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Changing silkscreen symbol from solid fill to unfilled
I'm using OrCAD PCB Designer Professional 16.5 in Windows 7. I'd really like to know how to change a silkscreened circle from solid fill to unfilled. In other words, just have a hollow circle where I...
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Merge Two Board file directly?
How to merge two different board file directly.????????Without joining schemetic.
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BOM Report with Alternates in HDL
Hi,Is it possible to generate BOM with different alternates automatically in Design Entry HDL?Example:STATUS VALUE VENDOR PART_NUMBER INTERNAL_PNPref 47K Yageo...
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On IPC 2581 data transfer standard problem?
Hi..Just recent days i had start to learn about "IPC 2581- data transfer standard" with some tutorial & IPC website.I had read article by Jerry “GenPart” Grzenia in cadence forum, some doubts...
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Through hole lead over the opposite side of Package Keep-out.
We had issue in latest design. Through hole component plate pad falls over the opposite side of package keep-out. But for this no DRC found in allegro. If anyone help me to solve this issue in...
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How to display the component's properties in proper position?
Hi!When I place components from capture CIS explorer, for example, a capacitor, it displays three properties: value, tolerance, and voltage, as shown in left figrue C1784. I have to manually adjust the...
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Can't load .dxf file in PowerSI
Hello,Since some time (when I started it was Ok) loading .dxf file in PowerSI fails and following message appears:Can not find SpeedEdit, make sure you have installed speed edit properlyProbably I've...
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Change names of Subclasses/Layers?
Hey guys, I've been looking around for a SKILL command that will allow me to rename a layer in the stackup (like you can visually from the stackup window). What I'm trying to script is the process of...
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Lower Case Pin numbers
I am designing a footprint for D38999 mil-spec connector that has pin numbers uppercase "A" and lower case "a". Does anyone know how to achieve this? The lower case "a" get changed to uppercase.ThanksBen
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automatic refdes change
There is any option having to change the component refdes name automatically from site to site.Eg :- if i use the resistor R1_S1 in page 1 means, when i copy this resistor and past in to page 2 it...
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Cadence TCL: How to get user input
I would like to ask the user for a text input to use in my tcl script.I have tried gets stdin, but the command window returns an error: channel "stdin" wasn't opened for reading. How do I open the...
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Specctra Do Files
Hi. I'm a beginner in Specctra Tool.How can I get some useful Do files except Cadence reference Do files?
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swaping pin labels in Concept HDL
Hello,I am currently using symbols where the pins are swappable but when I swap it in Concept HDL, the pin labels don't swap along with the pin. For example, if I have a NAND gate that has two inputs,...
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Changing 0604 Footprint to 0402
I have changed the size of the Padstack and the Package Outline, however I cannot seem to move the Padstack of a simple Capacitor. I need to move the Padstack associated with Pin 2 of the Cap, but I...
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Command line arguments to start OrCAD Capture with different license options?
Is there any command line arguments for capture.exe (capture.exe -xxxxx) to start OrCAD Capture with different license options? Something similar to 'Allegro.exe - orcad' that can start Allegro PCB...
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Via Stitching
More noob questions. I have a small 4 layer board and would like to stitch the ground plane with the top and bottom pours with vias on a grid. This brings up a number of noob questions:1. How do you...
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Allegro Sigrity design flow/tool choice
Hello,I'm looking for a solution of simulation a structure, consisting of several conductors placed on 2 layers (please see the picture below). Here are principal simulation tasks:Calculate mutual...
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0.8mm BGA routing IPC class 3
Has anyone here successfully routed a 400+ pin 0.8mm pitch BGA that met IPC class 3 requirements?If so, how?Thanks
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Allegro to DXDesigner back annotation
Hi all,I think there are some of us who uses DXDesigner as capture tool and Allegro as PCB tool.Does anyone know of a good way to back annotate the pin swap done on the FPGA on the board level and...
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