techGetViewTypeUnits

techGetViewTypeUnits(
d_techFileID 
)
=> l_units / nil

Description

Gets the units that are set for the each cellview type in the specified technology database.

Arguments

d_techFileID

The database identifier of the technology file.

Value Returned

l_units	A list of the he units that are set for the each cellview type in the specified technology file.
nil	The technology file does not exist or you do not have read permission on the technology file.

Example

techGetViewTypeUnits(tfID)
=> (("maskLayout" "micron" 1000)
       ("schematic" "inch" 160)
       ("schematicSymbol" "inch" 160)
       ("netlist" "inch" 160)
)

Returns the user units for each of the cellview types (maskLayout, schematic, schematicSymbol, and netlist) in the technology file with the database identifier stored in tfID.

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