At 05:05 PM 7/2/01 -0400, Mamdouh Wahab wrote:
> I am running Protel 99 SE on windows 2000,
>My design file grew up to > 100 Meg, then it got
>corrupted, I had to recreate the data base from
>individual backed up files, it worked fine. However,
>I try to run the Autorouter it starts checking prerouted
>tracks and fanouts etc, then it returns to Idle mode waiting
>for a command, I am checking all options and preferences,
>resync from Schematics, but nothing work. Am I missing
>something. Please advice.
I'll let someone else respond about the apparent autorouter idle, except to
note that it may be crunching data in the background. With a large board,
it can sit this way for quite a time. To check to see if it is running, go
to Auto Route/Setup and see if you get a message telling you that the
Autorouter is already running.
As to the large database, unless the schematics and board were very large,
the database has probably not been properly maintained. Maintenance
consists of deleting unnecessary files, emptying the trash, and compacting
the database. Compaction is available from the Client menu (the down-arrow
in the upper left screen corner) as a utility, and an option exists to
automatically compact databases on close. I leave this option on, even
though the time of compaction can be a minor nuisance.
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