Hi Brad, Somehow I produced an .ddb and followed your advice. The result: After deleting all dimensions in the mechanical2 layer, the problem didn't occur anymore. If I placed new dimensions at the same places, the problem didn't occur either.
I'm not sure what to learn from that and how to go on with my designs in Protel 99SE. But, Brad, I'm very glad having found such a good adviser. Thank you very much for your help. Sincerely, Michael Senghaas -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von Brad Velander Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. Februar 2007 17:26 An: Protel EDA Discussion List Betreff: Re: [PEDA] FW: Access violation Michael, You don't mention the *.DPL or *.BPL files though. What I have found is that there are 5 *.DPL and 5 *.BPL files. The DPL files are usually removed by the uninstall. The *.BPL files are not removed by the uninstall and seemingly not replaced by the install process either. The *.DPL files are: CSRTL.dpl ProtelComponents.dpl vcl30.dpl VCLDB30.DPL VCLX30.DPL The *.BPL files are: CSRTL50.bpl ProtelComponents50.bpl vcl50.dpl vcldb50.bpl vclx50.bpl As for your board shape, there are some known, problems with the autorouter and non-rectangular boards but that shouldn't effect anything unless it crashes when trying to run the autorouter. Are you able to get the PCB out of the DDB? Try exporting it by right clicking on it in the explorer pane and exporting. Then try opening the PCB file under the WFS methodology, outside of a DDB. Alternately, if you can get the PCB files open at all try paring it down to eliminate possible sources of the problem. (i.e. delete board outline, delete polygons, etc., etc., until you find something that was the cause.) You can also try exporting the PCB as an ascii file and reimporting from ascii, this will sometimes filter out problems during the process. Is there a possibility that any arcs of large radius have their centers outside of the positive quadrant workspace? On polygons, board outline, parts or anything? Or maybe even a component that has it's origin offset from the part so that the origin is outside of the positive quadrant? That's about all I can think of. Sincerely, Brad Velander Senior PCB Designer Northern Airborne Technology #14 - 1925 Kirschner Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. tel (250) 763-2232 ext. 225 fax (250) 762-3374 ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit ____________________________________________________________ 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]
