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how to descend, implement changes, then ascend, from an instance using skill code

Adhil
Adhil over 14 years ago
I am designing a program to to select instances in a given layout descend into the layout and then upsize it from 36nm x 36nm to 40nm x 40nm. but i have no problem descending into an instance to impliment the changes, but i have a problem getting out to go to the next instance. please help me, here is my code.

procedure(instance_descend()
inst = geGetEditCellView()~>instances
foreach(inst_hld inst
geSelectFig(inst_hld)
leHiDescend()
ca_select() ;select all the ca s
ca_enlarge() ; upsize them
leHiSave() ; save
leReturnToLevel()->geReturnToLevelLB->value = list(1 "0 adhil_lib test layout"); return up
mapc('geDeselectFig inst_hld); unselect instant
)
)

please help me!!
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  • dmay
    dmay over 14 years ago

    Sounds like you are making this too complicated. You don't really want to do with interactive functions, you want to use the underlying Skill db functions.

    CORRECTION: You need to pass the master cellview ID into the ca_select (if this routine is even necessary) and the ca_enlarge. Make sure these routines work on the cellview id (master) that is passed in.

    foreach(master geGetEditCellView()~>instanceMasters
    ca_select(master) ;select all the ca s
    ca_enlarge(master) ; upsize them
    dbSave(master)
    )

    Derek

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