db_get_instance_bbox()

Returns a handle to the bounding box of an instance. This is the smallest rectangle that completely encloses all data of an instance.

Syntax:

db_get_instance_bbox(instHandle, type);

where

InstHandle is the handle to an instance.

type indicates the type of bounding box, where:

• 0 = symbol bounding box
• 1 = annotation bounding box
• 2 = bounding box to include both symbol and annotation

Example:

decl bbox, x1;
bbox = db_get_instance_bbox(instHandle, 0);
x1 = db_get_bbox_x1(bbox);

Where Used:

Schematic, Layout