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Regarding skill commands

archanav

Hi All,i just started learning Skill scripting for automating the my works in allegro. While doing that i come across two commands for changing the user units. They are as follows below 

axlDBChangeDesignUnits

axlMKSConvert

i want to know the difference between these two. and my current requirement is to change the units from mils/inches/microns/centimeters to millimeters using skill scripting. Could any one help me to do this one ? and one more to thing is how we need to measure the line segments width in the current layer using skill script. 

Thanks in advance for your support.

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  • archanav
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    Hi eDave ,thanks for your reply.i tried using this commands as below getting an error like command not found.

    /used like this - axlDBChangeDesignUnits 0.001 mm is this the correct way of using?

  • eDave
    0 in reply to archanav

    I suggest you take a Cadence Skill tutorial before you dive in. Skill isn't difficult but there are some basics you need to learn.

    You are not in the Skill console so you either need to prefix your commands with "skill " or open the skill console using "set telskill"

    You will find the syntax of commands in in the "Allegro User Guide: SKILL Reference" manual.

  • archanav
    0 in reply to eDave

    Hi Dave,

    Thanks for your reply. what does the array of the XlPinData indicates? and .dra file w use to create footprints and we will assign ref des to the footprint in both assembly layer and silkscreen layer (like U? for  IC components etc...,)so to get the information about ref des i asked how to use symrefdes  for .dra files.

    my new query is i went through your reply for the query  silk to solder check in allegro PCB and creating Context file.

    https://community.cadence.com/cadence_technology_forums/pcb-design/f/pcb-design/31029/autosilkutils-error

    https://community.cadence.com/cadence_technology_forums/pcb-design/f/allegro-x-scripting-skill/40034/creating-context-file

    i tried using the file -https://community.cadence.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/27/AutosilkUtils_5F00_public.zip. 

    but i am getting error like this. May i know where i am doing mistake?

  • eDave
    0 in reply to archanav

    I haven't got a 23.1 version of the code yet. I'm waiting on a  license server upgrade.

    The cxt file that you have won't work in 23.1

  • archanav
    0 in reply to eDave

    ok. are there any other ways to get the clearance between silk and solder mask for these versions?

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  • archanav
    0 in reply to eDave

    ok. are there any other ways to get the clearance between silk and solder mask for these versions?

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  • eDave
    0 in reply to archanav

    I'm not sure sorry. I'm currently using 17.2.

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