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Display packets not updating when loading DRF file

Steven Mikes

I have a custom.drf file that redefines the PDK default display settings.

When I load my drf file with drLoadDrf("custom.drf"), the colors/stipples all change, but the line thickness does not! I set the 'hilite' layers to thickLine (width 3), the default was solid (width 1). Even after loading my file which clearly changes the width to 3, the hilite width does not update in the layout window. If I open the display resource manager though, go to a hilite layer, change its line thickness to something else (it is on thickLine as it should be, after loading my custom file), hit apply, then change it back to thickLine and hit apply again, THEN the line width shows up thicker in the layout window.


Any ideas how to fix this one?

  • Don't recall those symptoms. Which version are you using? (type getVersion(t) in the CIW or use Help->About and read off the subversion)

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Andrew,

    getVersion(t)

    "sub-version  IC6.1.5.500.16.2 "

  • Steven,

    I've tried the same subversion, and have tried a shape drawn on hilight/drawing2, and also a shape which is highlighted:


    shape=car(geGetSelSet())
    hs=geCreateHilightSet(geGetEditCellView() '("hilite" "drawing2"))
    geAddHilightFig(hs shape)
    hs~>enable=t

    then unselect the shape and try doing the drLoadDrf() - for me it updates straight away whether it is a shape or a hilighted object.

    What is the hilight layer being used for in your case? Maybe it's something other than an actual shape or a hilight set?

    Regards,

    Andrew

  • Andrew,

    I'm trying to get the Layout XL net selection hilighting to show up thicker. I just tried the following.


    1: hilite set to thin line at startup by PDK skill code

    2: load custom DRF file, redefine to thick line; no change visible.

    3: tried drawing rectangle on hilite layer, found layer not in LSW. Open Edit Valid Layers form, click "All Valid". LSW window now has all possible layers in it; NOW the hilite layer suddenly shows up as thick line when selecting a net.

  • Hi Steven,

    I also tried using Connectivity->XL Probe, without having the layers as valid layers in the LSW. It worked for me there too... this was in a clean Virtuoso session. Simply running drLoadDrf("thick.drf") worked straight away.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Odd.. as a work-around I can just set them all valid then set it back again I guess...

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