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Introduction to Library Manager
You can use the Library Manager to create, add, copy, delete, and organize libraries and views in a design project. More specifically, you can
- Import and access design data in libraries under design management control (check out, check in, and version control)
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Define the path to the libraries you want your Cadence design software to access in the
cds.libfile.
For more information, see the Cadence Library Path Editor Help. - Create new libraries in your directories
- Copy data into libraries
- Delete libraries
- Rename libraries, cells, views, files, or reference libraries
- Edit library, cell, and view properties
- Organize cells into categories to help you quickly locate them
- Change permissions for files and views
- Open a UNIX window to locate files and hierarchies
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Customize the colors of the Library Manager user interface using commands in the
.Xdefaultsfile - Navigate libraries, cells, views, files, and categories
A record of the commands used during your Library Manager session is stored in the libManager.log file in your current working directory.
The Library Manager only lets you edit and manage OpenAccess libraries. You need to convert a CDB library to OpenAccess before you can use it with the Library Manager. Contact Cadence Customer Support to discuss how to migrate CDB data to OpenAccess. A CDB library has a library-level
prop.xx file. Such libraries are grayed-out in the Library Manager and their contents are not displayed. None of the Library Manager commands can be used on the library. For example, you cannot copy the library or delete it. Cell-level prop.xx files are also grayed out. Library Manager commands cannot be used on these files. When you copy libraries or cells, the prop.xx file is not copied. Copy commands can also fail if you have prop.xx files.
If an OpenAccess library erroneously contains a prop.xx file, you need to delete the file.Related Topics
Controlling the Display of Library Information
Selecting and Moving Data in the Library Manager
Viewing and Changing File Permissions
Opening a UNIX Window from the Library Manager
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