SRef

class ipkiss3.all.SRef(reference, position=(0.0, 0.0), transformation=None, **kwargs)

Single reference of a LayoutView

SRef elements are used to place a single reference to a (layout view of an) other PCell on your layout. You can specify a position to tell IPKISS where on your layout the reference should be placed.

Parameters
reference: _LayoutView, required
position: Coord2, optional

Position of the referenced LayoutView

flatten: ( bool, bool_, bool or int ), optional

if True, it will insert the references elements on export, rather than the reference itself

name: ( String that contains only alphanumeric characters from the ASCII set or contains _$<>. ASCII set is extended on PY3. ), optional, *None allowed*

Unique name of the instance within the scope of the View/Cell

owner: ( _View ), optional, *None allowed*

link to the owner of the instance.In most cases this is automatically added by the _generate_instances method

transformation: GenericNoDistortTransform, optional

See also

ARef

size_info()

returns the SizeInfo object corresponding to the footprint of this element.

Returns
SizeInfo object

See also

SizeInfo

convex_hull()

returns the Shape object corresponding to the complex hull of this Element

Returns
Shape object

See also

Shape

move(position)

Moves this element over a given vector

Parameters
positionCoord2 or tuple

Vector (x,y) for the translation

Returns
This Element object
flat_copy(level=-1)

Returns a flattened copy of the Element. (recursive)

Parameters
levelHow many levels deep should the element be flattened. -1 means all levels (default)
Returns
ElementList object
place(position, transformation=None)