numbering dies with a script using cells defined in the design

theo_mns

Hi,

I'm new to programming with klayout, has someone an example to help me start? I have a design composed of ~700 dies and I want to number them to find out more easily where I am.
I have cells named "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5"... and I want to find a way to place numbers on every die.
All I need is declare the cells containing the numbers at a certain location in a cell called "numbering".

Thanks,

Théophane

ejprinz

There are at least two ways to do it. Either, you add a text object with the number at the die top level on a new layer (so you can switch the numbering on or off) or you add a shape representing the number on a new layer. I think KLayout has this function somewhere:
https://www.klayout.de/doc-qt4/code/class_Text.html
or
https://www.klayout.de/doc-qt4/code/class_DText.html
for the text, and for the visible text shapes:
https://www.klayout.de/doc-qt4/code/class_TextGenerator.html

Good luck, Erwin