cpdGenerateDerivedShapes

cpdGenerateDerivedShapes(
t_deviceName
[?cellView d_cellView]
[?devicesFile t_devicesFile]
)
=> t / nil

Description

Generates new shapes in the specified cellview using the derived shape generation rules specified for a device in a device configuration file. If the file is not specified, the rules from the previously loaded device file (using cpdLoadDerivedShapesRules) are used.

Arguments

t_deviceName	The name of the device for which shapes are generated.
?cellView d_cellView
	The cellview where shapes are generated. By default, it is the current cellview.
?devicesFile t_devicesFile
	The name of the device configuration file that contains rules for shape generation.

Value Returned

t	The shapes are successfully generated.
nil	The shapes could not be generated.

Example

cpdGenerateDerivedShapes("Ind" ?cellView geGetEditCellView()  ?devicesFile "devices.txt") 

This generates a marker layer instance drawing over IND2dummy.

Related Topics

cpdLoadDerivedShapesRules

cpdCreateDeviceInfo

cpdPegasusPreFormTrigger

Variables for the Custom Passive Device Authoring Flow

Authoring Custom Passive Devices

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