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    Kavli Nanolab LDM To TeXtLib Conversion

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    This document describes a process for converting LDM files created using the NELSIS design platform to TeXtLib files that can be used with LayoutBEAMER. The LDM format from NELSIS includes extensions for text, curved structures, non-rectangular arrays, and images. There are two programs, ldm2txl and ldm2ctxt, that convert LDM files to TeXtLib format via an intermediate CLDM file. The programs allow for various options to control the conversion behavior.

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    This document describes a process for converting LDM files created using the NELSIS design platform to TeXtLib files that can be used with LayoutBEAMER. The LDM format from NELSIS includes extensions for text, curved structures, non-rectangular arrays, and images. There are two programs, ldm2txl and ldm2ctxt, that convert LDM files to TeXtLib format via an intermediate CLDM file. The programs allow for various options to control the conversion behavior.

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    This document describes a process for converting LDM files created using the NELSIS design platform to TeXtLib files that can be used with LayoutBEAMER. The LDM format from NELSIS includes extensions for text, curved structures, non-rectangular arrays, and images. There are two programs, ldm2txl and ldm2ctxt, that convert LDM files to TeXtLib format via an intermediate CLDM file. The programs allow for various options to control the conversion behavior.

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    This document describes a process for converting LDM files created using the NELSIS design platform to TeXtLib files that can be used with LayoutBEAMER. The LDM format from NELSIS includes extensions for text, curved structures, non-rectangular arrays, and images. There are two programs, ldm2txl and ldm2ctxt, that convert LDM files to TeXtLib format via an intermediate CLDM file. The programs allow for various options to control the conversion behavior.

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    Kavli Nanolab LDM to TeXtLib conversion

    Originally, the NELSIS design platform was developed for HP-UX at the
    Department
    of Electrical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology by S. de
    Graaf
    and others.
    In the course of years more and more advanced pattern design and drawing
    packages have become available for creating pattern designs in various
    formats,
    like GDSII and DXF.
    The big disadvantage of these is, that these are graphically-oriented
    programs
    generating lots of data and requiring difficult grid snapping and such on to
    create just 'simple, straightforward' patterns.
    Alternatively, the LDM language from the NELSIS package can be used to simply
    define in ASCII format what you want to get into your design.
    In the DIMES time of the Kavli Nanolab, especially J. Romijn put effort into
    extending the LDM language with elements for text, curved structures,
    non-rectangular arraying and images.
    For Linux now we don't have NELSIS available anymore, but still want to use
    the
    LDM ASCII description and all extensions to it.
    We are lucky that LayoutBEAMER supports the TeXtLib (also an ASCII pattern
    data
    description) format.

    The LDM format only knows about integer coordinates, with a user-specified
    CADunit as design unit.

    To convert LDM files to TeXtLib files, there are two nearly identical
    programs,
    ldm2txl and ldm2ctxt (which combine the HP-UX programs 'cldm' and
    'ldmtext') that can be used. An intermediate CLDM file, with
    extension .cldm is used in the conversion, and the output file extensions are
    .txl (default for LayoutBeamer) resp. .ctxt (default for CATS).

    Usage:
    ldm2txl [<file>] [options]
    or
    ldm2ctxt [<file>] [options]

    This program converts LDM file <file> (default extension .ldm) to TeXtLib
    files
    (extension .txl or .ctxt), also allowing the Kavli Nanolab LDM extensions
    FONT, TEXT,
    CURVE, ARRAY and IMAGE.
    File name and CAD unit are prompted for if they aren't specified.
    To finish the program press Ctrl-d, or press <return> when prompted for an
    LDM file.
    Defaults are shown in angular brackets [], and selected by pressing <return>.

    Allowed command line options defining LDM conversion behaviour:


    -a - expand ARRAY to mc (model call)'s in CLDM file for use with
    NELSIS
    Results in a lot of SREFs instead of one AREF in the final
    CTXT file
    -c - DON'T concatenate CURVE stripes or IMAGE pixels if possible
    -h - display this help text
    -i - interchange coordinates in CURVE if l(y) > r(y) or b(x) >
    t(x)
    -k - keep intermediate CLDM file
    -m - use models for characters instead of full expansion of each
    -r <RES> - resolution [um], >= 0.001, for TeXtLib file, default <UU>;
    used to round coordinates of LDM circle and cpeel onto
    -u <UU> - user unit [um], >= 0.001, length unit to be used for
    converting LDM file

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