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add ability to view gds using gdspy

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Harrison Liew
2019-10-06 22:57:13 -07:00
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@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ Intermediate database are written in ``build/par-rundir`` between each step of t
Timing reports are found in ``build/par-rundir/timingReports``. They are gzipped text files.
`gdspy` can be used to `view the final layout <https://gdspy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference.html?highlight=scale#layoutviewer>`__, but it is somewhat crude and slow (wait a few minutes for it to load):
.. code-block:: shell
``python3 view_gds.py build/par-rundir/Sha3AccelwBB.gds``
By default, this script only shows the M2 thru M4 routing. Layers can be toggled in the layout viewer's side pane and ``view_gds.py`` has a mapping of layer numbers to layer names.
DRC & LVS
^^^^^^^^^
To run DRC & LVS, and view the results in Calibre: