> Geoff Harland wrote:
>
> > And to expand a bit on that request, do you have a viewpoint on the
merits
> > of using Gerber arc commands versus "software" arc commands, in the
event
> > that the details of routing a PCB are provided in Gerber file form
p it, get plated-through PCBs manufactured, including
prototype runs.
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lobal editing feature (if required) can overcome this deficiency,
rectifying that deficiency would be better yet...
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y (as time permits), to create such a Process should be pretty
straightforward, and should not take too much time to develop and release.
So I will look at releasing version 6.6.1 of my PcbAddon Server in the
not-too-distant future, which will have this additional Process provided.
Watch t
Protel has updated two .BPL files with SP6 (which has
implications for addon servers).
Perhaps there are no problems in this regard, but Protel (and I) have had to
update some addon servers with the release of SP6.
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ame for schematic files, and
that is in fact the staus quo. But it is not out of the question that Protel
would also provide enhanced printing capabilities for schematic files if
sufficiently many users asked for this.
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e files from the Recycle Bin in instances
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possible. One
example: grid type (dots or lines) is a system setting for the Schematic
Server, but a file setting for the Pcb Server. The "slide" feature of the
Pcb Server (using the right mouse button to change the current view of the
Pcb file) has not been provided for the Schematic Serv
> On 02:58 PM 1/03/2001 +1100, Geoff Harland said:
>
> >- (Pcb Server): Add support for *resizing* of a currently-focused fill
> >primitive using the *mouse*. That is, if you click on an edge or corner
of a
> >currently-focused fill, then you can change the location of t
ggestions made (either by others or by myself), do so if you see possible
downsides to these. For example, does anyone have reservations about my last
suggestion above, concerning the (mouse) resizing of fills?
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ou are looking
for. (It would not be as user-friendly to apply, and would be more time
consuming, but it would be one way to check your schematic files.)
So what you are looking for could be achieved; it is a question of how much
development effort (and on-the-job learning) would be required.
Re
strings. As such, ComboBoxes would be provided for "Displayed Designators",
"Hidden Designators", "Displayed Comments", and "Hidden Comments", in place
of the existing "Designators" and "Comments" ComboBoxes.)
I have recently noticed th
lly positioned to a metric pitch can go
"off-pitch" (albiet by a tiny amount) if the measurement unit setting is
changed from metric to imperial and then back to metric again.
I have commented on this in the past, but the current thread has bought this
topic to the foreground again.
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Ge
cle (late 80's or early 90's)
which postulated that momemtum and angular momentum could be interchanged
(instead of the more commonly held belief that each of these are invariant,
or at least within an appropriate isolated context). My study of that
article suggested that yo
Print Server. But is there any consensus on aspects in which it could
be made yet easier to use, and/or provide yet more functionality then is
currently the case?
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express a mm in terms of an inch without using a recurring decimal
representation (1 mm ~ 0.0393700787401574803... inches) (or a rational
number representation, to wit 5/127 inches).
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isted in the "Pad Stack" Tab of the
"Pad" dialog box). Again, that should only be the case if the pad is on one
of the "top" layers.
Maybe not the biggest of issues. But still annoying in some situations when
"de-pad-stacking" pads that are not on one of the
> At 11:17 AM 3/14/01 +1100, Geoff Harland wrote:
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> >Out of curiosity, what do you suggest should be done in a situation where
> >someone wants an unplated hole through a PCB, and this hole is to pass
> >through the middle of a pad on the bottom (copper) layer?
>
>
n ways?; how should totally "copper-less" holes
be handled?; and others), but I have other things to do at this stage. But
others are welcome and even invited to comment on such matters.
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y achieved. A such, adopting my policy of unique designators/names
for each pin/pad keeps you out of the pooh.
I would like to say more, but I have work to return to. If some of the above
is not clear, I and/or others can assist as required.
Regards,
Geoff Harland.
This is my one and only post on this thread to this forum. I concur with
Andrew Jenkins, who previously suggested that this thread should be moved to
the OT forum.
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Geoff Harland.
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pads with non-unique
designators. But postings to this forum suggest that there are still
outstanding problems in this regard. So I will continue using unique
designators for all pads (within each component) for at least as long as it
takes for Protel to iron out all the outstanding
at no *net* is assigned to the layer concerned.
As such, select the net with a name of
(No Net) to achieve this.
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Check that checkbox and then re-generate your
Gerber files.
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ove does not result in the layer being purged from
the list of available layers, then there is a problem somewhere.
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d, then this will occur in a succeeding major version of
Protel, rather than in a succeeding SP for Protel 99 SE. There are database
considerations in this regard... (The same would also be true if text
strings within *PCB* files were to be similarly enhanced.)
Regards,
Geoff Harland.
r
otherwise? Would it invert around a horizontal axis or a vertical axis?
(Maybe the L key would invert around a horizontal axis, while the K key gets
to be assigned to inverting around a vertical axis; that would have
similarities to the X key mirroring about a vertical axis, while the Y
ell, and if so, I will subsequently report that fact.)
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> At 12:49 PM 4/6/01 +1000, Geoff Harland wrote:
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> >However, I have been requested by fellow employees to create Acrobat
files
> >in which the pages of Assembly printouts (also) contain searchable text.
> >("There are umpteen hundred components installed on this
ing" the 'L' key.
For the time being, giving the problems associated with moving polygons,
there is a lot to be said for saving a PCB file before doing so. That way,
if you don't like the outcome, you can at least then close the PCB file
(without saving it first), and then repo
> At 03:32 PM 4/6/01 +1000, Geoff Harland wrote:
>
> >That is all very well, but text information is lost when you create
Gerber
> >files and then import them back into Protel again (on a different layer);
> >each letter within each string gets converted into strokes (wi
first-time". But certainly these could evolve as
users acquire experience in using these...
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Geoff Harland.
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it is not out of the question that that aspect, in itself, is in fact not
problematic. But then again, anyone running such a setup should not discount
the possibility that this situation might be problematic.
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s a load of
> c***. But the point I am trying to make is that Protel's efforts to
> accommodate users' requests can sometimes result in them having to cope
with
> conflicting aspects and/or concepts.
> Geoff Harland.
I'm following up with a response to my own previous post.
gn Rules and settings changed on a pad-by-pad basis.
By all means object if you think that what I am saying there is a load of
c***. But the point I am trying to make is that Protel's efforts to
accommodate users' requests can sometimes result in them having to cope with
conflicting aspects and
(I have an idea that
someone else has already suggested this though.)
(In case you don't know, "Open Collector" pins can be either high-Z or
(low-Z) logic low, and "Open Emitter" pins can be either high-Z or (low-Z)
logic high; as I said, I don't know if they can *
t. I will let you know if I
find anything further of possible interest to you.
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enhanced). But hopefully this list has still given you some assistance.
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which would
"track"/"co-register" the dialog box modification; I followed that up with
yet another posting in which I indicated that there could be problems with
this approach as far as non-unique pads are concerned.
But I suspect that you have something else in min
astic! 2000 Designers Edition (first provided last year to those owning
a copy of Protel 99 SE). But everyone is going to have to decide for
themselves how to interpret a one-third increase in price for those
purchasing (or upgrading to) Protel 99 SE after the end of June (this
year)...
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G
ptation,
and all the more so (for this forum), given that the tales concerned are of
a non-Protel nature. :)
So I will give my best shot to getting the next version of Protel. But it
would help things in that regard if Protel also comes to the aid of the
party by releasing a new ve
rted files types, and
that in some cases IPC-D-356 files are amongst the types of exported files
supported. So if anyone can assist in informing us of such applications, and
how they perform in this regard, then I suspect there would be considerable
interest by many of us in
spect of Protel which users can expect to encounter in
the event that they do make use of the overbar feature, I strongly suggest
that David Cary adds this item to his Protel FAQ (and ditto for anyone else
given to creating such files).
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Geoff Harland.
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was such a file provided with SP6. However, given that SP6 has now been
released on a public basis, it is now permissible for users such as myself
to provide assistance on this server.
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your PC to
free up memory again; perhaps Protel is playing up due to running out of
memory (because of memory leaks).)
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bug, as I hardly ever use polygons with arcs in their boundaries for real,
so what I have found has been as a consequence of experimentation. That
said, it still is a bug, and it is certainly not out of the question that it
could be genuinely annoying to other users.
Regards,
Geoff Harland.
atch out for. Using the Unroute command can strip
non-pad primitives on signal layers from within components, even if these
components' primitives are in a locked state.
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Design Rules could be applied to vias on a selective
basis, the selection criteria being of course based on the name assigned to
each via.)
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n; these could "disappear" from the PCB file in some situations, while
leaving their associated primitives (tracks and arcs) behind. That is one of
a number of reasons why I would hate to ever have to use that version
again...
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t;, and "in the last year". (At
present, no matches for the last week, and 264 matches for the last month.)
I guess this represents the updated form of this feature, but if so, there
should be more options to choose from, e.g. last fortnight, last 2 months,
etc. Or better yet, all items
on this forum, for Altium to have been
aware of this request.
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cult to create a Process which could toggle the view between
one state in which Transparent mode is *not* selected and one set of colours
is used, and another state in which Transparent mode *is* selected and a
different set of colours is used. Food for thought...
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Geoff Harland.
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