lxHiClone

lxHiClone(
[ w_windowID ]
)
=> t / nil

Description

Opens the Generate Clones form, which you can use to specify cloning parameters, and starts the interactive cloning function, which lets you replicate a section of the layout in such a way that the new piece of layout material can be placed at more than one location, with each part preserving the hierarchical structure and connectivity of the source. You can clone devices, pins, and (if selected from the layout window) interconnect structures such as wires and paths made of shapes. The interactive cloning function operates on the design in the specified window. If you do not specify a window, the function operates on the design in the current window.

Arguments

Value Returned

Example

lxHiClone(windowID)

Opens the Generate Clones form and starts the Generate Clones function for the design in the specified windowID.

The system prompts you to select the connectivity source for the clone. You can select the connectivity source from either the layout cellview or the schematic or another Layout XL source cellview using single or area selection.

If the structure to be cloned has been routed, you must select the structure from the layout view so that all of the required components and interconnects are selected. Selecting the source from the schematic clones only the components and their relative placement, and not the routing or interconnects.