> -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 5:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DXP] WARNING!!! Junctions at + points can disappear in DXP > > > I felt that this issue is serious enough to post to both PEDA > and DXP forums. > > Be it good or bad design practice, there are many P99SE > designs out there with junctions at + points. In P99SE there > are two types that I can think of at the moment. One format > is when two wire segments form a cross and the user manually > places a junction at that point. DXP does not mess with > these junctions and the manual junction is visually different > than an auto-junction. The other format is when two vertical > wire segments meet on a horizontal wire segment and an > auto-junction is formed. Upon bringing such a design into > DXP, the auto-junction will still be there, but make a mod to > any wire anywhere on the page, and all such auto-junctions at > + points will disappear! I agree, the tools should not rip them up, but I still think they are a really bad design practice. Yes, they are shown differently in DXP now, but they were not in 99SE. > I think this is a result of the new wire rebuilding feature > in DXP that prevents multiple wire segments which in itself > will reduce errors. Altium just needs to tweak this feature > a bit to prevent losing P99SE auto-junctions at + points. > > I hope this note will save some of you from have a jumper or > two on your DXP boards. > > Rob > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> Get 128 Bit SSL Encryption! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/JjlUgA/vN2EAA/H2RGAA> /NhFolB/TM > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------~-> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
