(1) I also open 2 revisions of the same design not infrequently, which therefore have matching schematic sheet names, and would be horrified to find Protel changing the one that I was NOT working on at the time!
(2) Whenever a design goes to fab, I make a directory of all the relevant files & mark them all read-only (via the OS). Since I use the ddb, there's just one main one, but I typically include the exported & zipped CAM files, schematic PDF prints, and assorted documentation that matches. This is the best guarantee that I can go back & find out the exact state at the time we fab'd it. The current Protel version is quite happy opening the read-only ddb, although I sometimes get tired of OKing the prompt it puts up. > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Wiseman,SJC,578524 > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:20 PM <snip> > ...often I'll be working on a design when a customer calls with a > question about an older version, or I'll be working on a new revision of > an older design, while referencing the previous iteration - in both cases, > the sheet names will clash, and the bug will happen. Changing all subsheet > names to reflect the version number would be a pain, and I'm not keen. > > What I'd _really_ like would be > "open_whole_project_as_read_only_and_beep_when_violated_dammit" - when > looking at a project that's gone to fab, I'd like to be very, very sure > that I can't make changes to it... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
