Useful SKILL routines (random)

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Random examples of SKILL usage for useful tasks

• Very basic looping over libraries/cells/views

http://community.cadence.com/cadence_technology_forums/f/48/t/21034

• Change recursively pin names/text labels (needed for schematic-based chip assembling and LVS)

http://compgroups.net/comp.cad.cadence/skill-qn-how-to-change-pin-name-using-skill/1350540
http://www.edaboard.co.uk/replacing-label-text-with-skill-t99444.html

• Create a bare symbol for all cells of a library (useful if you import a LEF-only STS cells/IO pads library without tapeout views)

http://community.cadence.com/cadence_technology_forums/f/48/t/31168

• Recursively retrieve metal shapes coordinates to evaluate area/length etc. (useful for instance to obtain matal resistance from technology sheet resistance)

http://www.edaboard.com/thread295578.html

• export GDS stream from SKILL (or define streamout/in defaults with streamOutKeys/streamInKyes in some startup file!)

http://blog.csdn.net/wangzhanfei/article/details/5392645
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~elb/cadbook/UofU/cadence/OA/pipo/streamOut.il
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~elb/cadbook/UofU/cadence/OA/pipo/streamIn.il
http://wiki.epfl.ch/cfavi/bottomup

• create pin labels for a design from Encounter, ref. to addPins.il, makeLayout.il scripts from S. Bonacini

• define a new bindkey to open the Library Manager

hiSetBindKey("Command Interpreter"  "<Key>F6"  "ddsOpenLibManager()")