Hints, Tips and Solutions&October 2004

Q. Every time I create a new project or library, an empty cell with the same name is created in my project. What do I need to setup to avoid the creation of this empty cell?

A. Under the Setup>>Editor Viewer…>Editing please uncheck the box “Create new projects with default new cell” (see Figure 1). The project/library will then open without creating any default cell, the user will have to choose Cell>New to create its first cell.

An alternative to this extra step is to simply rename the default cell created to the desired name by choosing Cell>>Rename with the default cell active.

Q. When I open my *.eld project I always have to specify the technology file to use. Having a multiple user environment, I want to ensure that the project will never be open with the wrong technology file. How can I guarantee the use of the proper technology file?

A. Your default setup for the option “Use external Technology file for *.eld project” was probably changed inadvertently. Under Setup>>Technology…>General… (see Figure 2) please uncheck the box “Use external Technology file for *.eld project”. The default setup for this option is “uncheck”. An *.eld project contains all the technology information required. The specification of a technology file when opening an *.eld project is done only in specific cases. In order to guarantee the use of the proper technology file for a given *.eld project, you need to keep this option “uncheck” at all time.