At 01:51 PM 11/26/01 -0500, Jeff Adolphs wrote: >Hi! I used a Protel Footprint SOT-89 (I call it 215 from IPC-SM-782) >which gives me DRC errors. The problem is pin 2 has a rectangular pad >with a bunch of fills and tracks added to make a big tab. The fills and >tracks do not pick up the net name when the netlist is loaded giving >many DRC errors. How can I get the tab to be part of the net? Clicking >on the individual tracks and fills works but is a pain and the net >information goes away at some point, possibly on load netlist.
In order to edit the individual tracks and fills, one must unlock the component primitives. It is advised to relock them when done. The generic way to assign nets to those primitives is to run Design/NetlistManager/Menu/Update Free Primitives from Component Pads. In spite of its name, it also updates non-pad component primitives. As to why the tracks and fills lost their net assignments, I don't know. I have a vague memory of that happening. Generally, I think, once the assignments are made, they stick. Maybe that is with the Synchronizer (In Schematic, Update PCB), perhaps Netlist Load clears them, there are some differences like that. The Synchronizer correctly handles the case of multiple pads with the same name, Netlist Load sometimes does not (the assignments will be correct with first Load, then oscillate with subsequent Loads). This could be related. But I'm speculating. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
