Trigger a Skill Code by Selecting/Deselecting an Instance in Schematic

Hi,

For a start - you need to use leRegUserObjectSelectionFilter(<filterFunction>) to allow for all objects and not just shapes. However the filter function is called not only when you select an object by clicking on it but also when you hover the mouse over it.The code below handles this:

(defun osf (fig)
   (let ()
      (when (car (last (geGetSelSet))) == fig && fig->objType == "inst"
         (printf "selected %L\n" fig->cellName)
         ; ...here goes your code....
      )
      t
   )
)

leRegUserObjectSelectionFilter("osf")

So whatever code you want to run when an instance is selected, just put it in the when() statement.

regards
Max

Hi Max,

I tried the following code as per your suggestion:

 procedure(osf(fig)
    (let ()
       (when (car (last (geGetSelSet))) == fig && fig->objType == "inst"
         (printf "selected %L\n" fig->cellName)
       )
       t
     )
  )
leRegUserObjectSelectionFilter("osf")

But when I select any instance in my schematic, then nothing gets printed in the CIW. Could you please let me know what am I doing wrong.

Thanks!

leRegUserObjectSelectionFilter is a layout function (note the 'le' prefix = Layout Editor). I think there is no schematic equivalent.

You could still redefine the selection bindkeys to add this functionality there.

Sorry my mistake - I didnt read your description carefully and because you mentioned a layout function figured that was about layouts.

Sorry my mistake - I didnt read your description carefully and because you mentioned a layout function figured that was about layouts.