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How could I export a list of reference designators in a board area?
I'm a Producibility Engineer who gets to review new PC designs during the design phase, looking for areas that might prove "challenging" to manufacture. We've got a new design that has several...
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island question
hellois there a way to activate "automatically delete isolated shapes" on the dynamic shape "instance" parameters?as you can see below, it is deactivated automatically for some reason on the dynamic...
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Orcad Document Editor Feducials, Logos, etc
I have started to use document editor, and I am having troupble getting certain items so sho up on the PCB Views.For example on the assembly drawing I want to show the the ESD logo I have on the baord,...
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Dynamic Package Height
Is there a way to set a dynamic package height for a symbol that would take into account the stackup thickness? We have several configurations where different stackups are required but the allowable...
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Dynamic fillet
I am running Allegro 17.2 Professional license with hotfix 048 installed.The dynamic fillet box is grayed out.Anyone know if this feature is enabled on a later hotfix or some setting that might prevent...
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How to output all textblock used in board file
Hi All,Is there any script available in order to make report for all the text blocks used in one design?I want to standardize the text block for very design, before that I want to make some list what...
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Allegro Static IR drop dialog box does not appear
First time I have tried this, I am reading the manual PCB SI User Guide, chapter 9 Analyzing for static IR dropI am on 16.3, license PCB SI XL.Either command line irdrop, or menu Analyze -> IR Drop,...
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Regional constraint set at Allegro 16.6
Hi All,I'm using Allegro PCB editor 16.6.In my layout, I'm trying to create a regional constraint.After I set the constraint region and the layer and assigned a region name - I marked the region on the...
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How to run a trace on a plane
I have a power plane with a dynamic copper shape on it. I'd like to run a trace (different net) on it.When I try, it simply places the trace on top of the shape and creates a line to shape error.How do...
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Zoom to Selection broken
Using Orcad PCB Designer Professional, 17.4-2019 S004 [3/2/2020] Windows SPB 64-bit Edition, Zoom to selection button is not zooming to selection. It only selects the selection. No zooming transpires....
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Detect Allegro Version from PowerShell
From a PowerShell script, Is it possible to detect if Allegro/OrCAD is installed on the computer and in that case which version and which hotfix?
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How to view a PCB in an earlier version (OrCAD 17.2) which was designed using...
I am new to using OrCAD and my colleague has designed a PCB using OrCAD 17.4, but I only have OrCAD 17.2.Is there any way I can view this PCB design without having to upgrade to 17.4 (which is not an...
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Earn with Agenter
Agenter is an Online Professional Networking Platform for Commission, where business profiles present their sales requirements on a commission basis and offer a new way of employment opportunities to...
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Problems with PCB export from DE HDL
Hello. I am trying to export changes from Design Entry HDL schematic to brd file but I got an error:===========================================================Start Constraint Override Import...
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Can OrCAD be used to import or view gerber files ?
I am new to using OrCAD but other packages I've used support the ability to view and/or import gerber files, including the free tool Design Spark PCB !Surely a professional package such as OrCAD can...
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Allegro PCB 17.4 Package Symbol Wizard Padstack Browser Preview Failed
Hi,When I use Package Symbol Wizard to make a new package, there is a step to specify the padstack to use for the symbol. I can find all the padstacks but can't see it from the preview window as shown...
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Pan & Zoom Very Slow in Allegro 17.4 - HF005 & Prior Versions - Windows 10
Hi guys, I have an issue with Allegro 17.4 maybe someone can offer some help on this as it is rendering 17.4 unusable on my system.The issue is when I zoom in and also pan to some degree, but it is...
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things I miss in 17.4
3d cross section cut function. Is that gone?Also, with SP5, wonder if anyone can't turn off package-to-package DRCs to use DFA rules instead (Alllegro, not Orcad.)Getting there though. Definitely...
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Function Key setup for a function
Hi. I'm doing a copy of multiple elements in multiple locations and use the 'snap to/pin' as my end location. I'm looking to set up a function key (say F2) to do this. So once I start copying the...
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How to convert a pin to only drill/hole for connector clamping in an updated...
I have this symbol in a library project that has been created some years ago.Today I was translating the project to 16.6 starting by updating libs. Then I created the netlist and this process was OK,...
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