Maybe the word didn't translate well... > -----Original Message----- > From: Bevan Weiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:30 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] What's wrong with my query language program > > > Then it's completely changed the definition of oblique... > I hadn't actually looked at the help or the documentation for > DXP (or tried it myself) however an oblique angle is simply > an angle with isn't a multiple of 90degrees... > > So it doesn't select any 60degree tracks or any other tracks > than just the 45degree multiples?? > > wow... I guess the programmers from protel really didn't > study any maths or geometry. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 5:43 PM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] What's wrong with my query language program > > > > On 03:32 PM 12/02/2004, Bevan Weiss said: > > >IsOblique will get all tracks whose angle is not a multiple of > > >90degrees. Hence if you have a 60degree track it will also > be picked > > >up... > > > > Bevan, > > > > I ran some tests and looked in the help - it only selected 45deg > > tracks. > > > > From the help: > > > > "Returns tracks of a diagonal nature if these are on either > a rising > > 45 degrees angle or a falling 45 degrees angle, i.e. those > tracks for > > which the absolute value of the difference between their Y1 and Y2 > > properties is equal to the absolute value of the difference between > > their X1 and X2 properties." > > > > I s'pose there may be a difference between DXP versions but > I didn't > > think > so. > > > > Bye for now, > > Ian Wilson > >
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