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Recommended best practice for a User Interface GUI to control a pCell?

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I have a power grid pcell with stretch handles for width and height.

I also want to have a GUI for controlling the layer levels such as bottom most layers, top most layers, etc. 

The "Edit Instance Properties" (instance query) could work but it doesn't seem very elegant.

What is the best way to implement the user interface? In the code body of the pcell or as a standalone skill program?

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  • Sometimes asking the right question is the hardest part. Especially without pictures. Let me try this again. I have created a power grid pcell with width and height parameters. It works and works well. Also, I have created a custom form (hiCreateAppForm) with buttons that are intended to change the values of the pcell's width and height. How do I connect the form controls (buttons) to an already instantiated pcell?
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  • Sometimes asking the right question is the hardest part. Especially without pictures. Let me try this again. I have created a power grid pcell with width and height parameters. It works and works well. Also, I have created a custom form (hiCreateAppForm) with buttons that are intended to change the values of the pcell's width and height. How do I connect the form controls (buttons) to an already instantiated pcell?
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