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.TH GDSIICONVERT 1 "18 October 2019" "" ""
.SH NAME
\fBGDSIIConvert \fP- Convert GDSII geometries and report geometry statistics
\fB
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.fam C
\fBGDSIIConvert\fP [\fIoptions\fP]

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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
This is a command-line executable code for reporting statistics on GDSII geometries and
exporting them to other file formats, notably including the [GMSH](http://gmsh.info) geometry format.
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For converting to GMSH format:
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.nf
.fam C
    GDSIIConvert --GMSH myexample.gds


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.SH OPTIONS
** Output formats: **
.RS
.TP
.B
\fB--raw\fP
raw dump of file data records
.TP
.B
\fB--analyze\fP
detailed listing of hierarchical structure
.TP
.B
\fB--GMSH\fP
Export GMSH geometry to FileBase.geo (text strings to FileBase.pp)
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.B
\fB--scuff-rf\fP
Write .port file defining RF ports for scuff-RF (implies \fB--gmsh\fP)
.RE
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** Other flags: **
.RS
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.B
\fB--MetalLayer\fP 12
define layer 12 as a metal layer (may be specified multiple times)
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.B
\fB--LengthUnit\fP <mm>
set output length unit in mm (default = 1)
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.B
\fB--FileBase\fP <basename>
set base name for output files
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.B
\fB--verbose\fP
produce more output
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.B
\fB--SeparateLayers\fP
write separate output files for objects on each layer
.RE
.RE
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.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com> for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
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