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Attaching shapes to components

kots

I am in the middle of a program that checks to make sure all elements for high speed nets have proper voids.

I am wondering if there is a way through Skill to attach a void to a symbol? I am trying to attach the void for each AC Blocking Cap to the capacitor or if a void is missing then create the void and attach it to the cap. I am able to create the voids but I can't figure out how to attach the void to the cap in case the cap gets moved in the future.

I have tried to use axlDBCreateGroup("G1" "generic" group) where group contains the dbid's for the cap and the void but I get the following warning message:

          W- *WARNING* (axlDBCreateGroup): ERROR(SPMHDB-256): This element is not supported by this group type; not added.

I'd like for this to work with both static and dynamic shapes so that is why I am trying to associate the void with the cap. My next steps will be to add route keepouts to the ground layer & signal layer below the ground that is voided. I'd also like to associate the route keepout with the cap.

Any help / ideas will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

-K

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  • eDave

    Simple answer is no. A void is a child of a shape so only the shape can be attached. The correct way to do this is to add a Route Keepout. Their properties are more flexible than they used to be and can be attached to symbols.

  • kots
    in reply to eDave

    Thanks Dave! I figured that would be the case but wanted to ask just in case. I'll go with the route keepout method as I already got that figured out, I think.

    -K

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  • kots
    in reply to eDave

    Thanks Dave! I figured that would be the case but wanted to ask just in case. I'll go with the route keepout method as I already got that figured out, I think.

    -K

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