Hey guys, haven't posted in a couple of weeks, so things are obviously going a bit better(Thanks to you folks), but I have run into some issues that I'd like to ask about.
1.) Does orcad 17.2 have autoroute? I am having a nightmare of a time with a new microsd connector that has a different footprint than our last one. I made a new footprint, but i'm having trouble finding a path for my traces. Just out of curiosity I thought i'd like to try autoroute, and see if it helps even with 1 or 2 connections, but unfortunately I can't seem to find it in 17.2. Is autoroute in 17.2? has it been replaced with something else?
2.) Randomly, 'place via' is now greyed out, and I can't seem to add via's anymore unless I copy and paste one in.
3.) I'm running into all sorts of DRC errors, but some of them existed before the file was past on to me. Obviously, no drc errors would be ideal, but are they sometimes ok? Obviously, not all DRC errors are created equal, and are based on rules put in place by the previous designer, but can I leave some of them in place? Some of them seem unfixable (at the moment, with my current skill level).
4) How do I avoid 'Differential pair phase tolerance'. I've run into 4 on the current board, and I can't seem to figure out how to fix that issue.
5) Is there a step that I can do at the end to check the integrity of the board before I send it off for prototype?