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

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

in a similar note i tried to impliment the flip command to my right mouse key while a object is moving. here is the code.

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "<Btn3Down>EF" "adhFlip()")

procedure(adhFlip()
let(((changeFlag 0) (object car(geGetSelSet())))

if(hiGetCurrentCmd(hiGetCurrentWindow()) == "Move" then  

 when(object~>orient == "R0" && changeFlag == 0
  object~>orient = "MX" changeFlag = 1)
 when(object~>orient == "MX" && changeFlag == 0
  object~>orient = "MY" changeFlag = 1)
        when(object~>orient == "MY" && changeFlag == 0
  object~>orient = "R0" changeFlag = 1)

)
)
)

this function does not work at all, when i replaced it with the following

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "<Btn3Down>EF" "adhFlip()")

procedure(adhFlip()
let(((changeFlag 0) (object car(geGetSelSet())))

if(hiGetCurrentCmd(hiGetCurrentWindow()) == "Move" then

 leHiFlip()

)
)
)

the object flips and gets placed, as opposed to being in the "move" mode.

Hi

I did the following alterations to the code, so i can align partially selected paths to given objects. it does work, but it does not align. it is because it is hard to retrieve the points of the partially selected part. how can i find these coordinates, here is the code.

procedure(myAlign(dir)
let((objects obj shift sourceBox refObjects refBox pt (parSelectFlag 0))
    objects = geGetSelSet() ; selects objects to be moved to align
    if(length(objects) == 1 && geIsFigPartiallySelected(car(objects))
         then parSelectFlag = 1)
    pt = enterPoint(                   ; prompts the user to enter a point which will be used to select the reference object
      ?prompts list("Select the ref object")
      ?addPointProc "myAddPointProc"
      ?initProc "setSelectionMode"
      ?cmdName "myAlign"
    )
    sourceBox = trBBoxUnion(objects~>bBox)
    if(refObjects = setof(x geGetSelSet() !memq(x objects))
        refBox = trBBoxUnion(refObjects~>bBox)
        refBox = list(pt pt)
    )
    if(dir == "X"
        shift = list(getXshift(sourceBox refBox) 0)
        shift = list(0 getYshift(sourceBox refBox))
    )
    if(dir == "center" then
     Xshift =   getXshift(sourceBox refBox)
        Yshift =   getYshift(sourceBox refBox)
        shift = list(Xshift Yshift)
           )

    foreach(obj objects
     if(parSelectFlag == 1 then leStretchShape(obj shift geGetSelSetFigPoint(obj) t ) else
      dbMoveFig(obj geGetEditCellView() list(shift "R0"))
    ))
    geDeselectAll()
    mapcar('geSelectObject objects)
 
 )
)
procedure(myAddPointProc(win pt)

Adhil

The first function works a little. However, it is flipping the object that is placed while you are in the middle of a move command. The "ghost" that is displaying on the screen as you do your move will not show the flip, but the placed object will and when your move is complete it will be flipped. I found that the second command worked even worse.

If you want to flip something during a move, use the lxCmdShiftOptions() bindkey. You should find this on either shift<Btn3Down> or shift<Btn2Down>.

Derek

If you are using the code I sent you then you'll need to adjust the getYshift and getXshift commands since they use the centerBox for determining the offset. Your original request was to work from the center axis, now you are aligning edges. Again, may I suggest the Quick Align which does edges perfectly. Otherwise, you need to modify your code for determining your offset so that it can handle edge alignments as well as center alignments. Sounds like you might need to create an options form for this enter function.

 Derek