techGetMfgGridResolution

techGetMfgGridResolution(
d_techID 
) 
=> g_resolution / nil

Description

Returns the value of the manufacturing grid resolution defined in the specified technology database. ASCII technology file location: mfgGridResolution subsection in the controls section. When specified, it establishes that grid snapping must be a multiple of the value of g_resolution.

For more information about the mfgGridResolution subsection of the technology file, see mfgGridResolution.

Arguments

d_techID

The identifier of the technology database.

Value Returned

g_resolution	The number of user units to use as the basis for the grid, as specified in the mfgGridResolution subsection of the specified technology file.
nil	The technology file does not exist or no manufacturing grid resolution is specified.

Example

techGetMfgGridResolution(tfID)
=> 0.005

Returns the value 0.005, which is the manufacturing grid resolution specified in the technology file with the database identifier stored in tfID.

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