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Hi,

Id like to attempt a skill program that takes the ref des. in Allegro and auto matically rotates them either 0 or 90 degrees. I dont have any experience with SKILL but I was looking thru the functions and did not see anything that would help. What is the best way to get started? I looked at the Cadence samples but these are all mathematical computation type of routines. Where would I find a routine that manipulates an Allegro database?

Thanks,

mw


Originally posted in cdnusers.org by mscm95

  • please see cadence doc


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by microhelp

  • I hope this helps out for some...
    http://www.amkor.com/products/notes_papers/Cadence_Paper1003.pdf


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by mdrei

  • All,
    Moody's paper is also published on this community site under PCB Design/Technical Resources/SKILL. URL is http://www.cadence.com/community/allegro/Resources/resources_PCB/skill/tpamkor_skillcustomization.pdf


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by Moderator

  • This is quite tricky.
    You have to select all text on the appropriate layes, i.e:

    axlClearSelSet()
    axlSetFindFilter( ?enabled (list "noall" "invisible" "text") ?onButtons (list "text"))
    text_list = axlGetSelSet( axlAddSelectAll())
    axlCloseFindFilter()

    this gives all kind of text in the list text_list.
    Now iterate (use foreach) every element and check if it's on the appropriate layer i.e.:

    foreach( text_db text_list
    cond(
    (text_db->layer == "REF DES/ASSEMBLY_TOP"
    do_something( text_db)
    )
    );end-cond
    );end-foreach

    in do_something() you have to remenber the parent id, the old text and then you delete te old text and create a new one with the right parent..

    axlDBCreateText(
    old_dbid->text
    old_dbid->xy
    new_orientation
    old_dbid->layer
    old_dbid->parent)

    axlDeleteObject( old_dbid)

    That's it.
    Tobias


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by tschirmer
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