won't work as it's for exporting an image of a design - schematic, symbol or layout. It is not for waveforms.

Thank you for correcting me (and reading my response!).

It appears the ocean command saveGraphImage() is designed for ViVA windows from its description.

Perhaps jehh might find it acceptable to assign a bind key to load a SKILL script to prompt for a filename, height, width, and resolution and then call saveGraphImage() as an ocean command with the filename, height, width, and resolution as arguments to the ocean script.

Shawn

Andrew, Shawn,

Thank you both for your input - I will start with the python script approach, and should I reach a deadend, a Skill Script might be the best option.

Regarding resolution; It doesn't seem like ViVa remembers this from the last invocation? It seems to always reset to 96.

Br,

Hi jehh,

It does for me - changing the resolution, it updates the dpi entry in the viva.conf file. If I quit and restart, that value is used in the new session. 

I tested this with IC6.1.8-64b.500.32 - which version were you using?

Andrew

Hi jehh,

It does for me - changing the resolution, it updates the dpi entry in the viva.conf file. If I quit and restart, that value is used in the new session. 

I tested this with IC6.1.8-64b.500.32 - which version were you using?

Andrew

Dear Andrew,

Andrew Beckett said:

I tested this with IC6.1.8-64b.500.32 - which version were you using?

Unless jehh has just changed his version, I think he mentioned he was using IC-6.1.8-ISR29

Shawn