Hi All, This break wire feature is new to dxp, 99 had no break function at all.
Darren Moore > -----Original Message----- > From: John A. Ross [RSDTV] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > snip < > > > > Even with a net label on the wire, I still see a diode's pins > > >shorted. Yes, I have a junction but both pins are shorted. > > >Am I missing any thing obvious here? > > > > Yes. I wrote that the autobreak facility was in DXP. Now, if > > I recall correctly -- I can't check on this notebook because > > my 99SE installation on it is broken -- you can drop a > > resistor on a wire and the wire *will* be broken, but the > > middle wire segment is not deleted. You have to manually > > delete it, one extra step. In practice, you might want to > > move it out of the way before deleting it.... But I'm not > > sure of my memory. It has become simpler in DXP. > > Does not work for me in 99SE. It is really a DXP feature. > > 99SE > If I have an existing wire and drop a resistor onto it > 2 junctions are placed at each > resistor pin. But no separate wire segment is created 'under' > the part between the 2 pins. > > If an attempt is made to select the wire segment between the > 2 resistor pins (under it) then the > whole wire will be selected. No additional 'nodes' have been > added at the junctions created at the > resistor pins or under the part to isolate that wire segment. > > Unless I am missing some setting ? > > John * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
