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SKILL Q: Auto Create Row Objects

EdwardDodge

Hi Guys,

Right now to create rows I choose VXL->Create->P & R Objects->Row...

From there I fill out the options:

1) Site Definition Name

2) Row Orientation

3) Options -> "Flip Every Other Row"

4) Create Method -> "Area Fill", "Partition", "prBoundary"

The SKILL documentation does not seem to provide a command that takes these options as arguments. Nor is there a SKILL command to auto-create row objects using these options to fill the prBoundary. Apparently this is not a one-step solution, but requires more knowledge of the row-creation API, perhaps an entire routine. Does anybody know if I missed a single-command solution or if there's a short routine that would do what I'm asking about?

Thanks in advance for your consideration.

Edward

  • Hi Edward

    You can use dbCreateRow to create OA rows. Detail description of the cmd can be found in $CDSHOME/doc/skdfref/skdfref.pdf. The unified placer can also be used to automatically create rows with the prBoundary.


    Best regards
    Quek

  • Thanks, Quek!

    I was hoping there was a one-stop-shopping solution that would auto-generate rows in any shape prBoundary like the row command I mentioned. But I took your advice and wrote a wrapper script around dbCreateRow to fill rectangular boundaries. It works like a charm!

    Edward

  • Hi Edward

    There is already a one-stop-shopping solution. You can do it as follows:

    a. Switch to layoutXL mode using "Launch->Layout XL"
    b. Go to "Place->Custom Digital->Placement Planning"
    c. The form allows you to generate rows in the specific region or prBoundary


    Best regards
    Quek

  • Hi Quek,

    I was asking about a one-stop SKILL command solution. I already know about how to do it through the menus. This is part of an placement automation project I'm doing. Digging through menus sort of defeats the purpose. ;)

    Edward

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