skill command for Fractures edges of the specified object on the input list into horizontal trapezoids.

Hi,
You can do something like:

procedure( split_in_tiles( @key (objects   geGetSelectedSet())
                                (direction "horizontal")
                                )
  "Split OBJECTS in tiles according to DIRECTION"
  assert( member(direction '("vertical" "horizontal"))
    "Direction should be \"vertical\" or \"horizontal\"")
  unwindProtect(
    ;; Start ABE
    let( (lay iter tile)
      cv = car(objects)->cellView
      abeInit(cv)
      ;; Create an ABE layer from object
      ;; Merge its tiles according to direction
      foreach( obj objects
        when( obj->isShape
          lay = abeLayerFromShapes( setof(obj objects obj->isShape))
          abeLayerMergeTiles( lay direction)
          ;; Browse generated tiles, create associated rectangles
          iter = abeTileIterator( lay )
          while( tile = iter->next
            dbCreateRect( cv obj->lpp tile->bbox )
            )
          ;; Delete splitted shape
          dbDeleteObject(obj)
          )
        );foreach
      );let
    abeDone()
    ))

Cheers,
Aurélien

Aurélien's suggestion is the best approach, I'd say (that's what I was going to propose), but for completeness there's How can I do horizontal slicing using leSlice and horizontal tiling using dbLayerTile SKILL function

Andrew

Aurélien's suggestion is the best approach, I'd say (that's what I was going to propose), but for completeness there's How can I do horizontal slicing using leSlice and horizontal tiling using dbLayerTile SKILL function

Andrew