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Need Help with Code to find Package to Place Keepout DRC's

Hello,

I'm using Cadence APD 24.1 and have written a Skill program that will create custom keepout areas on "Component Keepout/Top".

Cadence does not consider these to be active DRC's so the bowties do not automatically show up when an SMD component crosses the component keepout shape edge.

I can use: Tools > DRC Browser > DRC(4) > Design(2) > Package > Package to place keepout which will list the errors and give the coordinates. If I pick the coordinate, it will center the DRC in the design and then show a bowtie.

Is there a way to do this action using Skill code? I could have a pop-up mesage that tells the designer how to do this, but I think it would be better if the code was able to do this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Mark

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DavidJHutchins 13 days ago

I am running Cadence Allegro 23.1 & do not see any issues with getting DRC's on newly added keepout shapes on "Package Keepout/Top"

Can you try running your code on an previous release?
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MarkGorecki 13 days ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

Since I posted this, I learned that if you turned on the NON-CONDUCTOR/PACKAGE_TOP layer, you would see the bowties. So now I'm updating the code to check if that layer is currently visible, and if not, to make it visible.
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MarkGorecki 13 days ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

Since I posted this, I learned that if you turned on the NON-CONDUCTOR/PACKAGE_TOP layer, you would see the bowties. So now I'm updating the code to check if that layer is currently visible, and if not, to make it visible.
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DavidJHutchins 13 days ago in reply to MarkGorecki

Below is an example that should work in both Allegro and APD:

(axlVisibleLayer strcat(axlMapClassName("PACKAGE") "KEEPOUT/TOP") t)
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