How to get pin position and location?

Hi Morgan,

Below api will help you to get X and Y position of hotspot where we connect wire.

Once you have hotspot of pin use that coordinate to draw wire using first point (x,y ) of pin hotspot.

DboPortInst_sGetHotSpotX(obj, status) : returns int
Parameters:
obj: DboBaseObject *
status: DboState &
DboPortInst_sGetHotSpotY(obj, status) : returns int
Parameters:
obj: DboBaseObject *
status: DboState &

Hope it helps.

Thank you, CadAP, Now the question becomes:

1. What value should be give to variable obj?

2. How to get pin position on the Symbol, such as Top, Bottom, Left or Right?

Hi Morgan,

1. What value should be give to variable obj?

Ans: Pin dbid. you can get the pin dbid and pass that as argument to the above api.

2. How to get pin position on the Symbol, such as Top, Bottom, Left or Right?

Ans: Why you need pin position any specific reason, because i don't see any direct api for it.

Hi CadAP,

1.When I use code: $portInst GetId $lStatus, get the pin ID, and pass it to DboPortInst_sGetHotSpotX, it error;

2.Get pin position to place wire, if the pin is on Top, the wire will go to top from pin hotspot; if the pin is on right, the wire will go to right from pin hotspot, so must know the pin position on the Symbol.

Hi Morgan,

1.When I use code: $portInst GetId $lStatus, get the pin ID, and pass it to DboPortInst_sGetHotSpotX, it error;

Ans: DboPortInst_sGetHotSpotX $portInst $lStatus -- correct command.

2.Get pin position to place wire, if the pin is on Top, the wire will go to top from pin hotspot; if the pin is on right, the wire will go to right from pin hotspot, so must know the pin position on the Symbol.

Ans: Need to create a script to get pin position. I'll create a sample and share it with you.