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 How to specify coords for leHiCreateInst() ? 

Last post Mon, Feb 11 2013 2:03 PM by Andrew Beckett. 4 replies.
Started by jaleco 11 Feb 2013 10:46 AM. Topic has 4 replies.
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  • Mon, Feb 11 2013 10:46 AM

    • jaleco
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    How to specify coords for leHiCreateInst() ? Reply

     Is there any way to either add coordinates to or pass coordinates to leHiCreateIns() without clicking in the interface?

    I would like to place instances generally at the origin, but often at other known coordinates, and would like to do so without first zooming in close enough to get an exact snapped coordinate, or alternatively by clicking at a random location to place, and then having to select the instance, get its properties, and finally specify the correct coordinate location.

    Any insight into streamlining this or if there is a script to do it would be much appreciated.

     
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  • Mon, Feb 11 2013 11:32 AM

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    Re: How to specify coords for leHiCreateInst() ? Reply

    Hi James,

    Yes, you can use preXY() to specify a point before a command (such as leHiCreateInst()) to enter the point in a queue. This should do what you are asking I think.

    Best regards,

    Lawrence.

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  • Mon, Feb 11 2013 11:36 AM

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    Re: How to specify coords for leHiCreateInst() ? Reply

    And, if you are asking about this interactively (rather than 'scripted') then you can just enter the coordinates in the CIW, e.g. 0:0 or "list(0 0)".  So, in short, if you are running a command interactively then you can typically supply one or more pairs of coordinates in the CIW, but if you are trying to use a scripted flow (such as in a regression suite) then you might use preXY() before a command.

    Regards,

    Lawrence.

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  • Mon, Feb 11 2013 12:04 PM

    • jaleco
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    Re: How to specify coords for leHiCreateInst() ? Reply

     Thank you Lawrence,

    Can you offer any code to successfully execute the preXY() cmd before a command such as leHiCreateInst() in a script?

    If I type these commands in the CIW successively, preXY() accepts my supplied coordinates, but they seem to be disregarded by the leHiCreateInst() command following....leHiCreateInst() seems intent on waiting for a user click - although I can successfully (re)type the coordinates into the CIW for Create Instance to accept.  (That in itself is very helpful though.)

    Ideally I would love to have the X and Y coords added to the Create Inst form, or any similar form.  I could create a form that has coordinate fields but do not know how to pass these to the Create Instance command if it does not seem to accept them via CIW....

    - James

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  • Mon, Feb 11 2013 2:03 PM

    Re: How to specify coords for leHiCreateInst() ? Reply
    If typing in the CIW, put the preXY on the same line as leHiCreateInst. Note that this will only work if the form is already completed (ie the lib/cell/view is filled in).

    Otherwise perhaps you're better off using dbCreateInst?

    Andrew
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