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Calculating trace current .
Hi,I previously used and IPC 2221 calculator for calculating trace widths for internal and external layers. I then started using Saturn PCB Toolkit since it used IPC-2152 to calculate the trace...
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How to force annotate to increment only the two last numbers of a component
Hello,I am using Allegro Design Entry HDL version 17.2-2016.We have a pretty big design (42 pages), and we have a company directive that says to set the numbering of each component to 4 numbers, the...
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Capture slow/laggy UI response
I am having a very slow response to Pspice schematic capture ever since upgrading to WIN10. It takes about 1sec from clicking on a component before the UI selects the part. The response is not...
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Crossprobing between concept HDL & Allegro PCB Editor
Hi Anyone,i'm using concept HDL for schematic & allegro for PCB design.i need to select multiple items using cross probe.But I can select only single component at a time in HDL for allegro.Can any...
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PCB Footprint Physical Changes Update report
I am using OrCAD PCB Professional 17.2. I create footprints and manage the libraries. One of the designer has made changes to the orientation and naming of pins in the footprints while designing the...
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Cadence Sigrity Simulation
Hi All,I designed the PCB in the Altium Designer 18. I imported this PCB in Cadence Allegro17.2-2016 for Simulation. I applied the DC Net & assign the values to discrete components. Then i save the...
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Error processing 'J6': Cannot modify element; the object or a parent has the...
Hey guys, I've seen this one posted a few times, and I don't seem to be finding a fix that works for me. When trying to make a new netlist, I am always met with this error. I've gone into PCB...
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part.ptf failure
the part.ptf is failing with the below warning, I have been trying to add the manufacture part number to the bom export. The schematic was exporting to the brd file and updating the brd file. The...
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Auto-route in Cadence PCB Designer
Hello everybody!I often use Bundle Create function in my .brd projects to highlight specific rats which are prior for routing. Is there a way to automatically route a Bundle that I created?I know that...
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Set default net name in drop downlist
HI Guys,Is there anyway we can set few default net name in drop down list as highlight?Eugene
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Importing DXF file as board outline deletes everything - 17.2
I have imported a DFX file as my board outline per the procedure in the following post. After doing so, the board outline appears to be updated, but everything else in the file disappears (title...
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What's New hotfix 051
Hi guys,I searched on the Cadence website, but I didn't find what I was looking for.I see that HOTFIX 051 is now available, is there a link to any documentation to show what was updated etc ?.I need to...
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Can't move 'unfixed' component, and mechanical pins disappearing.
Hey All, Ran into a new problem, and after an hour of googling, I am no further ahead.I posted recently about updating an old board with a new connector, and how i'm a newb. Well, I believe I have...
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Generating Capture BOM in excel gives inappropriate rows and column
hello ,Generating Capture BOM in excel gives inappropriate rows and column, some of my component's property are shifted in below row as shown in screenshot see component J5
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Quickplace - place components by room
Hello, I am trying to use rooms to place components on my board. I created a "power" room in the schematic and generated a new netlist. I imported the new netlist and placed my "power" room in pcb...
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Triangle Symbol on Differential Pair Signals
Does anybody know what this triangle symbol is for? Been doing differential signaling for years and have never seen this symbol. It doesn't appear above any other pair, except this pair.
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What is the difference between LOCATION and $LOCATION
All,What is the difference between LOCATION and $LOCATION? I find nothing in the Cadence documentation, except saying that both are predefined attributes.R.
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EDIF Importing issues in Capture
Hi Team,Greetings! I have a query regarding the EDIF design import in Capture.When I try to import the design with the standard procedure(File->Import EDIF Design) it shows the below Error and...
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Capture CIS Database File Read Only Issue
We are working with OrCAD Capture CIS 17.2. I am a librarian who populates the library data onto an Access .MDB file and all the Libraries sit in my PC. When Captuer CIS is opened in the Client PC, and...
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Fill the unuse area with copper in panel
Hi Guys,Any idea how we can fill up copper on the unuse area in panel, except send to vendor and ask them do it for us..I able to do that by playing around the route keepout and keepin and then import...
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