Glossary for Graphical Cell Compiler

Artwork Macro An Application Extension Language (AEL) script that creates graphical shapes in Layout.

Artwork Instance A specific occurrence of an artwork macro placed in a layout.

Control A specific attribute used to modify artwork as it is placed in a layout. A given control (for example: Stretch) may have a number of parameters that define its behavior (for example: orientation, direction, length).

Fixed Artwork Layout graphics that are fixed in size and do not change from instance to instance.

Graphical Cell See Parameterized Artwork Macro (PAM).

Graphical Cell Compiler This product. It takes a layout with defined shapes plus controls that operate on those shapes and generates a Parameterized Artwork Macro that can be used to insert Parameterized Artwork instances in a design.

Parameter A specific aspect of a control that defines its behavior.

For example, orientation, direction, and length are all parameters of the stretch control.

Parameterized Artwork Layout graphics that may change in size or number depending on the parameters provided at the time of insertion of the instance into a layout.

Parameterized Artwork Macro (PAM) Parameterized Artwork implemented as an AEL macro.

Scalable Artwork See Parameterized Artwork.

Shape A basic layout primitive such as a circle, rectangle, polygon, and so on.