trigonometric functions - move point on circle circumference
Dear All, I am trying to move a point in circular rotation with an incremental angle about the origin with a constant radius value as input.. procedure( circlerotation()theta =...
View ArticleNearest Neighbor Problem
HiI am trying to implement the nearest neighbor problem in skill, can anyone help me with some examples and tutorials?basically i am tryint to get the closest point in a list of points for a given x,yI...
View Articlegetting string from stdin or piport??
when I use "getc()" a new screen appears waiting for the user to type a character (I think this is the stdin) and that way a can get a character in my variable. But what should I do to get a string...
View ArticlePCB Service Company
Introduction: Qmax Systems is an industry leader in high quality PCB Design and turnkey electronic engineering offering the very best service at competitive prices. With our resources and experience,...
View ArticleClear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package
Does anyone have some SKILL code that will clear silkscreen lines back x distance from pins, either as a group or individually? I want to use this during footprint building. Currently I have to use...
View Articleautomatic silkscreen
is it possible to do silkscreen cleanup automatically. is there any skill or script for that?
View ArticleOpening a PDF file with Skill
Is there a way to open a PDF file from skill? (I am using windows XP)In my Skill Program, I want to link layout notes (PDF) for certain components. That way I'll be able to know which parts need...
View ArticleCreate shape from one shape with an offset
Hi all, I would like to know if it is possible to create a shape from the outline with an offset (smaller than) the outline. I Have a special shape as outline and I would like to have the place keepin...
View ArticleCan i get the skill file to rotate the footprint...?
Hello, Is there any skill file to rotate the footprint with respect to the origin...?I can able to select and rotate every shape and lines but coming to pins (as per row and coloumn wise) i was unable...
View Articlecontinuously tracking a point co-ordinate
Hi All, I got an Algo problem here.I want to draw a straight line. while waiting for user's input of 2nd point with :2nd_point = axlEnterPoint(?prompts ...) , I want to capture the cursor position and...
View ArticleHow to capture minimum spacing?
I need to find the absolute minimum spacing defined in the Constraint Manager. This includes the CSets and any number manually entered in the CM, Region rules, Class/Class, etc. I see the function...
View ArticleConversion from allegro to Pads
Hi all, Kindly let me know is there any possibilty to convert allegro to pads. If so kindly briefly explain the procedure in step by step.Regards,K.Kaviyarasu
View ArticleRenumber pads
HiWhen I am building footprint (dra format) .Is there skill that renumbers pads that already placed ,by clicking on the pads ?
View ArticleAllegro.exe command line
Hello ExpertsI have build a VB program that builds a schematic and board file based on some user inputs. I am seeing a problem during the board build section. I am using the command line interface to...
View ArticleRead drill tolerance and DEFAULT_INTERNAL pad(s) from padstack
I'm trying to get both the associated hole tolerance from a padstack definition and the defined "DEFAULT INTERNAL" pad(s) using the Allegro SKILL api. I am able to extract all other portions of the...
View ArticleHow to use axlAirGap() between two clinesegs in different layers
I want to get the minimum airgap between two clinesegs( line to line or arc to arc ) with command axlAirGap(), these segs were in different layers. Sometime it can return the airgap data, but sime...
View ArticleHow to use axlAirGap() to get minimum spacing between two cline segments
Hi Sir, I want to get the minimum spacing between two clinesegs(line to line or arc to arc), which were in different layers, such as one segment was in ETCH/layer_3 and the other was in ETCH/layer4....
View ArticleLength of net !
Hi all! I'm trying to get length of a list of nets by using axlDBGetLength(o_dbid) but not successfull. Here my code: .............. foreach(net, netlist a1=axlSelectByName("NET",...
View ArticleAutorun function on Allegro start
Hi All,Can somone explain to me how can I run my SKILL function on Allegro PCB On tool start up. Calling the function from allegro.ilinit can't be performed. Thank You in advance,Kadar
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