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+puts stdout "Sourcing design .magicrc for technology sky130A ..."
+
+# Put grid on 0.005 pitch.  This is important, as some commands don't
+# rescale the grid automatically (such as lef read?).
+
+set scalefac [tech lambda]
+if {[lindex $scalefac 1] < 2} {
+    scalegrid 1 2
+}
+
+# drc off
+drc euclidean on
+
+# default pdk 
+# set SW_PDK_ROOT "/ef/tech/SW.2"
+set PDK "sky130A"
+set SCL_VARIANT "sky130_fd_sc_hd"
+set IO_VARIANT "sky130_fd_io"
+set PDKPATH "$::env(SW_PDK_ROOT)/$PDK"
+
+# loading technology
+tech load "$PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/$PDK.tech"
+
+# load device generator
+source "$PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/$PDK.tcl"
+
+
+# load bind keys (optional)
+source "$PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/$PDK-BindKeys"
+
+# set units to lambda grid 
+snap lambda
+
+# add path to reference cells
+set MAGPATH "$PDKPATH/libs.ref/$SCL_VARIANT/mag/*.mag"
+
+
+addpath "$PDKPATH/libs.ref/sky130_fd_pr_base/mag"
+addpath "$PDKPATH/libs.ref/$IO_VARIANT/mag"
+addpath "$PDKPATH/libs.ref/$SCL_VARIANT/mag"
+
+# addpath ${MAGPATH}/s8fmlt
+
+# add path to GDS cells
+
+# add path to IP from catalog.  This procedure defined in the PDK script.
+catch {magic::query_mylib_ip}
+# add path to local IP from user design space.  Defined in the PDK script.
+catch {magic::query_my_projects}