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Virtuoso Studio Design Environment SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

geCrossSection

geCrossSection( 
[ w_windowId ] 
[ l_point ] 
) 
=> t / nil

Description

(Layout MXL Only) Invokes the Cross Section command in the specified window. The cross section viewer is displayed and a cutline appears on the canvas. The cross section of the area under the cutline is displayed in the viewer.

Arguments

w_windowId

ID of the window in which you want to view the cross section of a layout. If you do not specify the window ID, the current window is used.

l_point

A point on the canvas where you want the cutline to appear. If you do not specify a point and your mouse pointer is not on the canvas, the cutline appears at the center of the canvas. If the pointer is on the canvas, the cutline appears where the pointer is.

You can specify a point only if you have specified a window ID.

Value Returned

t

The cross section viewer is displayed and the cutline appears on the canvas.

nil

The command failed.

Example

Displays the cross section of the layout at point 0:0 in the current window.

geCrossSection(hiGetCurrentWindow() 0:0)

Related Topics

Cross Section Viewer

Cross Section Viewer Configuration File

Viewing the Cross Section of a Layout

Cross Section Viewer Functions


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