Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Control Thermal Reliefs by Area

2004-01-08 Thread JaMi Smith
Abd and Hamid Ok, Protel 99 SE, I had a little trouble following all of that at first, but actually got in there and started playing around with the scope of the rule for Power Plane Connect Style, and while I too had never before investigateed the full list allowed by the slider, right there at

Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE on WinXP?

2004-01-08 Thread Joe McCauley
No problems on XP pro version Joe -Original Message- From: Dom Bragge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 January 2004 23:40 To: Protel EDA Forum Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE on WinXP? Website Visitor wrote: Does anyone have any experience running Protel 99SE

Re: [PEDA] Transparent footprints

2004-01-08 Thread Laurie Biddulph
Thanks to everyone who responded. Sat down this morning to test out the various suggestions. Before doing this I decided to make up the two component footprints and was surprised to find that I could place them on to a pcb AND place components `under' them without any problems at all. Wasn't

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Control Thermal Reliefs by Area

2004-01-08 Thread Hamid A. Wasti
JaMi Smith wrote: the ability to apply the rule directly to a single via, which appears to be the one thing that is not in the list, although I guess that I could make a seperate via-specification that had a very very slightly different sized pad, and place it where I wanted the my no-connect

Re: [PEDA] Schematic Symbol Import

2004-01-08 Thread John A. Ross [Design]
-Original Message- From: Steve Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 4:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEDA] Schematic Symbol Import Is there a way to import Mentor or EDIF schematic symbols into DXP? I have found schematic symbols on

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Control Thermal Reliefs by Area

2004-01-08 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 01:58 AM 1/8/2004, JaMi Smith wrote: It would have been nice to be able to just select a single via, as it appears that you can do with pads. There are at least four ways, one of which you noted. As you mentioned, one can create a via different in diameter or hole size (better the former),

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Control Thermal Reliefs by Area

2004-01-08 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 01:58 AM 1/8/2004, JaMi Smith wrote: ... and while I too had never before investigateed the full list allowed by the slider, right there at the bottom is what I am looking for This is an example of why I consider it quite useful when I make a public mistake. I'm not entirely dim, at least

Re: [PEDA] Schematic Symbol Import

2004-01-08 Thread Steve Smith
John, Here's the url: http://e-www.motorola.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MPC8540 About 3/4 down is a schematics section for part symbols. I'm wondering if there is a way to import these. Thanks, Steve -Original Message- From: John A. Ross [Design] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [PEDA] Transparent footprints

2004-01-08 Thread Bagotronix Tech Support
The only drawback with this approach is that when selecting components within the footprint you get the `popup select component dialog' more an inconvenience than anything else. Consider it a feature, not an inconvenience (or bug). It's better for Protel to ask you which object you want,

Re: [PEDA] Protel PCB fornat

2004-01-08 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 06:46 PM 1/7/2004, you wrote: I have a PDF (160kb) explaining the format. Let me know if anyone wants me to email it to them... I'd like to see it, and to put it up on the filespace for [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message:

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area

2004-01-08 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 09:29 AM 1/8/2004, you wrote: Sure, there are a few ways to do this. You have to make a rule for the plane connect style, then use the query helper to specify the via. It is this which is not easy to do. I don't see a way to use the query helper to specify the via. Quite possibly, I'm

Re: [PEDA] Transparent footprints

2004-01-08 Thread Jim McGrath
Ivan, 2.8 has that option also. Under Options preferences unclick Nearest component and it will list the possibles. Regards, Jim McGrath CAD Connections, Inc. Bagotronix Tech Support wrote: The only drawback with this approach is that when selecting components within the footprint you get

Re: [PEDA] Schematic Symbol Import

2004-01-08 Thread John A. Ross [Design]
Steve I already found it from your post in the DXP list. I have tried to open these files and export a Orcad library for you but I keep getting an error on export. The orcad librray you could open in DXP. I have asked my colleague in Spain who uses Board Architect if he can open the Mentor

Re: [PEDA] Protel PCB fornat

2004-01-08 Thread Mike Reagan
Thanks to all that responded, I received the information I needed about the ASCII format Thank you Mike Reagan -Original Message- From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 6:01 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Cc: JaMi Smith Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel PCB

Re: [PEDA] Transparent footprints

2004-01-08 Thread Bagotronix Tech Support
2.8 has that option also. Under Options preferences unclick Nearest component and it will list the possibles. Wow, someone else who remembers 2.8 better than I do. Hot dawg! I still keep 2.8 around for the occasional PCB that needs to be manually optimized for parts placement and routing on

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area

2004-01-08 Thread JaMi Smith
Rob, InRegionRelative and InRegionAbsolute, as well as inVia, appear to be on the road to what I need, but I could not find anyhting like that that deals with Region when I was playing around with the Query Helper last night. It appears that these are part of a much larger Query Language that I

Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE on WinXP?

2004-01-08 Thread Dan Enslen
Yes, I've been running it now for over a year with nothing more than the usual hiccups. I've also been using it with SP6, so I don't know if that is a requirement for XP use or not. Dan Enslen The only reason time exists is so everything doesn't happen all at once. -Original

Re: [PEDA] Difference between Gerber file drill symbols and fabrication output print file drill symbols and inability to print either character or hole size drill indicators

2004-01-08 Thread Hyman, Rick D
Good comments and pretty much the workaround I've decided I'm forced to accept. I really find it hugely stupid that the two processes are disconnected and that such a problem would be allowed to exist. It leads me to distrust other output processes. There is even a selection in the print

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area

2004-01-08 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:23 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area . . . These are all more complex than simply setting a rule for all vias to be

Re: [PEDA] Protel PCB fornat

2004-01-08 Thread Mike Reagan
Mr. Lomax wrote: It's self-documenting, as you will see if you open it with, say, Word. The field separator is | if you want to take it into Excel. Very wordy, but very convenient. There are some obscure fields, perhaps somewhere there is fuller documentation. But most and probably all of what

[PEDA] Client 3.2 Under Win2K?

2004-01-08 Thread Robert Ritchey
I know this is ancient history to most but I do need this occasionally. Does anyone know a trick to make Client 3.2 run on Win2K reliably. It fails 2 out of 3 times to initialize. I cannot kill it, it takes down WOW and I have to re-boot. A logout and log back in does not work. I have the

Re: [PEDA] Client 3.2 Under Win2K?

2004-01-08 Thread Linh Pham
Hi Rob, Yes, I try and have same problem. So I am using Window XP. lynh -Original Message- From: Robert Ritchey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 9:31 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: [PEDA] Client 3.2 Under Win2K? I know this is ancient history to most

Re: [PEDA] Client 3.2 Under Win2K?

2004-01-08 Thread Clive . Broome
It maybe would work better on win me or win 98se than on any later operating system. Maybe try a dual boot system. BR Linh Pham [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/01/2004 06:21:04 AM Please respond to Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Protel EDA Forum' [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc:

Re: [PEDA] Client 3.2 Under Win2K?

2004-01-08 Thread Jeff Adolphs
I had was running Client 3.2 before I upgraded to Protel 99SE with Win NT. The only thing I remember is to right click on the Icon for Protel and click run under a separate memory space. As long as I had run under a separate memory space checked Protel ran without problems. I am not saying it