KlayOut mAsk Layout Automation provides a user-friendly, easy-to-use interface for (photo)mask design.
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Description
KLayout is an opensource and powerful mask design software. Thanks to its Ruby and Python APIs, programming extensions are available to the users. To simplify this programming aspect, Automated Mask Design Klayout (AMDK) has been created allowing a higher-level language and ease of use.
You will find the installation instructions as well as requirements below and a variety of examples to get you started!
What is gitlab and how does it work
How does KLayout work
Installation
- Download Anaconda
- Open Anaconda Prompt (Anaconda3)
- Type
conda create --name AMDK
and accept by typingy
. This will create a new environment specific for AMDK - Type
conda activate AMDK
. This will move you inside this new environment - Type
conda install pip
and accept by typingy
. Pip is a package installer for python and will be used to install necessary packages for making AMDK run - Type
pip install klayout
and accept by typingy
. KLayout package is now installed inside AMDK environment - To make sure everything went well, type
conda list
and check if Klayout is listed. This command list every package that is installed in the environment that you are currently in - Install a Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for python. We recommend you to install the community version of PyCharm.
- Open PyCharm, click at the bottom right to change your interpreter, and click on
Add interpreter
- On the menu, click on
Conda Environment
and select the recently created AMDK environment. Your interpreter is now the one from the AMDK environment
Roadmap
- How to pull this repository
- Working principle of KLayout
- Implementation of the functionHelper
- 3 basic examples
- 3 advanced examples
Contributing
This repository has been created by Imke Krauhausen and Charles-Théophile Coen. We are responsible for the development and maintenance of AMDK. If you wish to contribute, please contact us by email!
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