Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-25 Thread M. Wahab
I actually made a J C, but was never able to locate it. However, With the help I got I was able to fix the problem thanks to all who took the time to respond. M. Wahab * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this li

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-25 Thread rlamoreaux
I have had a library update cause a part to go haywire when the origin of the library part was way off from the center of the part. This was due to the library being imported from another package if I remember correctly. I have had a component move off the viewable area, and found a way to fix

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-25 Thread John M. Cardone
All, Do you find these components (in the negative quadrant) in the gerber or pick and place outputs? jmc Ian Wilson wrote: > > At 10:09 AM 25/10/01 +1000, you wrote: > >Ian, it's actually pretty easy to "loose parts". > >We recently have had a situation where a group of components have been >

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-24 Thread Ian Wilson
At 10:09 AM 25/10/01 +1000, you wrote: >Ian, it's actually pretty easy to "loose parts". >We recently have had a situation where a group of components have been >unknowingly moved into the negative region of the database as part of a >move selection process early in the placement stage. It turns o

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-24 Thread ICT Mail
rea when zoomed right out. -Original Message- From: Ian Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 25 October 2001 8:36 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed On 03:07 PM 24/10/2001 -0700, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax said: >At 07:52 AM 10/24/01 +0200, Emanuel Zimmerm

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-24 Thread Ian Wilson
On 03:07 PM 24/10/2001 -0700, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax said: >At 07:52 AM 10/24/01 +0200, Emanuel Zimmermann wrote: >>Maybe that the reference point for the .lib part moved for whatever reason. >>This can cause the component to be placed out of the working area after >>update >>PCB operation. > >Good

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-24 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 07:52 AM 10/24/01 +0200, Emanuel Zimmermann wrote: >Maybe that the reference point for the .lib part moved for whatever reason. >This can cause the component to be placed out of the working area after update >PCB operation. Good thinking. Yes, that would do it, and it is not a terribly uncomm

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-23 Thread Emanuel Zimmermann
Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: > > (1) I don't know what happened. Maybe that the reference point for the .lib part moved for whatever reason. This can cause the component to be placed out of the working area after update PCB operation. > (3) (Good practice leaves track ends > coincident wi

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-23 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 02:06 PM 10/23/01 -0400, M. Wahab wrote: > I was updating from a pcb library a footprint of >a BGA component, however, the component disappeared >completely. >What went wrong? is there anyway to recover? It doesn't accept >undo, and it's very difficult to position a new BGA footprint >in pl

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-23 Thread Ian Wilson
On 02:06 PM 23/10/2001 -0400, M. Wahab said: >Hi, > > I was updating from a pcb library a footprint of >a BGA component, however, the component disappeared >completely. This sounds odd. Was there anything unusual about the footprint? How did you do the update, by pressing Update PCB from w

Re: [PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-23 Thread Daniel Webster
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 11:06 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: [PEDA] Urgent help needed Hi, I was updating from a pcb library a footprint of a BGA component, however, the component disappeared completely. What went wrong? is there anyway to recover? It

[PEDA] Urgent help needed

2001-10-23 Thread M. Wahab
Hi, I was updating from a pcb library a footprint of a BGA component, however, the component disappeared completely. What went wrong? is there anyway to recover? It doesn't accept undo, and it's very difficult to position a new BGA footprint in place of the disappeared one. Back up is affect