GDS input values
Accepted file formats, input sizes and geometry budgets for the GDS viewer.
The GDS viewer in Digital Design Studio accepts saved layout files in Cloud 2.1.2.10 and Windows 2.1.2.3.
Accepted input
Input | Accepted value |
|---|---|
File extension |
|
File size | A non-empty file up to 4194304 bytes (4 MiB) |
GDS header | 3 or 600 |
Structures in one file | 1 to 4096 |
File path | A workspace-relative path up to 4096 characters; use |
The viewer checks the GDS records and the selected structure when it opens the file.
Geometry budgets
The viewer applies these budgets to the projected geometry after flattening the hierarchy.
Resource | Maximum |
|---|---|
Vertices | 1000000 |
Shapes | 200000 |
Cell placements | 25000 |
Layer/datatype pairs | 256 |
Input details
File details shows the input size in bytes, the GDS header version and the input SHA-256. These values identify the file used for the displayed geometry.