Re: [PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component?
AHA! That was it. Thanks a lot. I knew there had to be a way. Bob Stephens -Original Message- From: H. Selfridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 4:30 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component? Did you remember to turn on the inner layers in the library editor? The editor assumes just top and bottom by default. At 02:10 PM 12/19/03, you wrote: Well, I tried that and it saved everything on the top, bottom and silkscreen layers, but not the internal signal layers :( Bob -Original Message- From: Harry Selfridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:00 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component? The same old way still works - 1. Clear all selections in the PCB Layout Editor (just a safety measure). 2. Select the items you want to be in your component. 3. Copy the selected items (ctrl-Insert), be sure to click at you desired origin point for the component (makes it easier). 4. Open a new library and/or library component in the Library Editor. 5. Paste your selected items into the library component (shift-Insert) at the origin. 6. Rename your new component, and save the library. At 09:18 AM 12/19/03, you wrote: I recently laid out two versions of a part - a gullwing for prototype and a BGA for production with the BGA inside the Gullwing just to see if I could do it. It came out pretty nicely and now I want to save it, traces, vias and all, as a component footprint for use on future PCBs. There used to be a way to do this under 99SE or 98 I forget which, by selecting all and grouping selected primitives as a component or something like that - I haven't used 98/99 for some time so memory fails me. Anyway, is there a way to do this under DXP? best regards Bob Stephens snip * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component?
I recently laid out two versions of a part - a gullwing for prototype and a BGA for production with the BGA inside the Gullwing just to see if I could do it. It came out pretty nicely and now I want to save it, traces, vias and all, as a component footprint for use on future PCBs. There used to be a way to do this under 99SE or 98 I forget which, by selecting all and grouping selected primitives as a component or something like that - I haven't used 98/99 for some time so memory fails me. Anyway, is there a way to do this under DXP? best regards Bob Stephens * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component?
The same old way still works - 1. Clear all selections in the PCB Layout Editor (just a safety measure). 2. Select the items you want to be in your component. 3. Copy the selected items (ctrl-Insert), be sure to click at you desired origin point for the component (makes it easier). 4. Open a new library and/or library component in the Library Editor. 5. Paste your selected items into the library component (shift-Insert) at the origin. 6. Rename your new component, and save the library. At 09:18 AM 12/19/03, you wrote: I recently laid out two versions of a part - a gullwing for prototype and a BGA for production with the BGA inside the Gullwing just to see if I could do it. It came out pretty nicely and now I want to save it, traces, vias and all, as a component footprint for use on future PCBs. There used to be a way to do this under 99SE or 98 I forget which, by selecting all and grouping selected primitives as a component or something like that - I haven't used 98/99 for some time so memory fails me. Anyway, is there a way to do this under DXP? best regards Bob Stephens snip * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component?
Well, I tried that and it saved everything on the top, bottom and silkscreen layers, but not the internal signal layers :( Bob -Original Message- From: Harry Selfridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:00 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component? The same old way still works - 1. Clear all selections in the PCB Layout Editor (just a safety measure). 2. Select the items you want to be in your component. 3. Copy the selected items (ctrl-Insert), be sure to click at you desired origin point for the component (makes it easier). 4. Open a new library and/or library component in the Library Editor. 5. Paste your selected items into the library component (shift-Insert) at the origin. 6. Rename your new component, and save the library. At 09:18 AM 12/19/03, you wrote: I recently laid out two versions of a part - a gullwing for prototype and a BGA for production with the BGA inside the Gullwing just to see if I could do it. It came out pretty nicely and now I want to save it, traces, vias and all, as a component footprint for use on future PCBs. There used to be a way to do this under 99SE or 98 I forget which, by selecting all and grouping selected primitives as a component or something like that - I haven't used 98/99 for some time so memory fails me. Anyway, is there a way to do this under DXP? best regards Bob Stephens snip * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component?
Did you remember to turn on the inner layers in the library editor? The editor assumes just top and bottom by default. At 02:10 PM 12/19/03, you wrote: Well, I tried that and it saved everything on the top, bottom and silkscreen layers, but not the internal signal layers :( Bob -Original Message- From: Harry Selfridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:00 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Saving PCB Section as Component? The same old way still works - 1. Clear all selections in the PCB Layout Editor (just a safety measure). 2. Select the items you want to be in your component. 3. Copy the selected items (ctrl-Insert), be sure to click at you desired origin point for the component (makes it easier). 4. Open a new library and/or library component in the Library Editor. 5. Paste your selected items into the library component (shift-Insert) at the origin. 6. Rename your new component, and save the library. At 09:18 AM 12/19/03, you wrote: I recently laid out two versions of a part - a gullwing for prototype and a BGA for production with the BGA inside the Gullwing just to see if I could do it. It came out pretty nicely and now I want to save it, traces, vias and all, as a component footprint for use on future PCBs. There used to be a way to do this under 99SE or 98 I forget which, by selecting all and grouping selected primitives as a component or something like that - I haven't used 98/99 for some time so memory fails me. Anyway, is there a way to do this under DXP? best regards Bob Stephens snip * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
