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Skill function which adds a specific instance in Virtuoso Layout L

Deyan Levski

Hi all, 


Could anyone please guide me if there exists a function similar to leHiCreateInst in Layout L, which can however accept arguments about library, instance and view?

E.g. in Schematic L editor we have schHiCreateInst which accepts arguments, therefore I can use it to quickly instantiate components with key combinations. I want to be able to do the same but in Layout L, however I have difficulties figuring out how to achieve this. 

I would appreciate very much any comments.

Regards,
Deyan

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  • Andrew Beckett

    Deyan,

    You could continue with the way you're doing it, and use enterPoint to prompt the user where to place the instance, but you're not going to get a ghost image of the instance before placement that way.

    Another approach would be to use this:

    procedure(CCFplaceInstance(lib cell view "t")
      leSetEnv("instLibName" lib)
      leSetEnv("instCellName" cell)
      leSetEnv("instViewName" view)
      hiRegTimer("hiToggleEnterForm()" 0)
      leHiCreateInst()
    )

    The hiRegTimer is a trick to hide the options form after the create instance has started. So you get a flash as the form appears and disappears (and you can hit F3 to bring it back). But apart from that, it should work.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

     

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  • Andrew Beckett

    Deyan,

    You could continue with the way you're doing it, and use enterPoint to prompt the user where to place the instance, but you're not going to get a ghost image of the instance before placement that way.

    Another approach would be to use this:

    procedure(CCFplaceInstance(lib cell view "t")
      leSetEnv("instLibName" lib)
      leSetEnv("instCellName" cell)
      leSetEnv("instViewName" view)
      hiRegTimer("hiToggleEnterForm()" 0)
      leHiCreateInst()
    )

    The hiRegTimer is a trick to hide the options form after the create instance has started. So you get a flash as the form appears and disappears (and you can hit F3 to bring it back). But apart from that, it should work.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

     

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