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How to handle FigGroups like mosaics in Layout or how to convert a figGroup to mosaic ?

Hi all,

Unfortunately it is not possible in Virtuoso Layout to convert a figGroup to a mosaic and to profit from the functionality of the mosaics, ie to stretch or to cut the mosaic array.

I am using IC 6.1.8 and I would like to have for figGroups the same "behavior" like mosaics : after I placed a figGroup I want to stretch it to create an array of same figGroup. It is much easier to work so and save a lot of time.

Does someone have an idea or a small script for it ?

Best regards,

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Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago
Mosaics are arrays of instances of cellViews; they have to have hierarchy. figGroups are a grouping within the same cellView. You'd have to convert the figGroup into a new cellView and then instantiate as an array/mosaic to be able to do this. You could use Make Cell to make the new cell, and then you can convert the resulting instance into a mosaic.

It doesn't really need a script to do this, since you'd just use:

Select the figGroup and use Edit->Hierarchy->Make Cell to specify the cell name to create (it will by default create an instance of the new cell)

Select the new instance and Edit->Convert->To Mosaic (or Right Mouse->Convert to Mosaic)

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Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago
Mosaics are arrays of instances of cellViews; they have to have hierarchy. figGroups are a grouping within the same cellView. You'd have to convert the figGroup into a new cellView and then instantiate as an array/mosaic to be able to do this. You could use Make Cell to make the new cell, and then you can convert the resulting instance into a mosaic.

It doesn't really need a script to do this, since you'd just use:

Select the figGroup and use Edit->Hierarchy->Make Cell to specify the cell name to create (it will by default create an instance of the new cell)

Select the new instance and Edit->Convert->To Mosaic (or Right Mouse->Convert to Mosaic)

Andrew
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Apoorvarevankar over 2 years ago in reply to Andrew Beckett

Hi Andrew,

Can we convert figgroup into hierarchy using skill coding?.

I need to convert some test case into hierarchy in same layout editor.

Thanks in advance
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Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago in reply to Apoorvarevankar

Apoorvarevankar said:
Can we convert figgroup into hierarchy using skill coding?.

Use leMakeCell()?
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