At 10:09 AM 25/10/01 +1000, you wrote: >Ian, it's actually pretty easy to "loose parts". >We recently have had a situation where a group of components have been >unknowingly moved into the negative region of the database as part of a >move selection process early in the placement stage. It turns out that the >syncroniser matches the parts and the pins for the nets....therefore no >missing components.....The netlist exists in the database but the physical >ratsnest does not (I assume the physical ratsnest is only valid for the >database extents). The DRC was 100% ok. It would appear that the DRC makes >the assumption that if there is a valid net but no ratsnest then the net >must be connected. (ie no broken net) (also no clearance errors either) > >I would be interested if anyone else has had this problem. >We use SP6, W98 > >We only found it by noticing an associated text string on the left hand edge >of the database area when zoomed right out.
I too have seen the moving components (not for a long time though), for me at least, they have always existed in the netlist and the component report. I had not noticed what happens to the ratsnest when a component is off in ga-ga land but it still exists in the database, the netlist, the component report, the ASCII PCB version and even component browser. I have not checked if they exist in an exported spreadsheet. Thanks for the info on the ratsnets not showing for the "gone-ape" components (technical term), 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
