Is there any mouse-base actions in Cadence (Strokes)??

[ahmad_abdulghany]

cadence strokes

Like Mentor tools, is there any mouse-based actions (unod, redo, zoom, etc.) in Cadence tools like Strokes in Mentor Tools?

Regards,
Ahmad,

 

[khouly]

how to use stroke editor cadence

as far as i knwo yes there are . but i donot know how to enable them

maybe someone have the answer

khouly

 

[tuza2000]

cadence concept strokes

i just know that mentor soft has this function.
regards

 

[ahmad_abdulghany]

how to enable stroke editor in cadence

Al-7amdulillaah!! I found the solution!! The answer of the above question is: Yes,

There's a very usefull collection of mouse-based actions in Cadence layout as well as some other tools.. and they've the same name as in Mentor tools i.e. Strokes..

To load Storkes

- Once (e.g. to test their functionality)

type the following lines in the CIW:

load(prependInstallPath( "dfII/etc/sted/stroke.il"))
load(prependInstallPath( "dfII/etc/sted/defstrokes.il"))
hiLoadStrokeFile("def.strokes" "Layout")

- To permenantly load them, put the above lines in your .cdsinit file and restart Cadence.

To use stroke, To start a command with a stroke, press the right mouse button and draw one of the following strokes (see the attached image..This image was captured from Cadence Virtuoso® Layout Editor User Guide)

Notice that the arrows show the direction in which you draw the strokes. Note that there are two ways to start Zoom In with strokes.

I recommend that you refer to the mentioned manual for more details.. also, recommend to give a look to the SKILL file you loaded above..

Enjoy
Ahmad,

 

[okguy]

cadence concept enable strokes

You can use Binkey to redefine your keys :
<Btn1Click> , Shift<Btn1Click>, Alt<Btn1Click>, ShiftAlt<Btn1Click>, ...
Same with Btn2 and Btn3.
See your .cdsinit on how to define Bindkey.

 

[ahmad_abdulghany]

defining mouse strokes for cadence concept

You can use Binkey to redefine your keys :
<Btn1Click> , Shift<Btn1Click>, Alt<Btn1Click>, ShiftAlt<Btn1Click>, ...
Same with Btn2 and Btn3.
See your .cdsinit on how to define Bindkey.

That's a good point!
but i have an old wonder !!!

Where should the .cdsinit exist?

There're many versions of .cdsinit file on my computer? Is there a specific function for each? Or what?

What is the default usage of it?

I opened it before, and what i found is some SKILL initializations and configurations, this one was under $CDS_ROOT/tools/dfII/local/samples but is there other copies?

Which one has the highest priority??

Thanks
Ahmad,

 

[ahmad_abdulghany]

cdsinit include

Regarding the .cdsinit file

the .cdsinit file is searched in this order :

1. <CDS_install_dir>/tools/dfII/local
2. the current directory "."
3. the home directory

But, once one .cdsinit file is found, the search stops. This means that if you have a
<CDS_install_dir>/tools/dfII/local/.cdsinit, it must EXPLICITELY load ~/.cdsinit and ./.cdsinit,
otherwise they won't be loaded at all.

Usually, a site .cdsinit would include something like

when( isFile("~/.cdsinit") load("~/.cdsinit") )
when( isFile("./.cdsinit") load("./.cdsinit") )

 

[manissri]

cadence redefine bindkey

no cadence tool has mouse based facitliy ..
only mentor has this facility and mentor has patented this .
so no one else can use this option

 

[ahmad_abdulghany]

cadence mouse layout

no cadence tool has mouse based facitliy ..
only mentor has this facility and mentor has patented this .
so no one else can use this option

I don't understand in fact what do u mean!! Although i put above how to use strokes in Cadence... didn't u read it?

Regards,
Ahmad,