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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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  • Take a closer look at the code.

    1. In the drawThru1Bk code, the "case" command will run CreateAlignSet if either "xAlign" or "yAlign" is running. It doesn't matter which command is running since CreateAlignSet simply selects some items. As I suggested in my last post, this should be made more generic since there are not two separate enter functions. Setting the cmdName to "myAlign" and checking only for that command would be a cleaner way to do it.

    2. No, you cannot make bindkeys be function specific. That is why I implemented it like I did. This drawThru1Bk procedure could be expanded to do many different functions for many different commands. It is similar to cmdOption() or lxCmdOptions() bindkey functions that you might find on your right or middle mouse buttons (depends on your Cadence version). These functions do different things depending on the command you run. For example, if you are moving a via, and use one of these bindkeys, your via will rotate. However, if you use the same bindkey during a split command it will toggle how an item will be split.

    Derek

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  • Take a closer look at the code.

    1. In the drawThru1Bk code, the "case" command will run CreateAlignSet if either "xAlign" or "yAlign" is running. It doesn't matter which command is running since CreateAlignSet simply selects some items. As I suggested in my last post, this should be made more generic since there are not two separate enter functions. Setting the cmdName to "myAlign" and checking only for that command would be a cleaner way to do it.

    2. No, you cannot make bindkeys be function specific. That is why I implemented it like I did. This drawThru1Bk procedure could be expanded to do many different functions for many different commands. It is similar to cmdOption() or lxCmdOptions() bindkey functions that you might find on your right or middle mouse buttons (depends on your Cadence version). These functions do different things depending on the command you run. For example, if you are moving a via, and use one of these bindkeys, your via will rotate. However, if you use the same bindkey during a split command it will toggle how an item will be split.

    Derek

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