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Modify dynamic shape parameters using SKILL

Hi, I'm trying to modify the shape parameters (thermal relief, void controls, etc.) using SKILL. I can access the object but I don't see any properties or parameters to modify (prop is nil). Any ideas of where those properties hide in the database? Here is what I can see in the SKILL command line, id is the dbid of the shape

id~>??
(prop nil priority -7 dynamicGroup
dbid:0x2aee03f17098 taper nil shapeAuto
(dbid:0x2aee0ca2f500 dbid:0x2aee0ca2f470 dbid:0x2aee0ca2f3e0 dbid:0x2aee0ca2f350 dbid:0x2aee0ca2f2c0
dbid:0x2aee0ca2f230
)
region nil bBox
((-19600.0 -19300.0)
(19300.0 19300.0)
) readOnly
t voids nil net dbid:0x2aedbf2396d8
objType "shape" segments
(dbid:0x2aee0c14ef10 dbid:0x2aee0c14ee38 dbid:0x2aee0c14eb40 dbid:0x2aee0c14e958) nSegs
4 fillet nil fill t
connect nil cavity nil branch
nil fillOOD nil shapeBoundary nil
shapeIsBoundary t isRect nil layer
"BOUNDARY/L1" symbolEtch nil parent nil
isHole nil parentGroups nil
)

migrg over 7 years ago

Update: I've been able to do this by manually creating a prm file that modifies the dynfill_param_type and then loading it through axlImportXmlDBRecords (thank's to the hint here community.cadence.com/.../14935).

This works, however if anyone knows how to access these properties individually through database objects (id->... etc.) that would be in my opinion a much cleaner way to do it.
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eDave over 7 years ago

If you are using 17.2 you can now achieve this using axlGetParam("shapeDynamic") , changing parameters and using axlSetParam(p)
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migrg over 7 years ago

Thanks Dave!

I am using 17.2 but I cannot see that parameter

axlGetParam(nil)
("fillet" "paramLayerSet" "testprep" "artwork" "paramDisplay"
"paramDesign" "paramTextGroup" "paramTextBlock" "paramLayer" "paramLayerGroup")

Also I'm not sure what to do after using axlGetParam, how can I know the properties that 'hang' from it in order to know what to modify?
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eDave over 7 years ago

It's in s027. I'm not sure when it was added.
Try
p = axlGetParam("shapeDynamic")
p ->??

example:
p ->artwork = "Gerber RS274X"
axlSetParam(p)
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FoCo over 5 years ago in reply to eDave

I know this is an old thread, but can changing the shape parameters be done on a single shape? axlGetParam("shapeDynamic") works great at the global level, but I need to check and set these parameters for individual shapes. Specifically I am trying to get and/or set the minAperture parameter for all shapes on a specific layer. axlGetParam works on all shapes and it does NOT change a shape that has an override value, which is what I am trying to change. Thank you.
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