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Help Needed for Quickplace using Skill/Script

vramanan

Hi Guys

 This is my intention

A script that will

1.Go and place all the symbols w.r.to its Schematic page number

2. Draw a dynamic rectangle around the placed symbols

3. Place a Text indicating the Page #

 I understand that I can do a script/skill  combination to do this

I can go around finding the exact numbers of pages by just giving a number and looping through it

 I see that the quickplace will create a log  which has xy for the placed symbols, I could use it to determine the Rectangle size

 

Any ideas/suggestions are welcome, I am willing to code and share it in the forum

 

If my above idea sounds viable, I need some pointers on reading a text file using skill

regards

Venkata

 

  • vramanan

    Hi Here is a the script I am trying out but I am stuck.

    Look at where I say /*Trouble*/

    Any inputs/ thoughts are welcome and appreciated

    ;Get The start point
    pointStart=axlEnterPoint()
    Px=xCoord(pointStart)
    Py=yCoord(pointStart)
    ; pick TOP/LEFT most only make sure that the database size is atleast 42000 30000
    lv.x = Px
    lv.y = Py


    ;Set noapp mode
    ;sprintf(scrFile,"%s","replay foobar.scr")
    axlShell("noappmode")    

    ;create layer board geometry/placebox  make it visible    
    unless(axlSetActiveLayer("BOARD GEOMETRY/PLACE_BOX") axlLayerCreateNonConductor("BOARD GEOMETRY/PLACE_BOX")    )

    ;Set Visibility Template/State
    origStatus = axlVisibleGet()
    axlVisibleDesign(nil)
    axlVisibleLayer("BOARD GEOMETRY/PLACE_BOX" t)
    axlVisibleLayer("BOARD GEOMETRY/OUTLINE" t)
    axlVisibleLayer("PACKAGE GEOMETRY/SILKSCREEN_TOP" t)
    axlVisibleLayer("ETCH/TOP" t)
    axlVisibleLayer("PIN/TOP" t)
    axlVisibleUpdate(nil)
    placeStatus = axlVisibleGet()

    ; Begin Outer For loop 1 to 6
    ; Begin Inner forloop 1 to 8
    ; preset turn on layers (outline/silk top/ top pad/placebox)
    axlVisibleSet(placeStatus)
    axlVisibleUpdate(nil)
    ; Draw line on board geometry/oulint from start point for ix 4000
    lv.path = axlPathStart( list(lv.x:lv.y lv.x+4000:Py))
    axlDBCreatePath(lv.path "BOARD GEOMETRY/OUTLINE" 'line)
    ; Draw box on board geometry/placebox from start point ix 4000 -4000
    ;bBox[0]=list(list(lv.x lv.y) list(lv.x+4000 lv.y-4000))
    lv.bBox=list(list(lv.x lv.y) list(lv.x+4000 lv.y-4000))
    axlDBCreateRectangle(lv.bBox, nil, "BOARD GEOMETRY/PLACE_BOX" )
    ; Add Text Page #
    lv.myorient = make_axlTextOrientation(?textBlock "9", ?rotation 90, ?mirrored nil, ?justify "left")
    pno = 3
    ;lv.ttext = strcat("PAGE " sprintf(pnos "%L" pno))
    lv.ttext = sprintf(ttext "PAGE %L" pno)
    axlDBCreateText( lv.ttext,list(lv.x+150 lv.y-850), lv.myorient, "BOARD GEOMETRY/PLACE_BOX",nil)        
    ;sprintf(schcmd1 "FORM sch_page_num view_tree 'MULTISEL YES' %L Sch_pagenum" pno)

    sprintf(schcmd1 "FORM quickplc page_num; setwindow form.sch_page_num; FORM sch_page_num view_tree 'MULTISEL YES' %L Sch_pagenum" pno )
    ; quickplace page#
    axlShell("quickplace; setwindow form.quickplc; FORM quickplc place_page_num YES" )
    axlShell(schcmd1)

    /*Trouble*/
    /* The Quickplace opens a main form and the skill shell is accessible, but when I click the schematic page numbers button and opens a child form, the skill shell is not accessible
    */

    axlShell("setwindow form.quickplc")
    axlShell("FORM quickplc place_page_num YES")
    axlShell("FORM quickplc page_num") 
    axlShell("setwindow form.sch_page_num")

    ;axlShell("FORM sch_page_num view_tree 'MULTISEL YES' 3 Sch_pagenum")
    ;axlShell("FORM sch_page_num view_tree  3 Sch_pagenum")
    axlShell(schcmd1)
    axlShell("FORM sch_page_num done") 
    axlShell("setwindow form.quickplc")
    axlShell("FORM quickplc origin_select_mode YES")
    axlShell("FORM quickplc origin") 
    axlShell("setwindow pcb")

    sprintf(schcmd2 "pick grid %L %L" lv.x+200 lv.y-200)
    axlShell("pick grid -4355.1968 11099.6709")
    axlShell("setwindow form.quickplc")
    axlShell("FORM quickplc bottom_edge YES")
    axlShell("FORM quickplc place") 
    axlShell("FORM quickplc done")

    ; set origin as xcoord + 100 , ycoord-100

    ; place below the outline

    ; Turn off all layers and turn on Board geometry/outline
    ; Delete line selectboax xcoord-50 ycoord+50 xcoord+4050 ycoord-50
    ; turn on preset layers
    ; xcoord+4050
    ; end Inner for loop
    ; xcoord = original
    ; ycoord-4050
    ; End Outer for loop



     

  • EvanShultz

     Hi Venkata,

     I would like to work with you on this. Can you provide an email so we can discuss your SKILL program?

  • vramanan
    Hi Evan

    My email is vramanan@infineradotcom

    Remove the dot and replace it with .

    Regards

    Venkata
  • vramanan

     For What it is worth

    Here is a working code, make sure to click on the TOP LEFT corner

    This is just a quicker quickplace tool

     rename qp.il.txt to qp.il

    regards

    Venkata

  • vramanan

     Hi

    I am trying to optimize the above attached code, I want to not create an empty box if there is a skipped schematic page number

    For that I have to ignore the non-existing page numbers

    Is there a way I can read the log texts on the command window and process it

    For example
    I am doing something and if I see a text
    "E- Value for field is not legal" then I want to something else

    regards
    Venkata

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