Scripting is a way to manipulate properties on objects in your schematic design, create custom design rule checks, generate reports (as message boxes or text files), control the user interface, and perform various other tasks. In short, you can use scripting to perform any action available in the PADS Designer application.
At its simplest, you can use scripting to combine commands to perform repetitive operations quickly and easily. However, by using the event-driven object model available in PADS Designer, you can build complete custom solutions, including new user interfaces.
The purpose of this document is to supply the information you need to get started using scripts with PADS Designer.