Alias code help

Take a look at these older posts that tell you where you can learn more about Skill programming.

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I'm assuming that you are referring to bindkeys rather than aliases. the command you want to use is:

hiSetBindKey(
[t_applicationType]
[t_key]
[t_skill_cmd]
 )
     => t | nil
Binds a SKILL command string to a keyboard key or a mouse sequence for an application.

Reference above comes from the Cadence Skill Finder utility. You can start it from a shell command line using "cdsFinder" or from your CIW using "startFinder". You can then use it to find commands and a brief description of their arguments. More information is in the Skill Reference guide.

Here is a simple example for a bindkey to run the Layer Tap command:
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "Ctrl<Key>t" "leHiLayerTap()")

Lastly, if you are using the built-in Cadence commands for move/copy/stretch, then typically the right mouse button or middle mouse button will rotate the item you are moving, and a shift and the mouse button will flip sideways or upside down. Here are the bindkeys used in 6.1.5:

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "None<Btn2Down> EF" "lxCmdOptions()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "Ctrl<Btn2Down> EF" "cmdCtrlOption()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "Shift<Btn2Down> EF" "lxCmdShiftOptions()")

Notice the "EF" designation. This indicates that the command will only work during an "Enter Function". In other words, when you are in the midst of a "move" operation, this key will work. If no commands are active these key bindings won't be used, You could actually have a different command bound to these keys without the EF designation that would be used when no command is currently running.

Take a look at the default bindkeys by going to the CIW->Options->Bindkeys menu.

Derek

 Hi, Thanks very much for the help, it was much helpfull.

 But I couldn't open the links you sent me(permisson acess denied) so I still don't have an "cadence function manual"

 how can I find the command lines to access the options forms with the intention of inputing variables like for example:

number of rows or columns by pressing contrl 1 or 2 or 3 accordingly.

In the API finder I can't find how to input values in forms.

thanks again for the Help and best regards.

Vasco

The links simply take you to other posts on this design forum, so I am not sure why you are not able to access them. Search for "Skill documentation" on the Skill Forum and it will take you to these links and several others.

If you are running Cadence 5.1.41, you can access the documentation using "cdsdoc". If you are using Cadence 6.1.x, you can access the documentation using "cdnshelp". From either of these you should be able to browse to the Cadence Skill Reference and User Guides.

For what you are describing, you can often do that my updating the object itself and there is no need to access the form. Here is another forum post describing how to update vias in 5.1.41.

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Derek

I've no idea what "Cadence layout Skill code bindkeys userguide" is.

However, the documentation comes with the software. Simply run <ICinstDir>/tools/bin/cdnshelp (if using IC61X) or use the Help menus within Virtuoso. Or you can look in <ICinstDir>/doc and then under each sub-directory there are pdf files.

For example, <ICinstDir>/doc/sklayoutref/sklayoutref.pdf for layout editor related SKILL functions (if that's what you wanted - your question didn't really make sense).

BTW, the forum guidelines ask you not to post on the end of old (over 3 years old) threads.

Kind Regards,

Andrew.