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Need help on creating vias with bindkey in IC23.1

JanD315

Hi I used this bk("Layout" "<Key>t" "le0ViaForm->viaMode->value= \"Single\" le0ViaForm->viaSingleModeScrollView->viaDefName->value = \"M2_M1\" leHiCreateVia()") to create via1 in older Virtuoso, it worked well. However, when I use IC23.1, the bindkey opens the "Create Form" GUI before creating a via. And the GUI always use my last choice of vias by default.

Then I write this code to force the form not open. This script works, but the via can only be moved post-drop. I can't pick a point then drop it. Can anyone help me with it? Also, I need help to make a bindkey for stacked via and auto via. Thanks!

defun(placeViaAndDrag (viaName @key (orient "R0") (params nil))
let((win cv tf viaDef pt inst)
win = hiGetCurrentWindow()
cv = geGetEditCellView()
unless(win && cv
error("No active layout window/cellView."))

tf = techGetTechFile(cv)
viaDef = techFindViaDefByName(tf viaName)
unless(viaDef
error(sprintf(nil "ViaDef '%s' not found." viaName)))

pt = geWindowToEditPoint(win hiGetPoint(win))
inst = dbCreateVia(cv viaDef pt orient params)

when(inst
geDeselectAll()
geSelectFig(inst)
leHiMove()
)

printf("Created via: %L\n" inst)
inst 

); let
); defun
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "<Key>t" "placeViaAndDrag(\"M2_M1\")")

  • Andrew Beckett

    The form also appears for me in IC6.1.8.

    This code hopefully does what you want:

    procedure(CCFinitViaForm(viaMode viaDefName @optional keepForm)
  let((viaForm)
    viaForm=leGetTechFormList(techGetTechFile(geGetEditCellView()))->viaForm
    viaForm->viaMode->value=viaMode
    viaForm->viaSingleModeScrollView->viaDefName->value=viaDefName
    when(!keepForm && hiIsFormDisplayed(viaForm)
      hiToggleEnterForm()
    )
  )
)

procedure(CCFcreateVia(viaMode viaDefName)
  ; Delay completing the form until it's been created and displayed.
  ; This also hides the form after initial display
  hiEnqueueCmd(
    lsprintf("CCFinitViaForm(%L %L)" viaMode viaDefName)
  )
  leHiCreateVia()
)

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "<Key>t" "CCFcreateVia(\"Single\" \"M2_M1\")")

    Andrew

  • JanD315
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Hi Andrew, it worked. Thank you so much for your help.

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