you should post your experiences to the DXP forum as well as here Dennis Saputelli
edsi wrote: > > Tony wrote > >Maybe Altium could implement a few more global dialog boxes for us to have > >high level, quick functionality like the T,I,P box. (Component Text > Position > >is what it's really called) > > Tony > I agree and more.. the inspector panel is better than the first DXP release but is > far from polished For example if you select a few random components and look at the > inspector, > it shows in blue NAME and Component Comment. If you accidently click on either > one of these two it goes wacky and arbitrarily picks one component. If you click > on somewhere in the panel it toggles > between reading the words NAME and component . Both are the same word as REF > designator. Which by the way is the correct name and never used. It's just > illogical behavior. What is the meaning of this? We had a President here in the > USA that tried to parse the word "is" Is Altium parsing the word NAME? It > has a wacky, non logical feel to it. > > Off topic > Can anyone tell me what the other silly choices ie Standard, mechanical, > graphical, NET TIE have to do with my component? It looks like another PCAD > migration. What is it? These options are in the inspector. > > I am starting another PCB board thank you, This is the second board that 0603 > components will not import without the library being opened. I experienced this > before wanted to confirm the problem was not me. I am convinced there are now two > bugs with loading netlists. In case Y'all didn't notice, in 99SE components > which began with zero like 0805 and 0603 would sometimes shorten by dropping the > leading zero's. It didn't happen all of the time but I know how to reproduce it. > I think there might be something related to the dropping the leading zero. > > There are a few other problems with netlist loading. Including two things that must > be applied. Dont you hate to install Bill Gate's crap and all the questions are " > hit any key to continue" otherwise it is Good Gye. Just freaking finish the > install, we already established I what I want to do. Loading a netlist requires you > to always check this same little box ADVANCED MODE. Then it always asks the same > silly question.. do you want match the reference numbers?. WAIT did I say reference > numbers, this the first place 2004 uses the word REF Number then it never uses it > again. This part was programmed by a subcontractor . I am sure of that. > The most annoying part of the netlist load is the poor report. It fails to give you > a comprehensive report of what does not get loaded. The report only contains ref > designators and the word NO ACTION. No kidding , I know it was no action. A > comprehensive report with part information (starting with footprint) would help me > find out exactly what went wrong. So tonight I have two pages of reference numbers > that I am manually writing next to them, my footprints. Oh how cool, I am using a > Pencil for something that was automatic in every version up to DXP. > > I hope Altium still feels that PCB is part of their long term plan, The package has > alot to offer, There are things I am dying to try out but PCB is taking up more > time because the ball was dropped on a few things including loading netlist. So I am > spending time learning to use my pencil instead of using the advanced features. > > If you u haven't tried the Autorouter, Don't . It still doesn't work. I have > baselined a BGA design with 2000 components against 2004, Spectra and ConnectEDA, > Electra. 2004 sputtered for 2 hours and on the the third hour crashed. That is > really sad. They should take the router off this product and not even offer it for > sale. > > Mike Reagan > EDSI -- _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
