An effort to provide company stock numbers in our Bill of Material printouts has revealed what appears to be a bug. I am trying to make part libraries that will bring our company's ten-digit stock number (which I will refer to as a part number) into the schematic so we can print them out automatically when we generate a BOM. Since I can't add the number to a part field (only the names are accessible when editing library parts) I plan to use a library field (what is called a read-only field once the part has been placed in a schematic). Now that I'm going to bring a different part into the schematic for each value (instead of bringing in a generic resistor, say, and typing in all it's values) I would like to have information like resistance, power rating, etc. come across with the part from the library. The work-around I've been experimenting with is to enter those values as part field NAMES, which can be edited in the library part editor. To allow those values to display, I have gone into my experimental schematic sheet and from the menu picked Tools/Preferences/Default Primitives, where, under Part, I have altered the default Part window to show Field Names; then under each Part Field I have removed the asterisk that would normally display, and have de-selected Hide for each field (and yes, I have clicked on the box "Permanent"). Now when I place a part symbol in the schematic, I should see the field names (now my display values, like "1K" and "1/4W") with no field values (having gotten rid of the asterisks). The name of the part, now the Part Type, will still display, but hiding that is a lot less work than entering all the data I would otherwise have to. However, this doesn't work, and I can't (yet) figure out why. Instead of having the default values that I have set come across, parts placed have the Field Names box UNchecked and asterisks are in place. Usually, that is. Sometimes, the first part I place after starting Protel will come in the way I want it to (field names showing, fields empty of text) but not always! What am I overlooking? Is this a bug? Mike Crist Newport Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This message sent by: PROTEL EDA USERS MAILING LIST * * Use the "reply" command in your email program to * respond to this message. * * To unsubscribe from this mailing list use the form at * the Association web site. You will need to give the same * email address you originally used to subscribe (do not * give an alias unless it was used to subscribe). * * Visit http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/subscrib.html * to unsubscribe or to subscribe a new email address. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ________________________________________________________ To leave the EDAFORUM discussion list, send a email with 'leave edaforum' in the body to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' More Information : http://www.dolist.net
