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Layer Bound keeps turning back on
I'm curious if anyone else has had this problem: I de-select the Bound box for a particular etch layer (because I don't like seeing outlines everywhere), but at some point later it gets re-enabled and...
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Sigrity Power DC - DCR value for inductors
Hi Folks,I'm new to sigrity power dc tool. Inductor has DCR 42 mOhm and current flowing through the PDN is 2.2 Amps. So the voltage drop across the inductor is 92.4mV. It is very high IR drop in my...
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How to setup and simulate differential TDR
Hi,I want to do differential TDR simulation in cadence virtuoso. I have a differential channel, made of Tlines and interconnects (passive componenets). How to setup the TDR simulation to get impedance...
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Going back to old schematic symbol editor interface (pre 17.2 S042)
Is there a setting to allow you to use the old symbol editor interface (pre 17.2-2016 S042)? The new interface is very clunky and hard to navigate.
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Issue: Updating footprints and padstacks in Allegro 17.2
Hello,I am encountering issues when updating a footprint and its padstacks in Allegro PCB Designer version 17.2 for Windows 8. This is for a footprint with a fairly specialized application. I am...
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Export .brd file as .alg.
Hello everyone,Fellow Altium user here...I have received a .brd file, and I need to view this file in Altium so as to integrate it into another project. I have tried the import wizard in altium, along...
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How to check missing assembly BY SKILL.
Some issues design appear when I completed and check overall before releasing my design. And I need to check on ASSEMBLY which it is missed by created manual of designer.Dear Mr Dave and all members of...
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Unable to import psm path
Problem Statement:I am not able to re-import all of my libraries I used in the 16.6 in the 17.2. I pointed to the original files and they didn't import then I pulled all the pad, psm, and dra files to...
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how to hide "DO NOT INSTALL" components
"Do Not Install" components are crossed out in variant schematic, how can I hide them? Instead of seeing crossed out components, I want to hide these components instead.
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how to display refdes rats on manufacturing-assembly drawing
Hi, how can I display the refdes rats on the manufacturing-assembly drawing for variants?
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Find Window can't pop up in OrCAD Capture 16.6
Hi,I can't find my "Find Window" when searching something.I have the "Find" icon (like telescope) in toolbar, and I can do "search" function.But, OrCAD didn't pop up Find Window to list the results...
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No Conn in Virtuoso
Hey all, We use 'No Conn' component in Basic library in Virtuoso. I am doing a simulation in OrCAD & I am looking for something similar to No conn in orcad. Do u know in which library we have...
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Variants: why all attributes of a component are visible?
Hello to everyone, I am new with Cadence and I am having some troubles with Variants...I made a Variant for a resistor with a different value and the schematic and the BOM are ok, but I don't...
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Orcad library to concept symbol conversion
Hi, How to convert OrCAD library parts to concept library parts, all at once not part by part. Thanks in advance.Raghu
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PCB Editor: how to do LVS to ensure routed board is electrically equivalent...
Hi! I am modifying a routed schematic/board pair that I inherited, and I would like to make sure that the modified versions are electrically equivalent before sending the board for production. This is...
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PCB Editor: how to change mapping of mouse wheel?
Hi! I want to change the mapping of the mouse wheel. Actually, I would just to invert it's current behavior (e.g. to match Cadence IC tools like Virtuoso):-Wheel-down should be zoom OUT-Wheel-down...
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PCB Editor: "Check" menu missing
Hi! I an online tutorial for Orcad PCB Designer Professional I see there is a menu "Check", which is missing in my installation (I'm using Allegro PCB Designer 17.2.2016). Is there a way of bringing...
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PCB Editor: how to transfer layer color setup between boards?
Hello! After I have setup the layers and colors to my liking in a board, how can I transfer these layers/colors to other boards? The designs use the exact same physical stack properties; it's just the...
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Rotation of routed boards
I am looking for a consistent way to rotate my partially routed board (see below). I would like to rotate the entire layout (board, components, traces, vias...etc) as a single entity, so I can route...
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PCB Editor: possible to adjust embedded net names "density"?
Hello! I'd like to increase the "density" of the net names in PCB Editor, as sometimes (specially in close zoomed-in views) large shape areas don't display a label, and one needs to "zoom-out" to catch...
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