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How to automatically place an off-page connector name from a net alias?

FB202502193638

Hi,

I captured a schematic and assigned a 'net alias' to every net. However, I now realize that I need to connect these nets to anothers pages. So, I added an 'off-page connector,' but it does not automatically take the value of the 'net alias.'

I tried copying and pasting the spreadsheet, it does not work and rewrite each off-page connector is time-consuming for 20 schematic pages.

  • What is the correct procedure to automatically rename an off-page connector with the same net alias value?



Allegro X 23.1 Capture CIS

Thanks for your help,

-Fabrizio


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    I have created a sample script below which will applies the netalis name to offpage.

    Select a .dsn from the PM(project manager) and source the code.

    # ##Getting alisa of the wires.
    set lNets [CapFindObjects $COrFindFilterDlg_NETS {*}]
    set lStatus [DboState]
    # set lAliasName [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
    # set lNetName [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
    set lOffpageNameCS [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
    set lNullObj NULL
    foreach lNet $lNets {
        set lNet [lindex $lNet 0]
        set lWiresIter [$lNet NewWiresIter $lStatus]
        #get the first wire
        set lWire [$lWiresIter NextWire $lStatus]
        while {$lWire != $lNullObj} {
            puts $lWire
            $lWire GetNetName $lNetName
            $lNet GetName $lSchiNetName
            set lObjectType [$lWire GetObjectType]
            if {$lObjectType == $::DboBaseObject_WIRE_SCALAR} {
               
               
                set lAliasIter [$lWire NewAliasesIter $lStatus]
                # #get the first alias of wire
                set lAlias [$lAliasIter NextAlias $lStatus]
                while { $lAlias!=$lNullObj} {
                    #placeholder: do your processing on $lAlias
                    $lAlias GetName $lAliasName
                    set lAlias [$lAliasIter NextAlias $lStatus]
                }

                set lOffPagesIter [$lWire NewOffPageConnectorsIter $lStatus]
                #get the first off-page of the page
                set lOffPage [$lOffPagesIter NextOffPageConnector $lStatus]
                while {$lOffPage!=$lNullObj} {
                    #placeholder: do your processing on $lOffPage
                    #get the next off-page of the page
                    # $lOffPage GetName $lOffpageNameCS
                    $lOffPage SetName $lAliasName
                    # puts "offpage: = [DboTclHelper_sGetConstCharPtr $lOffpageNameCS]"
                    set lOffPage [$lOffPagesIter NextOffPageConnector $lStatus]
                }
                delete_DboWireOffPageConnectorsIter $lOffPagesIter
                   
            }
            #get the next wire
            delete_DboWireAliasesIter $lAliasIter
            set lWire [$lWiresIter NextWire $lStatus]
           
        }
       
    }
    Hope this helps.
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    I have created a sample script below which will applies the netalis name to offpage.

    Select a .dsn from the PM(project manager) and source the code.

    # ##Getting alisa of the wires.
    set lNets [CapFindObjects $COrFindFilterDlg_NETS {*}]
    set lStatus [DboState]
    # set lAliasName [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
    # set lNetName [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
    set lOffpageNameCS [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
    set lNullObj NULL
    foreach lNet $lNets {
        set lNet [lindex $lNet 0]
        set lWiresIter [$lNet NewWiresIter $lStatus]
        #get the first wire
        set lWire [$lWiresIter NextWire $lStatus]
        while {$lWire != $lNullObj} {
            puts $lWire
            $lWire GetNetName $lNetName
            $lNet GetName $lSchiNetName
            set lObjectType [$lWire GetObjectType]
            if {$lObjectType == $::DboBaseObject_WIRE_SCALAR} {
               
               
                set lAliasIter [$lWire NewAliasesIter $lStatus]
                # #get the first alias of wire
                set lAlias [$lAliasIter NextAlias $lStatus]
                while { $lAlias!=$lNullObj} {
                    #placeholder: do your processing on $lAlias
                    $lAlias GetName $lAliasName
                    set lAlias [$lAliasIter NextAlias $lStatus]
                }

                set lOffPagesIter [$lWire NewOffPageConnectorsIter $lStatus]
                #get the first off-page of the page
                set lOffPage [$lOffPagesIter NextOffPageConnector $lStatus]
                while {$lOffPage!=$lNullObj} {
                    #placeholder: do your processing on $lOffPage
                    #get the next off-page of the page
                    # $lOffPage GetName $lOffpageNameCS
                    $lOffPage SetName $lAliasName
                    # puts "offpage: = [DboTclHelper_sGetConstCharPtr $lOffpageNameCS]"
                    set lOffPage [$lOffPagesIter NextOffPageConnector $lStatus]
                }
                delete_DboWireOffPageConnectorsIter $lOffPagesIter
                   
            }
            #get the next wire
            delete_DboWireAliasesIter $lAliasIter
            set lWire [$lWiresIter NextWire $lStatus]
           
        }
       
    }
    Hope this helps.
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