API reference - Class DPolygon

Notation used in Ruby API documentation

Module: db

Description: A polygon class

A polygon consists of an outer hull and zero to many holes. Each contour consists of several points. The point list is normalized such that the leftmost, lowest point is the first one. The orientation is normalized such that the orientation of the hull contour is clockwise, while the orientation of the holes is counterclockwise.

It is in no way checked that the contours are not overlapping. This must be ensured by the user of the object when filling the contours.

A polygon can be asked for the number of holes using the holes method. each_point_hull delivers the points of the hull contour. each_point_hole delivers the points of a specific hole. each_edge delivers the edges (point-to-point connections) of both hull and holes. bbox delivers the bounding box, area the area and perimeter the perimeter of the polygon.

Here's an example of how to create a polygon:

hull =  [ RBA::DPoint::new(0, 0),       RBA::DPoint::new(6000, 0), 
          RBA::DPoint::new(6000, 3000), RBA::DPoint::new(0, 3000) ]
hole1 = [ RBA::DPoint::new(1000, 1000), RBA::DPoint::new(2000, 1000), 
          RBA::DPoint::new(2000, 2000), RBA::DPoint::new(1000, 2000) ]
hole2 = [ RBA::DPoint::new(3000, 1000), RBA::DPoint::new(4000, 1000), 
          RBA::DPoint::new(4000, 2000), RBA::DPoint::new(3000, 2000) ]
poly = RBA::DPolygon::new(hull)
poly.insert_hole(hole1)
poly.insert_hole(hole2)

# ask the polygon for some properties
poly.holes      # -> 2
poly.area       # -> 16000000.0
poly.perimeter  # -> 26000.0
poly.bbox       # -> (0,0;6000,3000)

The DPolygon class stores coordinates in floating-point format which gives a higher precision for some operations. A class that stores integer coordinates is Polygon.

See The Database API for more details about the database objects.

Public constructors

new DPolygon ptrnew(const Polygon polygon)Creates a floating-point coordinate polygon from an integer coordinate polygon
new DPolygon ptrnewCreates an empty (invalid) polygon
new DPolygon ptrnew(const DSimplePolygon sp)Creates a polygon from a simple polygon
new DPolygon ptrnew(DPoint[] pts,
bool raw = false)
Creates a polygon from a point array for the hull
new DPolygon ptrnew(const DBox box)Creates a polygon from a box

Public methods

[const]bool!=(const DPolygon p)Returns a value indicating whether the polygons are not equal
[const]DPolygon*(double f)Scales the polygon by some factor
[const]bool<(const DPolygon p)Returns a value indicating whether self is less than p
[const]bool==(const DPolygon p)Returns a value indicating whether the polygons are equal
void_createEnsures the C++ object is created
void_destroyExplicitly destroys the object
[const]bool_destroyed?Returns a value indicating whether the object was already destroyed
[const]bool_is_const_object?Returns a value indicating whether the reference is a const reference
void_manageMarks the object as managed by the script side.
void_unmanageMarks the object as no longer owned by the script side.
[const]doubleareaGets the area of the polygon
[const]doublearea2Gets the double area of the polygon
voidassign(const DPolygon other)Assigns another object to self
voidassign_hole(unsigned int n,
DPoint[] p,
bool raw = false)
Sets the points of the given hole of the polygon
voidassign_hole(unsigned int n,
const DBox b)
Sets the box as the given hole of the polygon
voidassign_hull(DPoint[] p,
bool raw = false)
Sets the points of the hull of polygon
[const]DBoxbboxReturns the bounding box of the polygon
voidcompress(bool remove_reflected)Compresses the polygon.
[const]new DPolygon ptrdupCreates a copy of self
[const,iter]DEdgeeach_edgeIterates over the edges that make up the polygon
[const,iter]DEdgeeach_edge(unsigned int contour)Iterates over the edges of one contour of the polygon
[const,iter]DPointeach_point_hole(unsigned int n)Iterates over the points that make up the nth hole
[const,iter]DPointeach_point_hullIterates over the points that make up the hull
[const]variant[]extract_radExtracts the corner radii from a rounded polygon
[const]unsigned longhashComputes a hash value
[const]unsigned intholesReturns the number of holes
voidhull=(DPoint[] p)Sets the points of the hull of polygon
voidinsert_hole(DPoint[] p,
bool raw = false)
Inserts a hole with the given points
voidinsert_hole(const DBox b)Inserts a hole from the given box
[const]boolinside?(DPoint p)Tests, if the given point is inside the polygon
[const]boolis_box?Returns true, if the polygon is a simple box.
boolis_empty?Returns a value indicating whether the polygon is empty
[const]boolis_halfmanhattan?Returns a value indicating whether the polygon is half-manhattan
[const]boolis_rectilinear?Returns a value indicating whether the polygon is rectilinear
DPolygonmove(const DVector p)Moves the polygon.
DPolygonmove(double x,
double y)
Moves the polygon.
[const]DPolygonmoved(const DVector p)Returns the moved polygon (does not modify self)
[const]DPolygonmoved(double x,
double y)
Returns the moved polygon (does not modify self)
unsigned longnum_pointsGets the total number of points (hull plus holes)
unsigned longnum_points_hole(unsigned int n)Gets the number of points of the given hole
unsigned longnum_points_hullGets the number of points of the hull
[const]doubleperimeterGets the perimeter of the polygon
DPointpoint_hole(unsigned int n,
unsigned long p)
Gets a specific point of a hole
DPointpoint_hull(unsigned long p)Gets a specific point of the hull
[const]DPolygonround_corners(double rinner,
double router,
unsigned int n)
Rounds the corners of the polygon
voidsize(double dx,
double dy,
unsigned int mode)
Sizes the polygon (biasing)
voidsize(const Vector dv,
unsigned int mode = 2)
Sizes the polygon (biasing)
voidsize(double d,
unsigned int mode = 2)
Sizes the polygon (biasing)
[const]DPolygonsized(double dx,
double dy,
unsigned int mode)
Sizes the polygon (biasing) without modifying self
[const]DPolygonsized(const Vector dv,
unsigned int mode = 2)
Sizes the polygon (biasing) without modifying self
[const]DPolygonsized(double d,
unsigned int mode = 2)
Sizes the polygon (biasing) without modifying self
voidsort_holesBrings the holes in a specific order
[const]DPolygon[]splitSplits the polygon into two or more parts
[const]Polygonto_itype(double dbu = 1)Converts the polygon to an integer coordinate polygon
[const]stringto_sReturns a string representing the polygon
[const]booltouches?(const DBox box)Returns true, if the polygon touches the given box.
[const]booltouches?(const DEdge edge)Returns true, if the polygon touches the given edge.
[const]booltouches?(const DPolygon polygon)Returns true, if the polygon touches the other polygon.
[const]booltouches?(const DSimplePolygon simple_polygon)Returns true, if the polygon touches the other polygon.
DPolygon ptrtransform(const DCplxTrans t)Transforms the polygon with a complex transformation (in-place)
DPolygon ptrtransform(const DTrans t)Transforms the polygon (in-place)
[const]Polygontransformed(const VCplxTrans t)Transforms the polygon with the given complex transformation
[const]DPolygontransformed(const DTrans t)Transforms the polygon
[const]DPolygontransformed(const DCplxTrans t)Transforms the polygon with a complex transformation

Public static methods and constants

new DPolygon ptrellipse(const DBox box,
int n)
Creates a simple polygon approximating an ellipse
new DPolygon ptrfrom_s(string s)Creates a polygon from a string

Deprecated methods (protected, public, static, non-static and constructors)

voidcreateUse of this method is deprecated. Use _create instead
voiddestroyUse of this method is deprecated. Use _destroy instead
[const]booldestroyed?Use of this method is deprecated. Use _destroyed? instead
[static]new DPolygon ptrfrom_ipoly(const Polygon polygon)Use of this method is deprecated. Use new instead
[const]boolis_const_object?Use of this method is deprecated. Use _is_const_object? instead
[const]DPolygontransformed_cplx(const DCplxTrans t)Use of this method is deprecated. Use transformed instead

Detailed description

!=

Signature: [const] bool != (const DPolygon p)

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the polygons are not equal

p:The object to compare against

*

Signature: [const] DPolygon * (double f)

Description: Scales the polygon by some factor

Returns the scaled object. All coordinates are multiplied with the given factor and if necessary rounded.

Python specific notes:
This method also implements '__rmul__'.

<

Signature: [const] bool < (const DPolygon p)

Description: Returns a value indicating whether self is less than p

p:The object to compare against

This operator is provided to establish some, not necessarily a certain sorting order

==

Signature: [const] bool == (const DPolygon p)

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the polygons are equal

p:The object to compare against

_create

Signature: void _create

Description: Ensures the C++ object is created

Use this method to ensure the C++ object is created, for example to ensure that resources are allocated. Usually C++ objects are created on demand and not necessarily when the script object is created.

_destroy

Signature: void _destroy

Description: Explicitly destroys the object

Explicitly destroys the object on C++ side if it was owned by the script interpreter. Subsequent access to this object will throw an exception. If the object is not owned by the script, this method will do nothing.

_destroyed?

Signature: [const] bool _destroyed?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the object was already destroyed

This method returns true, if the object was destroyed, either explicitly or by the C++ side. The latter may happen, if the object is owned by a C++ object which got destroyed itself.

_is_const_object?

Signature: [const] bool _is_const_object?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the reference is a const reference

This method returns true, if self is a const reference. In that case, only const methods may be called on self.

_manage

Signature: void _manage

Description: Marks the object as managed by the script side.

After calling this method on an object, the script side will be responsible for the management of the object. This method may be called if an object is returned from a C++ function and the object is known not to be owned by any C++ instance. If necessary, the script side may delete the object if the script's reference is no longer required.

Usually it's not required to call this method. It has been introduced in version 0.24.

_unmanage

Signature: void _unmanage

Description: Marks the object as no longer owned by the script side.

Calling this method will make this object no longer owned by the script's memory management. Instead, the object must be managed in some other way. Usually this method may be called if it is known that some C++ object holds and manages this object. Technically speaking, this method will turn the script's reference into a weak reference. After the script engine decides to delete the reference, the object itself will still exist. If the object is not managed otherwise, memory leaks will occur.

Usually it's not required to call this method. It has been introduced in version 0.24.

area

Signature: [const] double area

Description: Gets the area of the polygon

The area is correct only if the polygon is not self-overlapping and the polygon is oriented clockwise.Orientation is ensured automatically in most cases.

area2

Signature: [const] double area2

Description: Gets the double area of the polygon

This method is provided because the area for an integer-type polygon is a multiple of 1/2. Hence the double area can be expresses precisely as an integer for these types.

This method has been introduced in version 0.26.1

assign

Signature: void assign (const DPolygon other)

Description: Assigns another object to self

assign_hole

(1) Signature: void assign_hole (unsigned int n, DPoint[] p, bool raw = false)

Description: Sets the points of the given hole of the polygon

n:The index of the hole to which the points should be assigned
p:An array of points to assign to the polygon's hole
raw:If true, the points won't be compressed (see assign_hull)

If the hole index is not valid, this method does nothing.

This method was introduced in version 0.18. The 'raw' argument was added in version 0.24.

(2) Signature: void assign_hole (unsigned int n, const DBox b)

Description: Sets the box as the given hole of the polygon

n:The index of the hole to which the points should be assigned
b:The box to assign to the polygon's hole

If the hole index is not valid, this method does nothing. This method was introduced in version 0.23.

assign_hull

Signature: void assign_hull (DPoint[] p, bool raw = false)

Description: Sets the points of the hull of polygon

p:An array of points to assign to the polygon's hull
raw:If true, the points won't be compressed

If the 'raw' argument is set to true, the points are taken as they are. Specifically no removal of redundant points or joining of coincident edges will take place. In effect, polygons consisting of a single point or two points can be constructed as well as polygons with duplicate points. Note that such polygons may cause problems in some applications.

Regardless of raw mode, the point list will be adjusted such that the first point is the lowest-leftmost one and the orientation is clockwise always.

The 'assign_hull' variant is provided in analogy to 'assign_hole'.

The 'raw' argument was added in version 0.24.

bbox

Signature: [const] DBox bbox

Description: Returns the bounding box of the polygon

The bounding box is the box enclosing all points of the polygon.

compress

Signature: void compress (bool remove_reflected)

Description: Compresses the polygon.

remove_reflected:See description of the functionality.

This method removes redundant points from the polygon, such as points being on a line formed by two other points. If remove_reflected is true, points are also removed if the two adjacent edges form a spike.

This method was introduced in version 0.18.

create

Signature: void create

Description: Ensures the C++ object is created

Use of this method is deprecated. Use _create instead

Use this method to ensure the C++ object is created, for example to ensure that resources are allocated. Usually C++ objects are created on demand and not necessarily when the script object is created.

destroy

Signature: void destroy

Description: Explicitly destroys the object

Use of this method is deprecated. Use _destroy instead

Explicitly destroys the object on C++ side if it was owned by the script interpreter. Subsequent access to this object will throw an exception. If the object is not owned by the script, this method will do nothing.

destroyed?

Signature: [const] bool destroyed?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the object was already destroyed

Use of this method is deprecated. Use _destroyed? instead

This method returns true, if the object was destroyed, either explicitly or by the C++ side. The latter may happen, if the object is owned by a C++ object which got destroyed itself.

dup

Signature: [const] new DPolygon ptr dup

Description: Creates a copy of self

Python specific notes:
This method also implements '__copy__' and '__deepcopy__'.

each_edge

(1) Signature: [const,iter] DEdge each_edge

Description: Iterates over the edges that make up the polygon

This iterator will deliver all edges, including those of the holes. Hole edges are oriented counterclockwise while hull edges are oriented clockwise.

(2) Signature: [const,iter] DEdge each_edge (unsigned int contour)

Description: Iterates over the edges of one contour of the polygon

contour:The contour number (0 for hull, 1 for first hole ...)

This iterator will deliver all edges of the contour specified by the contour parameter. The hull has contour number 0, the first hole has contour 1 etc. Hole edges are oriented counterclockwise while hull edges are oriented clockwise.

This method was introduced in version 0.24.

each_point_hole

Signature: [const,iter] DPoint each_point_hole (unsigned int n)

Description: Iterates over the points that make up the nth hole

The hole number must be less than the number of holes (see holes)

each_point_hull

Signature: [const,iter] DPoint each_point_hull

Description: Iterates over the points that make up the hull

ellipse

Signature: [static] new DPolygon ptr ellipse (const DBox box, int n)

Description: Creates a simple polygon approximating an ellipse

box:The bounding box of the ellipse
n:The number of points that will be used to approximate the ellipse

This method has been introduced in version 0.23.

extract_rad

Signature: [const] variant[] extract_rad

Description: Extracts the corner radii from a rounded polygon

Attempts to extract the radii of rounded corner polygon. This is essentially the inverse of the round_corners method. If this method succeeds, if will return an array of four elements:

  • The polygon with the rounded corners replaced by edgy ones
  • The radius of the inner corners
  • The radius of the outer corners
  • The number of points per full circle

This method is based on some assumptions and may fail. In this case, an empty array is returned.

If successful, the following code will more or less render the original polygon and parameters

p = ...   # some polygon
p.round_corners(ri, ro, n)
(p2, ri2, ro2, n2) = p.extract_rad
# -> p2 == p, ro2 == ro, ri2 == ri, n2 == n (within some limits)

This method was introduced in version 0.25.

from_ipoly

Signature: [static] new DPolygon ptr from_ipoly (const Polygon polygon)

Description: Creates a floating-point coordinate polygon from an integer coordinate polygon

Use of this method is deprecated. Use new instead

This constructor has been introduced in version 0.25 and replaces the previous static method 'from_ipolygon'.

Python specific notes:
This method is the default initializer of the object.

from_s

Signature: [static] new DPolygon ptr from_s (string s)

Description: Creates a polygon from a string

Creates the object from a string representation (as returned by to_s)

This method has been added in version 0.23.

hash

Signature: [const] unsigned long hash

Description: Computes a hash value

Returns a hash value for the given polygon. This method enables polygons as hash keys.

This method has been introduced in version 0.25.

Python specific notes:
This method is also available as 'hash(object)'.

holes

Signature: [const] unsigned int holes

Description: Returns the number of holes

hull=

Signature: void hull= (DPoint[] p)

Description: Sets the points of the hull of polygon

p:An array of points to assign to the polygon's hull

The 'assign_hull' variant is provided in analogy to 'assign_hole'.

Python specific notes:
The object exposes a writable attribute 'hull'. This is the setter.

insert_hole

(1) Signature: void insert_hole (DPoint[] p, bool raw = false)

Description: Inserts a hole with the given points

p:An array of points to insert as a new hole
raw:If true, the points won't be compressed (see assign_hull)

The 'raw' argument was added in version 0.24.

(2) Signature: void insert_hole (const DBox b)

Description: Inserts a hole from the given box

b:The box to insert as a new hole

This method was introduced in version 0.23.

inside?

Signature: [const] bool inside? (DPoint p)

Description: Tests, if the given point is inside the polygon

If the given point is inside or on the edge of the polygon, true is returned. This tests works well only if the polygon is not self-overlapping and oriented clockwise.

is_box?

Signature: [const] bool is_box?

Description: Returns true, if the polygon is a simple box.

Returns:True if the polygon is a box.

A polygon is a box if it is identical to its bounding box.

This method was introduced in version 0.23.

is_const_object?

Signature: [const] bool is_const_object?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the reference is a const reference

Use of this method is deprecated. Use _is_const_object? instead

This method returns true, if self is a const reference. In that case, only const methods may be called on self.

is_empty?

Signature: bool is_empty?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the polygon is empty

is_halfmanhattan?

Signature: [const] bool is_halfmanhattan?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the polygon is half-manhattan

Half-manhattan polygons have edges which are multiples of 45 degree. These polygons can be clipped at a rectangle without potential grid snapping.

This predicate was introduced in version 0.27.

is_rectilinear?

Signature: [const] bool is_rectilinear?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the polygon is rectilinear

move

(1) Signature: DPolygon move (const DVector p)

Description: Moves the polygon.

p:The distance to move the polygon.
Returns:The moved polygon (self).

Moves the polygon by the given offset and returns the moved polygon. The polygon is overwritten.

This method has been introduced in version 0.23.

(2) Signature: DPolygon move (double x, double y)

Description: Moves the polygon.

x:The x distance to move the polygon.
y:The y distance to move the polygon.
Returns:The moved polygon (self).

Moves the polygon by the given offset and returns the moved polygon. The polygon is overwritten.

moved

(1) Signature: [const] DPolygon moved (const DVector p)

Description: Returns the moved polygon (does not modify self)

p:The distance to move the polygon.
Returns:The moved polygon.

Moves the polygon by the given offset and returns the moved polygon. The polygon is not modified.

This method has been introduced in version 0.23.

(2) Signature: [const] DPolygon moved (double x, double y)

Description: Returns the moved polygon (does not modify self)

x:The x distance to move the polygon.
y:The y distance to move the polygon.
Returns:The moved polygon.

Moves the polygon by the given offset and returns the moved polygon. The polygon is not modified.

This method has been introduced in version 0.23.

new

(1) Signature: [static] new DPolygon ptr new (const Polygon polygon)

Description: Creates a floating-point coordinate polygon from an integer coordinate polygon

This constructor has been introduced in version 0.25 and replaces the previous static method 'from_ipolygon'.

Python specific notes:
This method is the default initializer of the object.

(2) Signature: [static] new DPolygon ptr new

Description: Creates an empty (invalid) polygon

Python specific notes:
This method is the default initializer of the object.

(3) Signature: [static] new DPolygon ptr new (const DSimplePolygon sp)

Description: Creates a polygon from a simple polygon

sp:The simple polygon that is converted into the polygon

This method was introduced in version 0.22.

Python specific notes:
This method is the default initializer of the object.

(4) Signature: [static] new DPolygon ptr new (DPoint[] pts, bool raw = false)

Description: Creates a polygon from a point array for the hull

pts:The points forming the polygon hull
raw:If true, the point list won't be modified (see assign_hull)

The 'raw' argument was added in version 0.24.

Python specific notes:
This method is the default initializer of the object.

(5) Signature: [static] new DPolygon ptr new (const DBox box)

Description: Creates a polygon from a box

box:The box to convert to a polygon

Python specific notes:
This method is the default initializer of the object.

num_points

Signature: unsigned long num_points

Description: Gets the total number of points (hull plus holes)

This method was introduced in version 0.18.

num_points_hole

Signature: unsigned long num_points_hole (unsigned int n)

Description: Gets the number of points of the given hole

The argument gives the index of the hole of which the number of points are requested. The index must be less than the number of holes (see holes).

num_points_hull

Signature: unsigned long num_points_hull

Description: Gets the number of points of the hull

perimeter

Signature: [const] double perimeter

Description: Gets the perimeter of the polygon

The perimeter is sum of the lengths of all edges making up the polygon.

This method has been introduce in version 0.23.

point_hole

Signature: DPoint point_hole (unsigned int n, unsigned long p)

Description: Gets a specific point of a hole

n:The index of the hole to which the points should be assigned
p:The index of the point to get

If the index of the point or of the hole is not valid, a default value is returned. This method was introduced in version 0.18.

point_hull

Signature: DPoint point_hull (unsigned long p)

Description: Gets a specific point of the hull

p:The index of the point to get

If the index of the point is not a valid index, a default value is returned. This method was introduced in version 0.18.

round_corners

Signature: [const] DPolygon round_corners (double rinner, double router, unsigned int n)

Description: Rounds the corners of the polygon

rinner:The circle radius of inner corners (in database units).
router:The circle radius of outer corners (in database units).
n:The number of points per full circle.
Returns:The new polygon.

Replaces the corners of the polygon with circle segments.

This method was introduced in version 0.20 for integer coordinates and in 0.25 for all coordinate types.

size

(1) Signature: void size (double dx, double dy, unsigned int mode)

Description: Sizes the polygon (biasing)

Shifts the contour outwards (dx,dy>0) or inwards (dx,dy<0). dx is the sizing in x-direction and dy is the sizing in y-direction. The sign of dx and dy should be identical. The sizing operation create invalid (self-overlapping, reverse oriented) contours.

The mode defines at which bending angle cutoff occurs (0:>0, 1:>45, 2:>90, 3:>135, 4:>approx. 168, other:>approx. 179)

In order to obtain a proper polygon in the general case, the sized polygon must be merged in 'greater than zero' wrap count mode. This is necessary since in the general case, sizing can be complicated operation which lets a single polygon fall apart into disjoint pieces for example. This can be achieved using the EdgeProcessor class for example:

poly = ... # a RBA::Polygon
poly.size(-50, 2)
ep = RBA::EdgeProcessor::new
# result is an array of RBA::Polygon objects
result = ep.simple_merge_p2p([ poly ], false, false, 1)

(2) Signature: void size (const Vector dv, unsigned int mode = 2)

Description: Sizes the polygon (biasing)

This method is equivalent to

size(dv.x, dv.y, mode)

See size for a detailed description.

This version has been introduced in version 0.28.

(3) Signature: void size (double d, unsigned int mode = 2)

Description: Sizes the polygon (biasing)

Shifts the contour outwards (d>0) or inwards (d<0). This method is equivalent to

size(d, d, mode)

See size for a detailed description.

This method has been introduced in version 0.23.

sized

(1) Signature: [const] DPolygon sized (double dx, double dy, unsigned int mode)

Description: Sizes the polygon (biasing) without modifying self

This method applies sizing to the polygon but does not modify self. Instead a sized copy is returned. See size for a description of the operation.

This method has been introduced in version 0.23.

(2) Signature: [const] DPolygon sized (const Vector dv, unsigned int mode = 2)

Description: Sizes the polygon (biasing) without modifying self

This method is equivalent to

sized(dv.x, dv.y, mode)

See size and sized for a detailed description.

This version has been introduced in version 0.28.

(3) Signature: [const] DPolygon sized (double d, unsigned int mode = 2)

Description: Sizes the polygon (biasing) without modifying self

Shifts the contour outwards (d>0) or inwards (d<0). This method is equivalent to

sized(d, d, mode)

See size and sized for a detailed description.

sort_holes

Signature: void sort_holes

Description: Brings the holes in a specific order

This function is normalize the hole order so the comparison of two polygons does not depend on the order the holes were inserted. Polygons generated by KLayout's alorithms have their holes sorted.

This method has been introduced in version 0.28.8.

split

Signature: [const] DPolygon[] split

Description: Splits the polygon into two or more parts

This method will break the polygon into parts. The exact breaking algorithm is unspecified, the result are smaller polygons of roughly equal number of points and 'less concave' nature. Usually the returned polygon set consists of two polygons, but there can be more. The merged region of the resulting polygons equals the original polygon with the exception of small snapping effects at new vertexes.

The intended use for this method is a iteratively split polygons until the satisfy some maximum number of points limit.

This method has been introduced in version 0.25.3.

to_itype

Signature: [const] Polygon to_itype (double dbu = 1)

Description: Converts the polygon to an integer coordinate polygon

The database unit can be specified to translate the floating-point coordinate polygon in micron units to an integer-coordinate polygon in database units. The polygons coordinates will be divided by the database unit.

This method has been introduced in version 0.25.

to_s

Signature: [const] string to_s

Description: Returns a string representing the polygon

Python specific notes:
This method is also available as 'str(object)'.

touches?

(1) Signature: [const] bool touches? (const DBox box)

Description: Returns true, if the polygon touches the given box.

The box and the polygon touch if they overlap or their contours share at least one point.

This method was introduced in version 0.25.1.

(2) Signature: [const] bool touches? (const DEdge edge)

Description: Returns true, if the polygon touches the given edge.

The edge and the polygon touch if they overlap or the edge shares at least one point with the polygon's contour.

This method was introduced in version 0.25.1.

(3) Signature: [const] bool touches? (const DPolygon polygon)

Description: Returns true, if the polygon touches the other polygon.

The polygons touch if they overlap or their contours share at least one point.

This method was introduced in version 0.25.1.

(4) Signature: [const] bool touches? (const DSimplePolygon simple_polygon)

Description: Returns true, if the polygon touches the other polygon.

The polygons touch if they overlap or their contours share at least one point.

This method was introduced in version 0.25.1.

transform

(1) Signature: DPolygon ptr transform (const DCplxTrans t)

Description: Transforms the polygon with a complex transformation (in-place)

t:The transformation to apply.

Transforms the polygon with the given complex transformation. Modifies self and returns self. An out-of-place version which does not modify self is transformed.

This method has been introduced in version 0.24.

(2) Signature: DPolygon ptr transform (const DTrans t)

Description: Transforms the polygon (in-place)

t:The transformation to apply.

Transforms the polygon with the given transformation. Modifies self and returns self. An out-of-place version which does not modify self is transformed.

This method has been introduced in version 0.24.

transformed

(1) Signature: [const] Polygon transformed (const VCplxTrans t)

Description: Transforms the polygon with the given complex transformation

t:The magnifying transformation to apply
Returns:The transformed polygon (in this case an integer coordinate polygon)

This method has been introduced in version 0.25.

(2) Signature: [const] DPolygon transformed (const DTrans t)

Description: Transforms the polygon

t:The transformation to apply.
Returns:The transformed polygon.

Transforms the polygon with the given transformation. Does not modify the polygon but returns the transformed polygon.

(3) Signature: [const] DPolygon transformed (const DCplxTrans t)

Description: Transforms the polygon with a complex transformation

t:The transformation to apply.
Returns:The transformed polygon.

Transforms the polygon with the given complex transformation. Does not modify the polygon but returns the transformed polygon.

With version 0.25, the original 'transformed_cplx' method is deprecated and 'transformed' takes both simple and complex transformations.

transformed_cplx

Signature: [const] DPolygon transformed_cplx (const DCplxTrans t)

Description: Transforms the polygon with a complex transformation

t:The transformation to apply.
Returns:The transformed polygon.

Use of this method is deprecated. Use transformed instead

Transforms the polygon with the given complex transformation. Does not modify the polygon but returns the transformed polygon.

With version 0.25, the original 'transformed_cplx' method is deprecated and 'transformed' takes both simple and complex transformations.