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How to replace foot print for Resistor 0805 to 0402 package
Hi,I am new to Allegro PCB Designer 16.6How to replace existing foot print for Resistor 0805 to 0402 packageThanksPrem
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Cannot load symbol '0402'
I have edited and kept the file name 0402.dra in my custom library folder.path is PSM If i place the component , it gives the following error Cannot load symbol '0402'Please...
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Toolbar settings in Orcad Capture CIS V17.2
Is it possible to save the toolbar settings in Orcad Capture CIS 17.2?Every time I start Orcad it comes up with the same settings.Ralf
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routing design
tthere are two questions .1 QFP solder atc foot problems... Keep isolated? Or the earth? what is the effect when designing and processing?2 Solder wire is generally not recommended from the four...
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impedance matching
Hi,In my circuit, a chip antenna(ANT016008LCS2442MA2)is used in the circuit for Bluetooth low energy. Balun(HHM1711D1)is used for impedance matching and to achieve compatibility between feedline and...
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Custom PAD design/PAD designer
HiI want to create a individual PAD/pads for a bluetooth module(size 10x10), these pads are placed at the edge of the PCB such that it will be used to solder onto the PCB(Base Board)How to create such...
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Footprint of Si1143 Gesture Control
Hi All,I was making the footprint of Si114x Sensor. As the dimensions are given in the datasheet I chose the pad dimensionsWidth=12 milsHeight = 16 milsFor making footprintThe package type is 10-QFN,...
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Default grid in symbol editor?
The symbol editor defaults to 0.635 and 2.54 grids. Fair enough. But I don't want that so I have to go and change them every time I make a new footprint. Is there any way to change the default grid? I...
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Pspice multiple cursors?
Hi there!Could ORCAD Pspice display multiple cursors, like three cursors or more? I can just enable two cursors to the most. Thanks!
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Zoom in gives blue color screen
HiI am using Allegro PCB Designer Ver 16.6, When ever i zoom by mouse wheel , the blue color screen appears .How to solve this issue.ThanksPrev
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Area arround pin- PCB designer
Hello Everyone,I have problem with pins that I used as mounting holes.Some addidional copper void area is arround and I do not want it.That component is not only mechanical pin, because I have addedit...
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.pcb File conversion
I have a design that was provided by a contractor that we wish to convert to Altium 6.1. The .dsn file was successfully imported but the .pcb file will not import with any of the tools provided in...
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The Economics of Reducing Cycle Time in PCB Fabrication
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1862219584377293801#editor/target=post;postID=8209513496300856596;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=0;src=postnamea good article and an...
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OK unassigned shape in Allegro
How do I select "OK unassigned shape" in Allegro 16.6? Where is it hidden? I have a shape connected to a mechanical pin with no net name. I don't want to see the error.
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6 layer PCB
Hi All,I am making the PCB of Si1143 Gesture Sensor . Now I am ConfUse for the layer that I am going to add in Layout Cross section.1. Top2. Bottom3. Vcc4. GndSo how can I include two more layer?Can...
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Non plated holes error is not showing in cadence PCB design
Hi all,In my design two non plated holes are there. two different traces are passing through the non plated holes in inner layers, but not showing error.please find attached snap short,any one help...
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Silkscreen Automatic Clearance adjustment
Is there any way of setting a DRC or the Auto-silk to ensure clearance from the solder mask on pads?I know there is the auto-align, but this can put idents is such obscure locations that it is...
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Room spacing constraint
Is it possible to define a spacing in the constraint manager between components that have associated different room parameters to them?So for example two resistors which belong to room 1 and room 2 and...
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Designers and Design Engineers: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Andy and Sue Critcher have been the lead designers at Total Board Solutions Limited, a UK-based design bureau, since its founding in 1998. I asked Andy to share his opinion about the friction between...
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IDF out problems to Solidworks 2016
I am having strange problems when I output an IDF file out of Allergro PCB Designer and send to our mechanical group using Solidworks. Sometimes the component height goes through, in the IDF file, and...
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