#455 Feature request: Improve XSection setup for KLayout (FEOL) Issue created by mole99 XSection is an additional package for KLayout that allows to generate cross sections. Compared to the 2.5d view it can model individual process steps. See here for more information: https://klayoutmatthias.github.io/xsection/ It seems there is already a xsection script in the PDK, but it only implements BEOL + MIM for now. It would be great if it could also implement FEOL as this would be really useful for educational purposes. sky130 has a basic setup that could be used as a reference: https://github.com/efabless/sky130_klayout_pdk/blob/main/tech/sky130/xsect/sky130.xs Once installed you can place a ruler where you want to have a cross section and run the script. 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