Re: [PEDA] remove me

2003-10-14 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
I'm responding because the status of the Techserv web site is of importance to us as users. At 02:12 PM 10/12/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: please take me off the list immediately. you web site has been down for over 3 weeks. Web site looks fine to me. The Leave link at the end of every mail

[PEDA] tracks in footprint generate DRC errors?

2003-10-14 Thread Leo Potjewijd
At 23/04/2003 02:00, Brad Velander wrote on the subject 'strange shaped pads': Hi Daniel, yes you can do it with drawn pads from pads, fills, tracks, polygons. The only caveat is that you will have to run the netlist tool to update the primitives from the pads. That will get rid of your

Re: [PEDA] Fw: component focus

2003-10-14 Thread Leo Potjewijd
At 13/10/2003 18:33, Rolf Molitor wrote: Hi Leo, that behaviour is ok. You can not give teh focus to a component in the pcb editor like you are used to in the schematic editor. Phew! Although that is not exactly the answer I was hoping for it still is a relief; I thought I was going nuts

Re: [PEDA] PCB Heat Sink

2003-10-14 Thread Rene Tschaggelar
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'd like to use a large, unmasked, plated, copper pour, on a single layer, to perform as a heat sink for a D-Pak regulator. I need to quantify the thermal resistance of the copper pour to ambient. I know it's based on copper thickness and copper area. I'm

[PEDA] class definition in net list

2003-10-14 Thread Jun Gong
Hi, Does anybody know how many kind of netlist that Protel 99SE PCB editor recognizes? Is there any kind of netlist capable to hold class definiton and/or PCB design rule definiton which could be imported into Protel PCB editor? Thank you for any clue! Jun Gong * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Re: [PEDA] tracks in footprint generate DRC errors?

2003-10-14 Thread Leo Potjewijd
Did I mention before that I have 'habd ah dewwubuh cowd' ? It clearly affected my thinking Oh well, just found the solution to the problem: I just need to uncheck the 'lock primitives' checkbox on the antenna footprint before running the 'update primitives'... And, of course, re-check

Re: [PEDA] tracks in footprint generate DRC errors?

2003-10-14 Thread Dennis Saputelli
'update free primitives from component pads' is not titled exactly right it WILL assign component tracks as well never knew about the locked behavior you mention, in fact i sort of doubt it since we run the 'update' often enough here but maybe it does effect component track updating, not sure

Re: [PEDA] How to change drawing order?

2003-10-14 Thread JaMi Smith
Ian and the group, Ok, I have waited for the dust to settle on this one before asking what may appear to some to be a simple question, but before I do, I need to explain a few things. First, I am color blind. Not totally, as some might think, since I can see and distinguish most, if not all

Re: [PEDA] How to change drawing order?

2003-10-14 Thread JaMi Smith
I forgot one additional thing: Did anyone else get a post to this thread with an attachment from [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? Me thinks it might just be afoul of good intentions . . . Possibly a virus? I have not opened it . . . JaMi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To

Re: [PEDA] CTL key during routing placement electrical grid.

2003-10-14 Thread JaMi Smith
I too have an Official Protel 99 SE Mouse Pad . . . I Stopped by Protel NA in Rancho Bernardo (Baja Escondido) one day, and among other things, I asked them for a Protel Coffee Cup. Much to my surprise, they apologized and said that they did not have such a thing as a Proel Coffee Cup, but

Re: [PEDA] How to change drawing order?

2003-10-14 Thread Ian Wilson
On 06:21 AM 15/10/2003, JaMi Smith said: I know that at some time on my OC system, I appeared to have lost the ability to alter the color of the Connections (if I ever had that ability), and I even seem to have lost that ability on my home installation too, although I do not remember having ever

Re: [PEDA] tracks in footprint generate DRC errors?

2003-10-14 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 07:04 AM 10/14/2003, Leo Potjewijd wrote: I created the footprint using four layers (the inner two for the loop and top and bottom for the shield) using tracks, vias, 'virtual shorts' and pads (three for the loop+CT, one for the shield). For the information of others who may not know what a