Using Python script, how to delete all shapes in a layer without deleting text

PascalX

I tried these two: layout.clear_layer(idx) and cell.clear(layer).

Both of these commands remove everything in a layer, including text.

Edit: Sorry I posted this here by mistake. I am sure if I can delete this post...

Matthias

No worries, I moved the discussion.

By coincidence I just implemented a "clear" version that takes a parameter to select which shape types to clear. But that will have to wait until the next minor release.

Until then there is a shape-selecting version of "Shapes.insert" which can be used:

for cell in layout.each_cell():
  texts_only = pya.Shapes()
  texts_only.insert(cell.shapes(layer), pya.Shapes.STexts)
  cell.shapes(layer).assign(texts_only)

Matthias