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How to dump DRC shape coordinates into a file?

I need to get the coordinates of the polygons, rectangles, etc that are highlighted after a DRC run in the Error Layer Window. Equivalently these are the shapes the errorLayer procedure uses. I've tried geGetSelSet, the marker functions and the Hilight functions and none of these seem to be the method the ELW uses to show the DRC errors.

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LostInRTN over 15 years ago

I think I solved my own problem. It looks like the ELW command "Signoff Remaining" will do it.
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LostInRTN over 15 years ago

Turns out I need more than just the shape the DRC error occurs on- I need all the shapes on that net. I'm not real familiar with DRC rules, but isn't this something that can be handled in the .rul file with the geomConnect procedure?
Tom
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skillUser over 15 years ago

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Quek over 15 years ago

Hi Tom
You can use ?saveTextErrors function in avParameters. In the drc form, click on "avParameters" button, locate the ?saveTextErrors function and enter a suitable filename. The coordinates of all the error shapes will be dumped to a text file similar to:
test_error 2000.000000
Rule 2 : Testing
1 1 1 Fri Nov 6 08:49:32 2009
Testing
e 1 2
CN test_error C 1 0 0 1 0 0
-590 12050 -590 5440
-370 5440 -370 12050
To get the actual coordinates, divide the numbers by the dbuPerUU used. For the above example, it is 2000. The above example shows the 4 corner coordinates of an error rectangle in database units. An example of calculating the coordinates would be:
X1 = -590/2000 =-0.295
Y1 = 12050/2000 = 6.025
Hope that this helps you. : ) For your information, you can also use ?outErrorLayers to dump all the error shapes into a gds file.
Best regards
Quek
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LostInRTN over 15 years ago

Quek:
I don't see that option in the avParameters. What version of Assura are you using? I'm in 3.2.

Cheers,
Tom
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Quek over 15 years ago

Hi Tom
Both ?saveTextErrors and ?outErrorLayers are new cmds in Assura41. I am using Assura41HF4.

Best regards
Quek
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skillUser over 15 years ago

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