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Hierarchical Block Design
Hello,I have 5 questions regarding hierarchical blocks I am trying to make for my engineering team:1) How can I make my hierarchical blocks that I have created automatically have the attribute...
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OrCAD Tool Bar
Is it possible to save the toolbar settings in Orcad Capture CIS 17.2? If it's possible where it will be saved and what would be the file name?Thanks in Advance!!Dhaya
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CIS Explorer
Is it possible to open CIS Explorer with "Query" Tab instead of "Explore", as the default whenever we are launching it.Dhaya.
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Edit/delete only last segment of trace
Hi,I sometimes start routing a part of my board and I always need to change/edit/delete the whole trace.Is there a way to switch between "whole trace" and "last segment of trace"?Sometimes its very...
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3440 x 1440 Resolution monitor not work well with allegro
I'm using 17.2 S54, the allegro with Cadence Help, Stackup.... is scale very small, can't not read the text, Please help
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Copy BB via padstack in Editor. Can't change options settings
I get to use this feature extensively for one board. A year later, have to remember these tricks again when the next MCM substrate comes.For the life of me, I don't remember how to change Qty,...
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Block Designing
My goal for my current project is to create a Hierarchical Block Library in Cadence for my team and I to use in the future. With that said, here are my questions: 1) After I have created my...
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Does ORCAD support user-define hotkey?
Hi there,As I know, Allegro allow user to define their own hotkeys according to their own habits. Does ORCAD support user-define hotkey when design schematics, and how to set up it ?The orcad version...
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pdv.exe has stopped working in Allegro Part Developer
Hi,When I take Allegro part developer for symbol editing, I get the following error, Please help me to get a solution for this.
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Can I preserve part pin connectivity when using replace cache or link...
Hello everyone,I am trying to change part schematic symbol for a diode. However, I see that after by using either replace cache to another schematic symbol or link database part to which has a...
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Bend Line error
Hi, after drawing a board outline and creating zones with specific stack up assigned to them, I wanted to draw a bend line. In Create Bend Area window, I set bend line start coordiantes by clicking the...
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OrCAD capture: Unable to link to database which is hindering the entire...
Hi,I am having trouble linking a part to the database. When I try to link, all the other parts in my schematic get approved, but this one temporary part I created says "Temporary: Not approved", and...
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Signal/Power Integrity Problem
hi everybody,i have a problem. i am using the SPEED2000 to extract the netlist from .brd file to run SI simulation.I have checked the error and warning into PCB Board and tool showed a note that:...
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Local Library Creation
Hello,I have a couple of questions:1) How can I create a local library in Cadence? Can you please send instructions on how to accomplish this?2) Once I have created said local library, how can I...
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Drill Chart versus Drill Figures
I have a board and for my fabrication drawing I want my drill chart on one page and my board outline with drill figures on a second page. The second page is simple, I just use the...
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Trimming off one corner of a package outline (Assembly_Top and silkscreen) to...
Attempted Actions (OrCAD 17.2, hotfix 55):RMB->Application Mode->Shape EditOption Menu Active class and subclass 'Package Geometry'/Assembly_Top Vertex Command->Click: select...
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WARNING(ORCAP-40202): Pin '2' of comp 'R478' has PINUSE value other than UNSPEC.
while extracting topology of PL_DDR4_A0, the error as subject occured.but when i try to set pintype of R478.2 to UNSPEC, well, there is no such a thing as UNSPEC.possible types are:Bidirectional Input...
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How to get the maximum trace length in our PCB?
Hi There,After the layout is done, is it possible if I want to see the longest length of Trace in the PCB? please Let me know if is there a way which can show the length of all traces in tabular form...
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Undefined Flash symbols
I am trying to create gerbers for my design.I keep recieving and undefined flash symbol error message and cannot create the gerbers.In my aperture list I see the flash symbol that the tool says is...
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Flash symbol in Update shapes and flash symbols
How do I get one of my flash symbols to show up in the Update shapes and flash symbols list.I cannot create my gerbers due to an undefined aperture.The undefined aperture is a flash symbol which I have...
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