On 03:07 PM 24/10/2001 -0700, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax said: >At 07:52 AM 10/24/01 +0200, Emanuel Zimmermann wrote: >>Maybe that the reference point for the .lib part moved for whatever reason. >>This can cause the component to be placed out of the working area after >>update >>PCB operation. > >Good thinking. > >Yes, that would do it, and it is not a terribly uncommon error. Move >Component, clicked onto an empty space, will pull up a list of components, >which will allow picking the component up. One will be able to tell >immediately what its extents are when it is being moved. Editing it from >the panel is another possibility, just change the XY coordinates by adding >or subtracting appropriate values (remember, Protel will think that the >component is at the reference position, which in this case will *not* be >where the primitives are located.
This is exactly why I suggested that the netlist or component report should be checked or even just use J-C to see if the component is still around somewhere. Though I suspect that this is not happening in this case as it would be pretty hard to loose a large BGA package due to a shift - you would think you would notice it sitting around somewhere. The ratsnest would certainly show something interesting. Ian Wilson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
