Best Regards
John A. Ross RSD Communications ltd Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW http://www.rsd.tv ================================== > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 3:33 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] 99SE places "hidden" components > > > > Hi, > > did anyone notice the following bug in 99SE? I'm referring to SP6. > > When you draw a PCB outline from the scratch and then call > the "update PCB" function in the corresponding schematic, in > order to import your parts and nets into the PCB file, the > synchronizer places the parts on the right side of the board > outline; same parts horizontally, different parts vertically. > If you have many different parts, i.e. the vertical column of > components is high, some can be placed outside the reachable > workspace (area on the screen reachable by move in/out and > the scroll bars). If you do not notice this directly, you > will notice that in every "update PCB" iteration you do when > you change something in the schematic, the synchronizer adds > a number of components and lots of nets that he had added > before, but seems to have "forgotten", as these components > are invisibly and unreachable placed vertically outside the > working place. You can bring them to the working place, if > you know what is missing, by using the "Move Component" > function. This brings them "back". Very weird behaviour! Yes I have seen it. I am sure this was mentioned in the KB but I cannot find it for now. Never found out true reason why, as the behaviour is not 100% repeatable (with new db, but usually repeatable with same db). There was also not much point in pushing an issue as a SP7 will just never be. But, do you keep the relative origin and workspace origin the same or pretty close? 350 + components or so, a lot the same footprint? To avoid the issues I always maintain the relative origin towards the middle of the workspace. At least then you can see the parts and also the problem (components placed at -y co-ords when loaded) and can select all, then place within rectangle yourself. Best Regards John A. Ross RSD Communications ltd Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW http://www.rsd.tv ================================== * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
