gpdk (generic PDK)

gpdk is a package for creating parametric device layout units based on Python scripts in the PhotoCAD platform.

Install or upgrade the gpdk package by placing the gpdk-x.x.x-py3-none-any.whl file in the .python>.pypi_cache folder. After installation, you can find the complete contents of the gpdk package in the External Libraries > Python3.8 (PhotoCAD) > site-packages > gpdk folder of your current project, which contains six subfolders: benchmark, components, examples, routing, technology, and util.

The files are stored in the following locations: D:\Softwareu\photocadu\PhotoCAD\.venv\Lib\site-packages\gpdk, where: D:\Softwareu\photocadu\PhotoCAD is the project path (the path to PhotoCAD installed by the user).

• Components: gpdk built-in components
  • Passive components
  • Active components
• Examples: gpdk built-in examples
• Routing: gpdk built-in routing method
• Technology: gpdk-related process setting
  • Default process
  • Customized process
  • Waveguide information
• layout01: Project Development