ROUTE TRACES AT 22.5 DEGREES

Before 'Route offset' was added, I wrote a small skill code routine to display an 11 degree cursor in an X pattern.

The user would use a funykey to display it multiple times while in 'add connect'

Hello David,

Thanks for your reply. Would you share the script source code? 

I am no longer employed by Intel, so I don't have access to that skill code 

I will attempt to write an equivalent after I get back from a doctor  appt...

Below is the new skill code:

procedure(displayXcursor(@optional (angle "22") (radius "1000"))
let((units DataList X Y Z r_path)
(units = car((axlDBGetDesignUnits)))
unless(atof(angle)
(angle = "22")
)
(angle = atof(angle))
unless(atof(radius)
cond(((units == "mils")
(radius = "1000")
)
((units == "inches")
(radius = "1.0")
)
((units == "microns")
(radius = "25400.0")
)
((units == "millimeters")
(radius = "25.4")
)
((units == "centimeters")
(radius = "2.54")
)
)
)
(radius = atof(radius))
(angle = (angle * (3.14159265359 / 180.0)))
; X axis
(X = (radius * cos(angle)))
(Y = (radius * sin(angle)))
;(axlMsgPut "radius %f angle %f X %f Y %f" radius angle X Y)
(Z = Y * -1.0)
axlClearDynamics()
(r_path = axlPathStart(list(X:Z X:Y) 0)) ; 1
(X = X * -1.0)
(r_path = axlPathLine( r_path 0 X:Z)) ; 2
(r_path = axlPathLine( r_path 0 X:Y)) ; 3
(X = X * -1.0)
(r_path = axlPathLine( r_path 0 X:Z)) ;4
axlAddSimpleMoveDynamics(0:0 r_path "path" ?ref_point 0:0)
; Y axis
(Y = (radius * cos(angle)))
(X = (radius * sin(angle)))
;e(axlMsgPut "radius %f angle %f X %f Y %f" radius angle X Y)
(Z = X * -1.0)
(r_path = axlPathStart(list(Z:Y X:Y) 0)) ; 5
(Y = Y * -1.0)
(r_path = axlPathLine( r_path 0 Z:Y)) ; 6
(r_path = axlPathLine( r_path 0 X:Y)) ; 7
(Y = Y * -1.0)
(r_path = axlPathLine( r_path 0 Z:Y)) ;8
axlAddSimpleMoveDynamics(0:0 r_path "path" ?ref_point 0:0)
)
)
axlCmdRegister("displayXcursor" 'displayXcursor ?cmdType "interactive")

Below is an example of calling it while running 'add connect'

The code of the procedure actually draws the cursors. However, as soon as I wrap the code in the procedure and register the command, it does not work anymore. I have to debug the problem.

Anyway, I got the idea, you have been very helpful David!!!