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GRAAL(1)		   ALLIANCE Reference Manual		      GRAAL(1)

NAME
       graal - symbolic	layout editor

SYNOPSIS
       graal [-l file_name] [-scale n] [-debug]	[-xor] [-install]
	     [-force]

DESCRIPTION
       Graal  is  a  hierarchical symbolic layout editor. All functionnalities
       can be accessed through different menus.	 Among them  exists  a	design
       rule  checker  performing  verifications	 inside	a user defined window.
       Graal works under Motif and X11r6.  When	entering Graal,	the main  win-
       dow  appears and	shows 7	different menus	on the top bar.These menus can
       be entered by simply clicking on	the mouse left button.	The main  win-
       dow  is	sensitive  to  the  mouse, and the mouse wheel can be used for
       scrolling up and	down, left and right when <Shift>  is  pressed	during
       wheel  movement,	 and  zooming in and out, when <Ctrl> is pressed while
       turning the wheel.

       Below is	given the description of graal's menus.

       File	 New : clean the entire	window and save	the current cell.
		 Open :	load an	already	existing cell.
		 Save :	save the current cell.
		 Save as : rename and save the current cell.
		 Quit :	quit graal.

       Edit	 Undo :	undo the previous action.
		 Copy :	copy a selected	object.
		 Move :	move a selected	object.
		 Delete	: delete a selected object.
		 Stretch : strech a selected  object  (transistor  or  segment
		 length).
		 Modify	: modify the caracteristics of an object (name,	width,
		 etc...).
		 Identify : identify a selected	object.
		 Search	: search an object according to	its type.

       Window	 This  menu  allows  user to perform the same actions than the
		 previous menu Edit, not on an object but on a	group  of  ob-
		 jects	belonging  to a	defined	window.The two opposite	corner
		 of the	window are set by clicking on the mouse	left button.

       Create	 Instance : add	a new instance in the current cell.
		 Abutmentbox : define the abutment box of the current cell.
		 Segment : add segments.
		 Via : add vias	or contacts.
		 Connector : add connectors.
		 Transistor : add transistors.
		 Reference : add references.

       View	 Zoom :	perform	zoom in, zoom out,  center,  fit,  refresh  on
		 figure.
		 Layer : select	types of layers	displayed.
		 Map : show cursor position in the entire figure.
		 Arrows	: show arrows for moving at the	grid step.
		 Grid :	Set the	X,Y step of the	grid if	displayed.

       Tools	 Equi  :  highlight  all  objects  electrically	connected to a
		 given object.
		 Flat :	virtual	hierarchy flattening of	an  instance  (display
		 all visible objects inside a given instance).
		 UnFlat	: undo the virtual flattening of an instance (done be-
		 fore with the Flat command)
		 Peek  : virtual hierarchy flattening (display all visible ob-
		 jects inside a	given window).
		 UnPeek	: undo the virtual flattening of a window (done	before
		 with the Peek command)
		 Druc :	call the design	rule checker in	a given	window.
		 RealFlat : real hierarchy flattening of instances included in
		 a window (this	command	can not	be undone, and should be  used
		 very carefully)
		 Hierarchy : navigate into the current figure hierarchy
		 Load  Error : load a real layout file and superpose it	to the
		 current figure.
		 Message : display the last error messages

       Setup	 Save or load a	user defined  configuration  of	 default  dis-
		 played	menus.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       MBK_CATA_LIB
	      indicates	the path to the	read only libraries to be used.

       MBK_WORK_LIB
	      indicates	the path to the	read/write directory for the session.

       MBK_IN_PH
	      indicates	the file format	to be used for the leaf	cells.

       MBK_OUT_PH
	      indicates	the file format	to be used for the generated figures.

       GRAAL_TECHNO_NAME (optional)
	      indicates	the path to the	techno name file used by Graal.

       RDS_TECHNO_NAME (optional)
	      indicates	the path to the	RDS configuration file used by Graal.

SEE ALSO
       mbk(1),	     MBK_CATA_LIB(1),	    MBK_IN_PH(1),	MBK_OUT_PH(1),
       RDS_TECHNO_NAME(1)

ASIM/LIP6			October	1, 1997			      GRAAL(1)

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