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drivewizard - Script command

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Activates specific wizards with a settings structure. This command is only available on Linux.

Syntax Description
drivewizard(“wizard_name”, wizard_settings);

Activate the wizard given by “wizard_name” with the settings specified by wizard_settings.

The only supported wizard_name is “layout geometry wizard”.

The wizard_settings structure must follow the structure given by getwizardinputs.

The tables below show the mandatory fields of the wizard_settings structure for each available wizard.

Layout Geometry Wizard

The layout geometry wizard is only available on Linux, and is used for importing component layout from Cadence Virtuoso or Synopsys OptoCompiler™.

Field Description
layout_tool

A structure containing information for the source page of the layout geometry wizard. Fields of the structure must follow the list below:

  • “source”: A string containing the platform for geometry import. Either “optocompiler” or “virtuoso” is supported.
  • “libconfig”: The location of the library file as a string for the selected source.
geometry_source

A structure containing information for the geometry source page of the layout geometry wizard. Fields of the structure must follow the list below:

  • “library”: Name of the library as a string.
  • “cell”: Name of the cell as a string.
  • “view”: Name of the view as a string.
  • “layerMap”: Location of the layer map as a string.
  • “processFile”: Location of the process file as a string.
review

Only supported on Ansys Lumerical FDTD™. For Synopsys OptoCompiler, it is only supported for Lumerical 2026 R1.2 and OptoCompiler 2026.03-SP1 and after.

A structure containing information for the review page of the layout geometry wizard. Fields of the structure must follow the list below:

  • “initializeFdtd”: A boolean that determines whether the option for “Initialize FDTD region and ports” is checked. 

    Note: Currently, this option is only unsupported for OptoCompiler source type. If an option is inputted, it is automatically changed to false.

Example

lgWizardInputs = {
    "layout_tool": {"source": "optocompiler", "libconfig": <path_to_lib.defs>},
    "geometry_source": {
      "library": libName,
      "cell": cellName,
      "view": viewName,
      "layerMap": <path_to_layermap_file>,
      "processFile": <path_to_process_file>
    },
    "review": {"initializeFdtd": true} // Activate initialize FDTD
  };

drivewizard("layout geometry wizard", lgWizardInputs);

See Also

List of commands, getwizardinputs
 

 

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