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Skill method to optimize netlist (pin assignments) during routing using Allegro/Orcad.

Robert Finley

I requested that Cadence remove the previous share of this after I found out Microsoft Skydrive eventually stops working without my login.  By then, the post was locked.  Sorry about that. 

Moved to GitHub.  https://github.com/RobertFinleyPublic/AllegroNetlistSwap_SKILL

Readme:  https://github.com/RobertFinleyPublic/AllegroNetlistSwap_SKILL/blob/main/README.md

  • Copy the skill script "swapback.il" to your %HOME%/pcbenv directory.
  • In the Allegro command windows, type "skill load swapback.il". Allegro should respond with a "t".
  • Type "swapback" to launch the script. A dialog window should appear.

To read the annotation update script to update your schematic (overwrite TEMP aliases), 

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