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Turn on/off visibility features in the active layer

Marw

Hello All,

I am new user to cadence and I wanted to know how would write a script to turn on/off cond or via or pin..etc for the active layer using a bindkey?

Thanks

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  • I have aliases defined in my env that might help you, shown below:

    alias alt     '(axlSetActiveLayer "etch/top")'

    alias alb     '(axlSetActiveLayer "etch/bottom")'

    alias vte     '((axlVisibleLayer "etch/top" t)(axlVisibleLayer "pin/top" t)(axlVisibleLayer "via class/top" t)(axlVisibleLayer "drc error class/top" t)(axlVisibleUpdate t))'

    alias vbe     '((axlVisibleLayer "etch/bottom" t)(axlVisibleLayer "pin/bottom" t)(axlVisibleLayer "via class/bottom" t)(axlVisibleLayer "drc error class/bottom" t)(axlVisibleUpdate t))'

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  • I have aliases defined in my env that might help you, shown below:

    alias alt     '(axlSetActiveLayer "etch/top")'

    alias alb     '(axlSetActiveLayer "etch/bottom")'

    alias vte     '((axlVisibleLayer "etch/top" t)(axlVisibleLayer "pin/top" t)(axlVisibleLayer "via class/top" t)(axlVisibleLayer "drc error class/top" t)(axlVisibleUpdate t))'

    alias vbe     '((axlVisibleLayer "etch/bottom" t)(axlVisibleLayer "pin/bottom" t)(axlVisibleLayer "via class/bottom" t)(axlVisibleLayer "drc error class/bottom" t)(axlVisibleUpdate t))'

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  • in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Hello David,

    Thank you. I just tested, it is not exactly what I am looking for. Sorry for not explaining myself well

    Lets say I defined a bindkey alt for the "Cond" in the visibility tab. if I click alt once it will make the cond visible and if I click alt again it will turn it off. In the case of the your alias that you provided, I am only able to turn it on but not off

    Also, I want to be to apply the same concept above in the active layer I am in. Not only for the top and bottom. If I apply the alias you provide it, I have to repeat it 16 time in my env for the 16 layers I have in the design. 

    Hopefully this make sense

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