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Creating multiple mpp's using a for loop

RVERP

Hello, I want to create multipart paths using a for loop.  For example, via paths between multiple metals.

Below is my code, but it doesn't work.  Any idea why?

  for( i 1 3
    sprintf(a "M%d" i)
    sprintf(b "M%d" i+1)
    sprintf(c "V%d" i)
    leDefineMPPTemplate(
        ?techId     tech
        ?name     concat(a "__" b)
        ?layer     list(a "drawing")
        ?width     0.380000
        ?choppable     nil
        ?endType     "flush"
        ?beginExt     0.000000
        ?endExt     0.000000
        ?justification     "center"
        ?offset     0.000000
        ?offsetSubPath     list(
         list(
            ?layer     list(b "drawing")
            ?width     0.380000
            ?choppable    t
            ?sep     0.000000
            ?justification     "center"
            ?beginOffset     0.0000
            ?endOffset     0.0000
            )
        )
        ?subRect     list(
        list(
            ?layer     list(c "drawing")
            ?width     0.260000
            ?length     0.260000
            ?choppable     t
            ?sep     0.000000
            ?justification     "center"
            ?space     0.260000
            ?beginOffset     -0.060000
            ?endOffset     -0.060000
            ?beginSegOffset     0.000000
            ?endSegOffset     0.000000
            ?gap     "distribute"
            )
        )

  • First of all, this wouldn't create MPPs, but MPP Templates in the tech file - I assume you realised and meant that.

    Other than the missing close parentheses, the problem is in the line:

            ?name     concat(a "__" b)

    which should be:

            ?name     strcat(a "__" b)

    It should be a string, not a symbol (concat produces a symbol). If I do this, the templates get created, and I can then see them when I do Create->Multipart Path.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  •  that's it, does exactly what I want now.

     Thanks

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