vmtLibImport

vmtLibImport(
t_inputFileName 
t_libName
[?importDra g_importDra] 
[?draSMDImportMode g_draSMDImportMode] 
[?draNoSMDImportMode g_draNoSMDImportMode] 
[?refLibName t_refLibName]
[?importTechOnly g_importTechOnly] 
[?component t_component] 
[?overwrite g_overwrite] 
[?createSymbols g_createSymbols] 
)
=> t / nil

Description

Creates a library containing technology and components from the specified SiP layout file. The library contains TILPs, footprints, and schematic symbols for dies, packages, SMDs, embedded components, and padstacks in a SiP layout file. When importing a layout from the Allegro platform to Virtuoso Studio, the ratio of DataBase Unit Per User Unit remains 1:1. This means the resolution of a layout remains during the import. While creating the library, if files or cellviews are checked in, autocheckin is added as a comment by the Library Manager.

Arguments

t_inputFileName	The name of an SiP layout file.
t_libName	The name of the library that is created on import.
?importDra g_importDra
	Specifies whether symbol definitions are to be imported. The default value is nil.
?draSMDImportMode g_draSMDImportMode
	Specifies whether only SMDs are to be imported. The default value is nil.
?draNoSMDImportMode g_draNoSMDImportMode
	Specifies whether SMDs are to be excluded during import. The default value is nil.
?refLibName t_refLibName
	The name of a library containing schematic symbols that can be copied into the new library. The default value is "".
?importTechOnly g_importTechOnly
	Specifes whether only technology information will e imported from a .sip file. The default value is nil.
?component t_component
	The name of a component to be import from a .sip file. The default value is nil.
?overwrite g_overwrite
	Specifies whether to overwrite the contents of an existing library. The default value is nil.
?createSymbols g_createSymbols
	Specifies whether to create schematic symbols by generating from the footprint and implied compDef or by copying from a reference library. The default value is nil.

Value Returned

t	The library was imported successfully.
nil	The library could not be imported.

Example

To create a library and populate it with TILPs, component definitions, CSV files, footprints, and schematic symbol views, you must call two separate invocations of the vmtLibImport SKILL function as follows:

• vmtLibImport("my.sip" "mylib" "?importTechOnly" t)
  Uses the existing Allegro translator SKILL functions to create the library and the technology file. Ensure to save the data created by running the command before you proceed.
• vmtLibImport("my.sip" "mylib" "?importDra" t "?createSymbols" t)
  Uses the vmtLibImport SKILL function to read the SiP layout file and populates the library with the components in the file.

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