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Change text block size, Allegro script and skill

skillnewbie
skillnewbie over 16 years ago

hi,

I want to change a text block size (#16). i run a script recording and get this from the *.scr 

 setwindow pcb
trapsize 302
define text
setwindow form.textblock
FORM textblock 16 width 0.1000
FORM textblock 16 height 0.1000
FORM textblock 16 line_spacing 0.0200
FORM textblock 16 photoplot_width 0.0100
FORM textblock done 
setwindow pcb

just wonder what the FORM means in a script file...it is not a valid command in Allegro

 is it possible to enclose the FORM statements in skill code?

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  • charales
    charales over 15 years ago

    i use the 19 of the text block sizes. I tried running a script to change the sizes but the script gui keeps disappearing. Is there a command to stop playing the script?

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  • Rik Lee
    Rik Lee over 15 years ago

     Check the end of the script file. If you have the following lines you may want to delete them:

    FORM textblock reset 
    FORM textblock add 
    FORM textblock compact

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  • charales
    charales over 15 years ago

    I use the 19 of the text block sizes. All my parts in my libraries are done with different sizes of text and i would like to try and set these to the same sizes. I need a script or skill file to do this. I tried doing my first script and i'm getting no where. First question, i'm using 16.2 performance, can i do scripts with this? This is how i'm going about doing the script. I open up the text block window. Then in command line i type in "script". A window comes up and i enter a filename then click on record, sometime after this the GUI window dissappears. I go through and edit the 19 text sizes, but when i'm done there is no place to click "stop recording". Can i type in something in the command line to end the script? Is there an easier way to do this? After i'm done i would like to send it to another site so they can can set up the texts to match ours.

    any help would be appreciated,

    Sam 

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  • Rik Lee
    Rik Lee over 15 years ago

    To stop recording a script select File >Script from the menu and then in the Scripting GUI select "Stop"

    Cadence online support solution 1815913 and 11118650 describes how to create a script that will set all of the text blocks the same size for each drawing.The short version is:

    Bring up the text block editor
    Use "Control" "P" on your keyboard to bring up a GUI that lets you save the form as a script.
    Edit the file created to remove the last 3 lines which compact, reset, and add blocks
    Save the file

    In the Allegro editor replay the script


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  • Boardman
    Boardman over 15 years ago
    Hi Sam,

    You are doing it correctly to generate a script.

    After you are finished with the recording just type script again and the GUI will put up and you can select STOP.

     
    Vince

    Vincent Canulli Sr.
    Principal CAD Engineer I
    vcanulli@ixiacom.com
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