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how do you toggle between enterPoint() and enterBox()

Adhil

Hi

I am trying to create this align function that functions similarly to that of icstation.

the following describes how the macro is used

1. you select the object that you want to move to align

2. invoke the align function via a bindkey

3. the function prompts you to enter a point which it then uses to select the reference object.

4. complete the action by moving the initially object and aligning it to the reference object.

 how can i make the selection of the reference object be versatile so that i can click to select a reference object or draw a box to select multiple reference objects. i was thinking of a function  that can toggle between enterpoint() or enterbox(), but i dont know how to do this. please help.

thanks

Adhil

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  • The drawThru1Bk function that is defined on the drawThru1 enter function bindkey checks to see what function is running. It only does what you need it to do when the function name matches your command. Otherwise, it runs the command that was originally defined on the drawThru1 bindkey.

    For example, if you have nothing selected and you start the Cadence stretch command, you can select items to stretch using the drawThru1 bindkey. If I had simply replaced the drawThru1 bindkey with a custom command, this functionality would be lost. Now, if you start your enter function using either the x or y bindkeys (for xAlign or yAlign), and then use the drawThru1 bindkey, it will know to do the alignment with the references you select instead of with a single item or point.

    Actually you could tweak the code to use a more generic name than xAlign. I put that in before I modified the code to be able to do a yAlign as well. If you change the cmdName to be "myAlign", then you can change the drawThru1Bk procedure to just check for "myAlign".

    Derek

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  • The drawThru1Bk function that is defined on the drawThru1 enter function bindkey checks to see what function is running. It only does what you need it to do when the function name matches your command. Otherwise, it runs the command that was originally defined on the drawThru1 bindkey.

    For example, if you have nothing selected and you start the Cadence stretch command, you can select items to stretch using the drawThru1 bindkey. If I had simply replaced the drawThru1 bindkey with a custom command, this functionality would be lost. Now, if you start your enter function using either the x or y bindkeys (for xAlign or yAlign), and then use the drawThru1 bindkey, it will know to do the alignment with the references you select instead of with a single item or point.

    Actually you could tweak the code to use a more generic name than xAlign. I put that in before I modified the code to be able to do a yAlign as well. If you change the cmdName to be "myAlign", then you can change the drawThru1Bk procedure to just check for "myAlign".

    Derek

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