It is also instructive to note that the Forum administrator has stated my own premise.
By the way, making a typing error, unlike cognitive disfunction, is not indicitive of stupidity. Your point? > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Moreton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:32 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placeme > nt D XP > > > Jason, > > It is instructive to note that in your post, you took the time to > actually answer Dr Roberts question, very fully. Mr Jenkins > replied only > to be offensive by inferring that you were " ignornat " (sic), and he > did not contribute anything to the original question..... > > Peter Moreton > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Morgan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 July 2003 16:15 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placeme > nt D XP > > Andrew, > > Seems somebody got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.... > > After reading my post again, in-case I did make a mistake (it has been > known > on several occasions) > I stand by my response, it was correct in every way and written by an > experienced, > user long term member of both lists. > > I was in no way rude or abusive to the original author, nor did I cast > aspersions > on the validity of PEDA, indeed, they are providing better support for > Protel 99se and below > in a way Protel, pre-Altium never managed (my experience in the UK > anyway). > > I just pointed out you may get a response from people who know more > about > DXP on a > list maintained for DXP users. Posting on the official DXP list will > also > draw potential > problems to the attention of Altium's engineers who own and > monitor the > DXP > list. > > We all know that DXP is (on the surface at least) very different to > 99se, > and these questions > on "how do I....." come up all the time. It is very important that > Altium > are aware of > such discussions so that they can put effort into improving the > documentation. > > I think other, (less aggressive) long term users of both lists will > agree. > > Jason. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 July 2003 13:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Protel EDA Forum... was RE: [PEDA] adjacent > component placement > D XP > > > > Mr Morgan, > > Since when is this the "Protel 99SE" list? > > For your future information, this is the Protel EDA Forum, as clearly > and > explicity stated in the footer appended to each and every > list message, > and > kindly maintained by Techserv, Inc for the quasi-public > dissemination of > issues related to any and all versions of Protel EDA software, > including, > but not limited to P99SE...AND DXP. > > I think I speak for a portion of this list (though clearly > not all) when > I > say that I would appreciate it if you would attempt to remember this > before > spouting off erroneous garbage like the bull sheisa you post below. In > any > case, I speak for myself. > > Finally, I want to be clear to Dr Roberts that this is not > the exclusive > territory of P99SE users, and Dr Roberts is welcome to post queries or > otherwise participate in this forum as she likes. > > As Jason indicated, there is another forum, sponsored by Altium, which > is > dedicated to DXP, but I feel the need to attempt to un-obfuscate the > distinction between these forums. Altium's is one which is a > quarantined, > corporate sponsored list, with all of the implications that > go with that > status. Techserv's is an open user's forum for ANY and ALL Protel EDA > products, regardless of any ignornat comments made by it's novice or > jaded > participants. > > thank you, > > Andrew Jenkins > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason Morgan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 4:46 AM > > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > > > > Firstly you posted to the wrong list, this list is for Protel > > 99se, and not > > DXP, > > there is a separate list for DXP issues, see > > http://forums.altium.com/cgi-bin/msgbylist.asp?list=dxp > > > > To answer your question, its the same as in 99se, you create a > > component-component clearance rule > > that uses the same component type for each side of the rule. > > > > I use this exact method for a mechanical part that sits over > > some LEDs. > > > > e.g. > > Create a rule in Placement: Component Clearance: New Rule > > HasFootprint('FOOTPRINT_1') vs HasFootprint('FOOTPRINT_1') > you need to > > specify "Full Check" > > and a large negative clearance, e.g. -999mm > > > > Make sure that the rule priority puts this rule above the > > global clearance > > rule, Press the Priorities > > button to check. > > > > Also, make sure that one of the electrical clearance rules > > does not also > > fail, though you should be > > able to tell the difference of a component clearance fail and > > a net fail by > > the colours on the screen. > > > > Jason. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dr Gwyn Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 09 July 2003 09:21 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Aled Williams > > Subject: [PEDA] adjacent component placement DXP > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Need to place a number of terminal blocks in a row, with > the body of > > each touching that of its neighbour, on a PCB being laid out > > in Protel DXP. > > > > Despite setting the electrical placement and component > clearance DRCs > > for these particular components to 0mm, Protel still flags this a > > violation when they are placed next to each other. . > > > > Anyone come across this problem/know of a workaround? > > > > Many thanks > > Gwyn Roberts > > Univ of Wales, Bangor > > > > > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
