how to work around limits in axlDBGetExtents

Look into if the list contains an  unsupported dbids. GetExtents only supports segements, clines, lines, rect, filled rect, figure, text, shape, voids, pins, vias and symbol instances. If you have dbids like nets, symbol defs, or groups it will fail.

Hi

I'm using the find filter to select with the command

axlSetFindFilter(?enabled list( "noall" "vias" "shapes" "pins" "clines" "lines" "figures")

?onButtons list( "noall" "vias" "shapes" "pins" "clines" "lines" "figures")

) 

Printing the list for objType exhibits the following types

pin, path, via, shape, polygon

That does not look like symdefs

Bonus question, if I do the printing in the skill development window there seem to be a limit of 296 lines, how can I circumvent that limit? 

Best regards

Ole 

 I would call GetExtents for each element and see what it rejects (returns nil)

The skill code: for(i 1 1000 printf("i=%d\n" i))

has no trouble echoing 1000 lines to the Skill window

Hi

Your printing code works fine for 1000 lines, but when the skill window reports my dbid list it ends with 3 points

http://screencast.com/t/e2oA8a4B0uZ

Also, if I create a loop on all dbids and write the type to skill dev window or file it will stop after 296 items (suppose thats the number of dbids it shows when returning after axlGetSelSet())

I'll try iterate over getextents 

Best regards

Ole 

Hi

Just a quick update.

Iterating over all dbids and removing dbids that return nil solves the issue

I found out that the problem was related to a slot hole that had no pad definition but still got selected as a pin on the subclass that was visible. But axlDBGetExtents return nil

Best regards

Ole