Steve, Yes, I reset the IDs, then did a pcb update to make sure there were no outstanding issues. Only after "update pcb" showed no pending changes did I add the resistor.
Bob Wirka Realtime Control Works Steve Smith wrote: >Did you first reset the unique IDs between the schematic and board? > >Regards, >Steve Smith, C.I.D. >Product Engineer > >Staco Energy Products Co. >Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com >& www.stacopower.com > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Wirka >>Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:12 AM >>To: Protel EDA Discussion List >>Subject: [PEDA] 6.0 Questions... >> >> >>I've now spent a week with AD6 and, in general, am pleased with the >>product. Have some questions, however, and would appreciate any help >>offered. >> >>I've imported a design that was started in 99SE; it's a 6 layer board >>with some .8mm bga components. Also have imported my 99SE >>libraries and >>added them to the project (not as compiled libs). >> >>My first questions regard annotation and pcb board updating. I've >>attached some PNG files to illustrate what's happening. >> >>A single resistor has been added to the top level schematic. It's >>designator is R?, and I want to annotate it and bring it to >>the pcb. I'm >>unable to just annotate this part; AD6 wants to re-annotate all the >>multiple part designators, and I can't seem to stop it. I've >>tried the >>"Quiet Annotation", checking and un-checking boxes in the annotation >>dialog box, but no matter what I do it seems to want to mess with >>multiple part items. See "UnwantedAnnotation.png"; I've boxed the >>modifications I don't want it to make. >> >>The second question regards updating the pcb; AD6 tells me >>that it cant' >>find pins for the resistor, yet it can successfully update the pcb. >>Referring to "UnknownPins.png", you see that when the >>Validate Changes >>button is pushed, it tells me that the pins on the resistor >>are unknown. >>However, when the Execute Changes button is pushed, all is well; see >>"UnknownPinsOk.png". This will probably be a problem when there are >>really missing library components. How will you tell the difference >>between real and imaginary errors? >> >>Where am I going wrong? >> >>Thank you, >> >>Bob Wirka >>Realtime Control Works >> >> >> > > >____________________________________________________________ >You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > >To Post messages: >mailto:[email protected] > >Unsubscribe and Other Options: >http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > >Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
