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Allegro PCB Designer auto-routing
Hello, i'm a student studying Allegro and want to know about auto-routing function.When the tool routes automatically, is this function grid-based?If so, how much is the grid size set to this...
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Orcad Capture CIS - Footprint viewer problem
HelloI am using Oracd capture CIS from longtime and it was working fine till 16.x version.In 17.2 onward I am unable to view footprints on capture CIS windowI explained my problem in the below image,...
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Mounting hole with vias to ground
I have been trying to design a mounting hole with vias around it which short the pin to GND. So far, I've created a padstack of the main mounting hole and a via as a Thru-Pin element. I want to add the...
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Trim Silkscreen Outside Edge of Board
HelloIs there any way to trim the silkscreen outside the edge of the outline? I am using the SILKSCREEN_TOP subclass. Thank you.
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Warning possible pin type conflict GND
Newbie question here :I get way too much warnings about "Possible pin type conflict GND".Many tied to IC GND power Type pin.In the ERC Matrix, Power to Power shouldn't report any warnings...
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How to add solder mask to teardrops ?
Hey guys , when i was making a keyboard pcb , i found this images. this is a pcb of keyboard too . what interested me is that all of it's clines , thr-pins , vias and teardrops are added solder masks...
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License requirements for Ultralibrarian and Samacsys for usage in OrCAD
Do we need any license for the ultra librarian and Samacsys to use within OrCAD tool I am using OrCAD Capture 17.4 with the latest hotfix.
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Unable to click OK button under Setup - User preferences, as tabs going...
I am using OrCAD PCB Professional and recently update with the hotfix. With the latest hotfix installed I am facing issues in selecting OK tabs under setup - user preferences.I cannot update any .pad...
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17.4 - HF007 - Disable Capture StartPage...
Previously, there was a way to disable the startpage by adding[Start Page]EnableStartPage=Falsein the file spinfo.ini but in spite of this the start page is displayed in HF007. Any other way to disable...
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ERROR(ORPSIM-16366): Line too long. Limit is 245 characters
Hi,I try to use EPC PSpice (.net) model (epc-co.com/.../EPC2035_V2_PSPICE.net) to my simple circuit. After saving the .net file to .txt then .lib, getting .olb file from model editor, adding the .lib...
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how to copy or duplicate a schematic page?
Hi,In my design I have a schematic page that I'd like to use as a basis for another page in the same design. In the manuals I cannot find a description of how to get two copies of this page in the...
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Just switched from OrCad ver 16 to Cadence/OrCad ver 17
Long time user of OrCad capture and layout ending with ver 16.2. Now I have the ver 17.2 Capture and Allegro PCB. Really not intuitive so could someone point me to the proper user manual to cover...
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Creo Parametric 3.0
Has anyone seen copper artwork successfully imported in Creo Parametric? I've seen it done in a Youtube video, so I know it's possible. I've created an .eda file using Creo View, but all we were able...
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What causes BoardOutline/Cutouts to not show in the 3D canvas?
Not finding help on diagnosing this on CDNS website. Just me? B-)What typically causes this?
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Some pages of Allegro PCB 17.2 is freeze under Win10 2020.
My computer was updated by Microsoft automatically last week. Before Win10 2020 was updtated , Allegro PCB was run normally. After updating, some errors was appeared.For example, The Define Grid page...
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Blind And Buried Via Overlap
Hai,Is there any way to find the overlapped blind and buried via. if it possible can anyone please guide me how to do it.
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OrCAD EDM vault and key requirements for a team
We are a team of five working a complex project. To keep data integrity and the version control we are moving to EDM but, we are in an unclear mode regarding how many licenses would we need.So for the...
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search providers not working
Hi Since I download and installed service pack S007 in orcad 17.4-2019 i cant get the search providers to work after a while this error message pops up{"errorType":"Service...
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DRC checks for covers
Most of our designs are RF and we require channelized metal cover for isolation. More than once we've had via shorting issues due to either overlooking it or last minute changes. I'd like to be able to...
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TCL - Get the Most Recent Part
I'm using the PlaceNew tcl procedure OrCAD Capture to have the user place a new part. I would like to be able to get the part instance that was most recently placed on the page and can't find a very...
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