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updating dynamic shapes

masamasa
masamasa over 5 years ago

hello

is there a command to update dynamic shapes?

i have tried "scriptmode +e" but it does not show any command script for the dynamic shape update.

whenever i need to update dynamic shapes, i would have to open the status window and click the "update to smooth" button.

i would like to update dynamic shapes without opening the status window so that hopefully i could create a funckey to performe the dynamic shape update.

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 5 years ago

    I think the command you want is 'shapeupdate'

    It's documented as  "An internal Cadence engineering command."

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  • masamasa
    masamasa over 5 years ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    thank you, david.

    it works now.

    one more question:

    without opening the status window, is there a way to set the dynamic shape as smooth or fast after it gets disable?

    whenever i create fillets to clines, the dynamic shapes automatically get disable.

    what is the command to set the dynamic shapes as smooth?

    is there a way to get the list of the internal cadence engineering commands?

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 5 years ago in reply to masamasa

    Sorry, but I can't answer your 3 new questions Disappointed

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 5 years ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    I searched the documentation html files for "internal Cadence engineering command" & got the following list of commands:

    <h2><a name="assign_port"></a><a name="1185400">assign port</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="assign_portgroup"></a><a name="1185402">assign portgroup</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="assign_power"></a><a name="1185264">assign power </a></h2>
    <h2><a name="axlmark"></a><a name="1040795">axlmark</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="bmscheck"></a><a name="1037377">b</a>mscheck</h2>
    <h2><a name="bmpflush"></a><a name="1074664">bmpflush </a></h2>
    <h2><a name="bundle_restore"></a><a name="1074726">bundle restore </a></h2>
    <h2><a name="create_plotunix"></a><a name="1062186">create plotunix</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="ctab"></a><a name="1088152">ctab</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="datatips_toggle"></a><a name="1065231">d</a>atatips toggle</h2>
    <h2><a name="dbgrouptype"></a><a name="1065539">d</a>bgrouptype </h2>
    <h2><a name="defer_dyn_fill"></a><a name="dynetch"></a><a name="1076633">d</a>ynetch</h2>
    <h2><a name="embed_prop"></a><a name="1068643">embed prop</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="esc"></a><a name="1037767">e</a>sc</h2>
    <h2><a name="fabmaster_out"></a><a name="1063222">f</a>abmaster out </h2>
    <h2><a name="find_control"></a><a name="1005055">f</a>ind_control</h2>
    <h2><a name="padeditcur"></a><a name="1017734">p</a>adeditcur</h2>
    <h2><a name="plc_chglyr"></a><a name="1324007">plc chglyr</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="plotwint"></a><a name="1008384">p</a>lotwint</h2>
    <h2><a name="pop_change_layer"></a><a name="1324061">pop change layer</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="pop_drc_window"></a><a name="1324096">pop drc window</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="pop_dyn_option_select"></a><a name="1049020">p</a>op dyn option select</h2>
    <h2><a name="pop_lasso"></a><a name="1324177">pop lasso</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="pop_path"></a><a name="1324224">pop path</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="pop_region_list"></a><a name="1063537">p</a>op region list</h2>
    <h2><a name="pop_shape_update"></a><a name="1087595">p</a>op shape update</h2>
    <h2><a name="return"></a><a name="1037156">return</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="sctab"></a><a name="1083010">sctab</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="shape"></a><a name="1037772">shape</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="shape_defer_fill"></a><a name="1034702">shape defer fill</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="shape_vertex_add"></a><a name="1044676">shape vertex add</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="shapeupdate"></a><a name="1029135">shapeupdate</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="stab"></a><a name="1087067">stab</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="tab"></a><a name="1042076">tab</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="xdbgrouptype"></a><a name="1044200">xdbgrouptype </a></h2>
    <h2><a name="xymode"></a><a name="1035830">xymode</a></h2>
    <h2><a name="zcore"></a><a name="1035691">zcore</a></h2>

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  • masamasa
    masamasa over 5 years ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    thank you for yout reply.

    i have tried all the commands on your list.

    nothing works except the shapeupdate.

    at least i am able to update dynamic shapes with a single click now.

    i appreciate it.

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