Sean wrote:
>When I merged 2 boards to create a pallette, 2 of the internal split planes of the 2nd board changed nets. Is there any way to prevent this, or is it a bug? Sean, I am assuming you are panelizing two boards, which are identical. If the boards are identical use the Paste Special, and check keep the same nets, also check Duplicate reference numbers. This should work. If you are attempting to merge two board that are not identical, but share the same reference numbers then they can not be merged. Is it a bug? I think it is more the method which Protel chooses to implement not a bug. I agree with it because it prevents a designer from having parts with duplicate reference numbers. The work around for all penalization is draw the panels, the routes, break off tabs on the drill file then ask your board house to panelize the design to your outline. Care must be taken that the outlines you create are exact, as I have had calls from a board house because I was 1 mil off grid. Also you might want to add a fab note for the direction of the panels, since a square board can be rotated to fit. The third action is to have the fab house return the paste gerber which is panelized otherwise you may have a registration problem with BGAs. Good Luck Mike Reagan EDSI * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
