• Skip to main content
  • Skip to search
  • Skip to footer
Cadence Home
  • This search text may be transcribed, used, stored, or accessed by our third-party service providers per our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.

  1. Community Forums
  2. Allegro X PCB Editor
  3. How to replace the Dummy net

Stats

  • Replies 2
  • Subscribers 158
  • Views 14091
  • Members are here 0
More Content

How to replace the Dummy net

krthik15
krthik15 over 7 years ago

Hi,

Is it possible to replace the "Dummy net" with any other net using Skill?

i tried "axlDBAssignNet" it shows following message

W-  Cannot change net on element type: Net "Dummy Net".

-karthik.K

  • Sign in to reply
  • Cancel
  • B Bruekers
    B Bruekers over 7 years ago

    First you need to create a net with axlDBCreateNet(), or fetch the dbid of an existing net with axlDBFindByName()

    Once you got a net dbid you can assign this to pins, vias or shapes with axlDBAssignNet()

    "dummy net' value is just like a '#refdes',  nil.  If you look at a pin with a 'dummy net' you will see that it has a net dbid value of 'nil'.

    With other words, you cannot 'change' the dummy net name, only create or use an existing net dbid and assign it to pins. 

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
  • krthik15
    krthik15 over 7 years ago in reply to B Bruekers

    Thanks Bruekers!!

    Actually, i have  created the " test point footprint" and placed over the selected "cline seg " also need to assign the selected "cline seg net" into testpoint net.

    existing cline seg net has  "dbid" but test point net has "dummy net" (nil) so, how to create the dbid of test point net?

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
Cadence Guidelines

Community Guidelines

The Cadence Design Communities support Cadence users and technologists interacting to exchange ideas, news, technical information, and best practices to solve problems and get the most from Cadence technology. The community is open to everyone, and to provide the most value, we require participants to follow our Community Guidelines that facilitate a quality exchange of ideas and information. By accessing, contributing, using or downloading any materials from the site, you agree to be bound by the full Community Guidelines.

© 2025 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • Cookie Policy
  • US Trademarks
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information