Useful function when scripting PhotoCAD

• Placing PCell ports
• Get PCell information
  • Get PCell name
  • Get PCell region
  • Get ports information
  • Get two points relative information
• Boolean operations between elements and layers
  • Boolean with different layers
  • Boolean with elements
• Importing/Exporting GDS/Json file
  • Import GDS file
  • Export GDS file
  • Export Json file
• Simplify layout by fp.use_sketch_view
  • Implement fp.use_sketch_view
  • Different usage of fp.use_sketch_view
  • GDS file build-time results
  • Example Scripts
• Manually add ports/pins on PCells
• Get the coordinates of the cell
• Change the cell name in GDS file
  • Cell naming rules
• Pytest: Prevent unexpected changes to the layout
  • Accidental modification of PCell with completed design
  • Accidental modification of other shared methods
• Max-Optics simulation interface: runner.py
  • Interface usage:
  • Interface script description: