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Skill code to move component

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archive over 19 years ago

Hi,
I'm trying to generate a skill program that launches place manual -hide and then picks a specific coordinate to pick up the component placed in that coordinate.

I know that I have a pin placed in 0,0 and would like the skill program to pick that coordinate and leave the component on the mouse for me to place manually.

I've tried doing the following
axlShell("place manual -h")
axlShell("pick 0 0")

and I've also tried running a script that I've recorded that does the exact same, but both methods fail. They do launch the place manual command but I cannot get skill to pick that coordinate so that it is left for me to move the component

Does anyone have some good ideas, thanks.

Best regards,
Ole


Originally posted in cdnusers.org by ejlersen
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    archive over 19 years ago

    Hi Ole,

    Took me a while to figure that one out!
    Here's some improved code. Please let me know if it is actually better.

    Cheers, Dave


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by Dave Elder
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    archive over 19 years ago

    Hi Dave,

    This seems to work, so thanks a lot for this Dave.

    Ole


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by ejlersen
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    archive over 19 years ago

    Hi Dave,

    Do you know if it there exist a command to add the ratsnests to the components during a move command?

    Best regards,
    Ole


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    archive over 19 years ago

    Hi Ole,

    It is possible but my attached code uses some more private functions.

    Cheers, Dave


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by Dave Elder
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    satya12 over 16 years ago

    Could you attach zip format file.

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