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Mentor import into Allegro
When I import a Mentor design into Allegro 16.6 all the ref des show as "$REF".Is there a setting I am overlooking?
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Issue in internal layer thermal relief offset after creating a padstack in...
Hello All,I created one padstack for a through hole pin in Pad Designer, and this pad has some characteristics, as described below:- On TOP and BOTTOM layers, the regular pads are oblong;- In the inner...
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Allegro PCB - Command window 'SYNTAX ERROR'
HiI have some error outputs every time I open Allegro PCB Designer either through a file (double-click) or by a Windows Shortcut.I attach a small txt file with a dump of this "log".Is any of these an...
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Orcad Capture Wire Right Mouse Click "More" sub-menu
In Orcad Capture,16.6 and 17.2 (currently S30), until not long ago, you could place and replace hierarchical ports and off-page connectors by right-clicking on the wire and choosing the "More"...
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which shape type (dynamic/static) to be used in negative power planes?
Q1. which shape type (dynamic/static) to be used in negative power planes and why?
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Mechanical pins in symbol that are changed to normal pins do not update.
I have a symbol that had 9 mechanical pins. I changed them to normal pins and when I update the symbol the mechanical pins do not update.
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Cross Section Editor Impedance Calculator
Hi All,I am trying to use the impedance calculation in the Cross Section Editor. I have compared the results to other impedance calculators. Three different calculators give very consistent results,...
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Length match diff pair from pin to via
Hello everyone,Is it possible to length/propagation match traces from pin to via then via to pin? I know you can do the entire trace but there doesn't seem to be a way to do this without net...
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Can you please rate my website design?
Hello there!I am currently working on the design of this website: https://vironit.com/Can you please leave any feedback? Would be good to listen to some opinions.
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Can I rebuild the pspice netlist from scratch?
I have a mixed-signal design with both simulated and non-simulated parts (marked with spsnetlist_ignore=true properties) . It was simulating fine, but at some point it stopped working - I would just...
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Unable to open OrCAD Panel Editor 17.2
When the panel editor is opened through OrCAD PCB editor(professional) only the tool pallete is available and the panel editor window is not seen.Kindly help to resolve the issue.Regards,Chadga
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Dynamic shape prevents me from place or move a connect line.
After updating Orcad 16.6 to 17.20.031 I can no longer place or move a connect line where a dynamic shape is. If I remove a connect line the dynamic shape updates immediately to fill the space.To do...
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deleting all via's per net
Is there a way to delete all the vias assigned to a specific net? I feel there should be a way to do this. In the delete command, there is an options tab but I have not been able to find out any...
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Netgroups between hierarchical blocks
I understand the concept of netgroups between blocks as long as they are all the same nets. i.e. We create one netgroup and all the blocks has a netgroup aware port and connected together with a...
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PCB Layout and Schematic capture suite availability for Linux environment
Hi,Last post regarding the same was about 4 years ago. Are there any products from cadence which covers Schematic Capture and PCB Layout which works in Linux ? If available, how can I get a trial...
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Capture CIS explorer, footprint not shown
Hi.I am using Cadence 16.6 Capture CIS...I have assigned footprint in the database, which is not shown in the CIS explorer.Placing the part in the schematic AND "show footprint" works great...If I open...
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Constraint manager--->DRC external rule Violation
Hi sir,My project report lots of DRC about external rule.I do not set any rule about external and I do not familiar with it.I search it in HELP Document but i can not fix it.How can i fix it or any...
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Create a schematic with a spreadsheet?
I need about 15 or 20 very simple PCBs. They are comprised of two to four 50-100 pin connectors. I am creating them from an existing excel spreadsheet listing connector numbers and pins. Is it possible...
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Drill to Drill same Net - thru hole and laser values need to be different.
For the current design I need to be able to set the drill to drill same net at 10 mils for thru hole and 5 mils for lazer vias. Is there a way this can be done ?
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Tips & Tricks, changing layers , fast end easy, keyboard shortcuts, scripts
Changing layers on a larger board, can take a lots of mouse clicks.If you know what layers you need, keyboard short-cuts are great. Created a bunch of scripts, that lets you easy add and subtract...
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