Anthony,
your problem sounds like a Protel preferences or configuration
option problem. Protel stores key configuration details on particular
systems and not with a DDB, this includes items such as layer or object
colors.
The setting which I believe is effecting you is in Tools "T",
Preferences "P" and on the Schematic Tab. Is your "OrCAD(TM) Ports" checked
on the second machine that won't vary the port length? I tried checking this
box and I could no longer change the length of a port. It seems to set some
default length which is tied to the number of characters in the port name.
Sincerely,
Brad Velander.
Lead PCB Designer
Norsat International Inc.
Microwave Products
Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anthony Whitesell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 8:17 AM
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: [PEDA] Port Sizing
>
>
>
> I have a ddb with ports on each of 4 pages of the schematic.
> On the first
> machine, the length can be changed and is set so the
> schematic looks good.
> When I open the schematic on a second machine, the lengths of
> the ports gets
> changed and is fixed. I cannot change the port lengths in
> this ddb on the
> second machine. When I open it on the first machine all the
> port lengths
> are set to where they left the second machine, except for the
> fact that I
> can change them. The second machine seems to be "autosizing" the port
> length. If I increasing the port name length, the length
> increases, if I
> shorten the name the length decreases. Is this a new feature
> or a new bug?
> If it is a feature, HOW DO I TURN IT OFF?
>
> Anthony Whitesell
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