Re: [PEDA] AW: via tenting question

2001-09-13 Thread Waldemar Kulajew
See below Michael Schmitt schrieb: What do we want ? we want the copper of the vias being covered with the solder mask but the via holes open. I add a solder mask expansion design rule that simply says the rules attribut is -Minimum_Annular_Ring (what i use for the vias 10mil). This

[PEDA] Mechanikal Layers are disappearing

2001-09-13 Thread Waldemar Kulajew
Hello all, I am using Mechanical Layers 5 +6 first time and run into an famous effect: my tracks an these layers disappear! Every time I set an other layer aktiv (i.e TopLayer) and caus an redraw (i.e. by panning or hit [V]+[R] keys) I cant see my lines any more. When I set the Llayer

Re: [PEDA] Mechanikal Layers are disappearing

2001-09-13 Thread Brad Velander
Waldemar, you are seeing the exact same effect that I do when I use mechanical layers 5 - 16. The above mentioned mechanical layers only seem to display reliably or properly when they are the current layer. It seems to be a bug or coding deficiency with the program that effects

[PEDA] PEDA message archives

2001-09-13 Thread Ken Pelic
Forum members, Can anyone give me a current status on what forum message archives are out there? I queried the forum admin a couple of weeks ago (below) but have not yet heard anything. Info/advice is welcome and appreciated. KP ===

Re: [PEDA] PEDA message archives

2001-09-13 Thread Brad Velander
Ken, there are two archives that I know of. 1) Techserve does have some form of archive and daily digests. Follow the link at the very bottom of each listserver message. You can also use the Techserve help link to obtain instructions on how to request archives or digests of the PEDA

Re: [PEDA] Mechanikal Layers are disappearing

2001-09-13 Thread Joop Reekers
Waldemar Kulajew wrote: Hello all, I am using Mechanical Layers 5 +6 first time and run into an famous effect: my tracks an these layers disappear! Every time I set an other layer aktiv (i.e TopLayer) and caus an redraw (i.e. by panning or hit [V]+[R] keys) I cant see my lines any

Re: [PEDA] Mechanikal Layers are disappearing

2001-09-13 Thread Brad Velander
Joop, as I have stated, I experience the same problem as Waldemar. In my case this issue has been consistent across two machines I've had and several other company machines. The machines are usually similar but have had several different video cards/drivers. In both of my machines

Re: [PEDA] Mechanikal Layers are disappearing

2001-09-13 Thread Heiko Vachek
Brad Velander wrote: Heiko, very interesting. Now I am very interested. What sort of Protel display setup parameters are you using? I assume you are not using single layer. Right. My mechanical layers 5 - 16 display just as though just they are set to single layer display mode. When

Re: [PEDA] PEDA message archives

2001-09-13 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 08:15 AM 9/13/01 -0700, Brad Velander wrote: 2) Yes, there is an independent Protel Users Association archive on Yahoo groups. I do not know how complete it is or any other specific details about it. You will have to setup an account for yourself and find the Protel groups. A search for the

Re: [PEDA] Mechanikal Layers are disappearing

2001-09-13 Thread Marty Beck
I also don't have the problem. I just used Tools and Mechanical Layers to add layers 5-8 then turned them on and tried them out. They all stayed when I changed to a trace layer and even when the screen was redrawn. I tried it on an existing card and a new card and it worked in both places. I

Re: [PEDA] Autorouting Problems

2001-09-13 Thread rlamoreaux
(Advanced Route 3.1). I seem to remember the manual saying the autorouter Advanced Route 3.1 was an entirely different beast than the current router. Compared to the current router Advanced Route was a useless piece of junk. I think the current router is an evolution of the Neurorouter in

Re: [PEDA] Mechanikal Layers are disappearing

2001-09-13 Thread John Haddy
I also have this problem - on multiple machines (IBM and HP) with different video cards and drivers. I run Win2k with an S3 video card (32M) on the IBM; Win2k with an Elsa Gloria II video card (64M) on the HP John Haddy -Original Message- From: Brad Velander [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [PEDA] Mechanikal Layers are disappearing

2001-09-13 Thread Brad Velander
Thanks guys, for confirming it is not a singular isolated problem (based on response only). It is an annoying little problem which limits the effectiveness of using Mech layers 5 - 16. I had thought it was a code problem because it was consistent across a number of machines, video cards

Re: [PEDA] Protel Personality

2001-09-13 Thread Ian Wilson
On 03:03 PM 13/09/2001 -0600, Jim Muehlberg said: I have protel installed on two separate network machines. I'd like to have all my customization available on each machine. What are the files I need to copy/share? I knew this at one time, but lost the notes. All the .RCS files and possibly

Re: [PEDA] (small unrelated bug found) (ex: Mechanikal Layers are disappearing)

2001-09-13 Thread Ian Wilson
On 03:37 PM 13/09/2001 -0700, Brad Velander said: Thanks guys, for confirming it is not a singular isolated problem (based on response only). It is an annoying little problem which limits the effectiveness of using Mech layers 5 - 16. I had thought it was a code problem because it was

[PEDA] virtual short on power plane

2001-09-13 Thread Mike Ingle
I am trying to control curent paths in a mixed signal design. I have separate gounds, an over-all ground plane with isolated islands which should only connect under an ADC. I created a separate island with its own net assignment and on the pcb implemented it by using a 0.1mil border all the way