I would not call this a bug, just Protel getting confused about what you are actually trying to do. It could be that the entity that you are trying to edit is on a disabled layer. I've had interesting times' and serious problems with panelisation under 99se, I've found that planes get disconnected and routes dropped off. To get round this, don't use the PCB editor connected to the schematic through the netlist, but use the PCB as a Gerber editor instead. Export each of the PCBs (all required layers) you want to panel as Gerbers, then load the Gerbers into a new, clean PCB in a new database using "load Gerber batch". Move the PCBs round as you want, add borders and add tooling holes as required. There is no connection to the schematic or netlist so vias, tracks, planes and holes don't go walkabouts, nor do you get duplicate ident problems. The only downside is that text will now be drawn as lines and arcs and not easily editable :( You could use Camtastic, it was shipped with later distributions of 99se, I believe that does have panelisation capabilities, though I've never used them. (or camtastic for that matter, the CD makes a good coaster though......) Jason.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 July 2003 12:14 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEDA] protel bug Dear sir: I 'm meeting a puzzle in using the protel 99 sp6. I have made a pcb, and now want to piece some pcbs together in a panel. when I copy the pcb , I select the" paste special->duplicate designator",but I find that there exist some redundant polygon in the panel, and can't select to delete them. Maybe you also have met this case, how you deal with this? Best regards, Miao yijun Phone:(86)25-2262313 EXT 438 Fax: (86)25-2267474 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
