Brad, Just saw this post after I responded to your previous. Well, here might be a simple explanation. Say you have a customer using Orcad (pretty widely used Schematic tool) and the footprint field was not what your library had for names. Problem is that Protel takes in an Orcad Schematic fine and creates all these great symbols for you. I then take the symbols created and make a master Library out of them of course with some edit for footpritn names etc to make a proper library in Protel, and next time a design come in I originaly thought I could just update parts in cache on Schematic to have it use these new footprint names well it don't quite owrk that way. But really that is just one aspect of the update functionality i have a problem with.
So basically from my standpoint if I update a symbol in the Schematic based on what is in a library I would expect that symbol to be updated with ALL of the data from a library, including its footprint data. Right now that new footprint data is updated into the symbol however that will not be the footprint placed on the PCB one need to use that pull down list and actually change it on all unique parts to get that to happen. Same goes for footprints in a PCB. Again I hope sere where I am coming from on this. Protel in fact has provided the tools to accomplish all I am talking about , it's just that there are way too many steps involved in the process, seems to me it could be greatly simplified. Bob Wolfe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Velander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] 10 best options I want > Igor, > I guess that you have seen Bob's detailed explanation of his issue. > Not what I expected nor what it seems you would have expected either. > > As for your comments below I can understand your view, it doesn't > match with mine because my question would be: "If you updated the symbol > from the library, what change would you expect?" You would state, " Nothing > to the existing design, possible options in the footprint list." I would ask > "Why did you need to do the update at this time if you didn't want to see > any change?" > > Thus if I update from the library, I want a new virgin symbol or > part. I don't want some kludge of the old and the new that can get too > messy. Then again, I don't drive my symbol details manually, I'm linked. > > Have a good one Igor. > > Sincerely, > Brad Velander. > > Lead PCB Designer > Norsat International Inc. > Microwave Products > Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) > Fax (604) 292-9010 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.norsat.com > > Check out our fall promotion at www.norsat.com. Limited quantities. Sale > ends December 24, 2002. > Contact your Account Manager or call 1-800-NII-4LNB or email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Igor Gmitrovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:57 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] 10 best options I want > > > > > > Brad, Mike > > > <SNIP> > > > > Let's say a cap is associated with one of the footprints > > apart from those four and the sch component is changed in a > > library and then you update component from the library, what > > happens? In my system, the footprint info is preserved, which > > is what I prefer. If I want to change the footprint info then > > the component's footprint field in the sch will produce an > > updated list, according to updated library component, to > > choose from. I would not like to have to change manually all > > the different capacitors if the library component was changed. > > > <SNIP> > > > > Regards, > > > > Igor > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
