Why I truly respect and appreciate Mr. Velander for reporting I took as defacto that all bugs reported in 99SE would be gone with the release of DXP. I feel truly small because I violated one of the first rules of Engineering I ASSUMED. I will probably rot in hell for it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Abd ul-Rahman Lomax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] New P99SE SP6 bug for the bug list. > At 03:38 PM 9/25/2002 -0700, Brad Velander wrote: > > just discovered this minor P99SE Sp6 bug today. Exporting a database > >to ACAD R13 DWG format (have no time to check other formats), if you have > >tented vias the exported file ignores the tenting and outputs soldermask > >voids for all vias. > > There has been some discussion as to whether or not this report is > "nit-picking." > > As Mr. Velander wrote, this is a "minor" bug. But, if accurate, it *is* a > bug, that is, program output is not what would be expected. It is not a > major bug because most of us would not be using AutoCAD to fully represent > a PCB; the workaround may also be easy. Further, there is an export path > that would be expected to be more reliable: write the Gerber, take it into > CAMtastic, and then output DXF from CAMtastic. But I have used AutoCAD and > DXF very little, only to import board outline or other mechanical > information from a client. > > As it is a bug, it should be part of any bug database. I think we would not > demand that it be given priority, there are more serious issues, but bugs > are the most damaging when they are not known. It should be quick and easy > for any of us to confirm that a program's behavior is or is related to a > known bug, otherwise we can spend a lot of time trying to figure out what > we are doing wrong.... > > Presumably Mr. Velander found this bug because he found it necessary to > take his data, including solder mask patterns, into AutoCAD. If he was just > playing around, testing the program behavior, then he did not waste serious > time, I'd think. But if he was trying to do real work, this bug cost him > time. How much does it have to cost before it becomes worthy of attention? > > For every bug that is reported, many bite users who never get around to > reporting them. Mr. Velander should be congratulated, not criticized. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
