---
name: "GENLIB_SAVE_PHFIG"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "alliance"
version: "5.1.1-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/GENLIB_SAVE_PHFIG"
---

# GENLIB\_SAVE\_PHFIG(3)

save a layout on disk

## NAME

GENLIB\_SAVE\_PHFIG - save a layout on disk

## SYNOPSYS

```
#include <genlib.h>
void GENLIB_SAVE_PHFIG();
```

## DESCRIPTION

**SAVE\_PHFIG** saves the current working figure previously definded by a **DEF\_PHFIG** call. **SAVE\_PHFIG** uses environment variables to choose the file format and the path to the file.\
 **MBK\_OUT\_PH** set up the output file format, the valid ones beeing :

**cp**\
 **ap**

you could for example do :

**setenv MBK\_OUT\_PH ap**

**MBK\_WORK\_LIB** set up the output file path. Any valid unix path is ok.\
 for example :

	**setenv MBK\_WORK\_LIB ~fred/booth/genlib**

**SAVE\_PHFIG** doesn't look on disk for the figure *cellname*,  so be careful not to overwrite an existing file while saving.

## ERROR

**"GENLIB\_SAVE\_PHFIG impossible : missing GENLIB\_DEF\_PHFIG"**

No figure has been yet specified by a call to **DEF\_PHFIG**. So it isn't possible to save anything. you must call **DEF\_PHFIG** before any other layout action.

## EXAMPLE

```
#include <genlib.h>
main()
{
	/∗ Create a figure to work on  ∗/
	GENLIB_DEF_PHFIG("mycell");
	/∗ Place an instance ∗/
	GENLIB_PLACE("mymodel","firstinstance", NOSYM,0L,0L);
	/∗ Save all that on disk ∗/
	GENLIB_SAVE_PHFIG();
}
```

## SEE ALSO

[**genlib**(1)](/genlib/1.md), [**GENLIB\_SAVE\_PHSC**(3)](/GENLIB_SAVE_PHSC/3.md), [**MBK\_OUT\_PH**(1)](/MBK_OUT_PH/1.md), [**MBK\_WORK\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_WORK_LIB/1.md).