nc_param.txt & art_param.txt

 I am no SKILL expert but here's how I did something like that.  When the user selects the option, I create a script file with the appropriate commands based on the user's selection and execute that script and then delete the script.

 That is very trivial -- hopefully the experts can give you a more precise answer.

Bill

As far as I know there is no way to change the default name for the NC Drill(nc_param.txt) and Artwork (art_param.txt) Parameter files. What most users do is setup a special directory or directories to store these customized parameter files then set an environmental variable to point to the special directory which is normally stored in your Allegro library.

To retarget where Allegro looks for the NC Drill Parameters set the following environmental variable:
     set ncdpath = . C:\Corporate_lib\ncdrill_param
In this directory you will store the file "nc_param.txt" and the way I have it defined above it Allegro will first look in the directory the design is in "." and if it cannot find it there then it will look in the directory "C:\Corporate_lib\ncdrill_param"

To retarget where Allegro looks for the Artwork Parameters set the following environmental variable:
     set artpath = . C:\Corporate_lib\artwork_param
In this directory you will store the file "art_param.txt" and the way I have it defined above it Allegro will first look in the directory the design is in "." and if it cannot find it there then it will look in the directory "C:\Corporate_lib\ncdrill_param"

These can be set with a simple script or a special ENV file that your users point to but if you would like to change it on the fly using SKILL then you would do the following:

     axlSetVariable("ncdpath" '("." "C:\Corporate_lib\ncdrill_param"))
     axlSetVariable("artpath" '("." "C:\Corporate_lib\artwork_param"))

You don't need separate directories for these parameters files but I just indicated that above to explain the point.

My preference is to set these ENV varaibles in a special ENV file that all your users point to so when they bring up Allegro it will automatically be set to point to the parameter files stored in the library.  Also if they run any of the batch routines to generate Artwork or NC Drill Data then it will also point to your library for the parameter files.

Hope this helps,
Michael Catrambone
UTStarcom, Inc

Thanks redwire & mcatramb91 !!!

For now, maybe I will allow user to select a template but then overwrite the default nc_param.txt  &  art_param.txt with the template values.