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interactive creation of rod path

drdanmc
drdanmc over 8 years ago

I know how to create a path with rodCreatePath() which gives some flexibility in terms of programming the type of path.  For example a bus of varying bit width, metal width, spacing, layer, etc.  However it stinks for interactive use.  I can easily draw a MPP interactively but my selection is from a limited set of paths I've pre-defined.  Is there a simple way to combine them?   Basically is there something like rodCreatePath where I can use a path I've defined via skill (possibly from inputs in a custom dialog) but draw the path interactively?

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-Dan

 

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    drdanmc over 8 years ago
    Hi Quek,

    Thanks for the pointer to that solution. That actually helps with something else I've wanted in the past but it is actually not quite what I was looking for here.

    That solution lets me use skill to draw a MPP which has been defined in the tech file. What I'm looking for is a way to interactively draw a rod path which has been created on the fly as opposed to defining a MPP template. There is leHiCreatePath() for interactively creating a path. I'd like a leHiCreateRodPath() where I pass in the layer, width, offsetSubPath, etc.

    There seems to be an undocumented leHiCreateMPP so maybe I could make a template on the fly, call leHiCreateMPP, and then delete the template but that seems like a real hack and I'm not sure I even can delete a template.

    -Dan
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    drdanmc over 8 years ago
    Hi Quek,

    Thanks for the pointer to that solution. That actually helps with something else I've wanted in the past but it is actually not quite what I was looking for here.

    That solution lets me use skill to draw a MPP which has been defined in the tech file. What I'm looking for is a way to interactively draw a rod path which has been created on the fly as opposed to defining a MPP template. There is leHiCreatePath() for interactively creating a path. I'd like a leHiCreateRodPath() where I pass in the layer, width, offsetSubPath, etc.

    There seems to be an undocumented leHiCreateMPP so maybe I could make a template on the fly, call leHiCreateMPP, and then delete the template but that seems like a real hack and I'm not sure I even can delete a template.

    -Dan
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