mgGetLayerSpacing

mgGetLayerSpacing(
d_instance1
d_instance2
t_referenceLayer
t_direction
x_spacing
)
=> x_effectiveSpacing / nil

Description

Returns the effective spacing between two instances, given the spacing between a reference layer inside the instances. For example, if the reference layer is Oxide_thk drawing, then x_spacing would indicate the spacing between the bounding box of the Oxide_thk layer inside the instances. The t_direction argument specifies the position of the instances relative to each other, either horizontal (next to each other) or vertical (above and below each other).

Arguments

d_instance1	The database ID of the first instance.
d_instance2	The database ID of the second instance.
t_referenceLayer	The reference layer inside the instances. The reference layer is a string in the form <layer> <purpose>.
t_direction	The direction in which spacing is measured. The direction can be horizontal or vertical.
x_spacing	The spacing between a reference layer inside the instances.

Value Returned

x_effectiveSpacing	The effective spacing between two instances specified in the function.
`nil`	The operation failed.

Example

Returns the effective spacing between the two instances.

mgGetLayerSpacing(      
    inst1
    inst2

    "Oxide_thk drawing"

    "horizontal"

    0.5
    )
   => -0.3

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Virtuoso Layout Suite SKILL ReferenceProduct Version IC23.1, November 2023