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Dummy Etch shape to shape spacing not follow SCRATCH shape

ENEGUE
ENEGUE over 6 years ago

Hi Guy,

Currently i am writing a skill to copy static shape from "SCRATCH" layer into ETCH layer.

Found out that the shape to shape spacing between dynamic shape in ETCH layer(4 color in attach) not follow the static shape in "SCRATCH" layer.

My current solution is  manually select the dummy shape in "Net" filter and add/update the shape to shape spacing.

Hope to get your feedback on how to do it in skill.=)

Attach 1:ETCH shape to shape spacing follow CM.

Attach 2: Manually add spacing properties into shape.

Here is current code

defun( _MSI_Copy2Etch ()

        axlVisibleDesign(nil)
        axlVisibleLayer("BOARD GEOMETRY/THIEVING_SCRATCH" t)
        po_shapes = _EXfindAllOfType("SHAPES")

        d_layer= axlGetParam("paramLayerGroup:ETCH")->groupMembers

       foreach(po_shape po_shapes

                   foreach(layer d_layer
                         etch_poly = car(axlPolyFromDB(po_shape))
                         etch_layer = axlDBCreateShape(etch_poly t sprintf(nil "BOUNDARY/%s" layer))
                         axlShapeRaisePriority(car(etch_layer))
                   )
           ;delete shape in THIEVING_SCRATCH layer
           axlDeleteObject(po_shape)
       )
)

Eugene

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