Orcad Capture 16.6, left click to select component stops working
After adding the 'CYSTAL/SM' component from the DISCRETE library I can no longer select that component or any compoent by left clicking it. Other components can be selected by left clicking a box...
View ArticleIn Allegro17.4,The reset UI to all toolbars option cannot be saved after...
In Allegro17.4, The "reset UI to all toolbars option" cannot be saved after restarting the software
View ArticleHow can I stack the LEDs (diodes) at equal spacing in same line?
I would like to place the diodes in the layout as follows (Image from the reference board file):All the 9 diodes are aligned horizontally at a pitch of 60 mil. Now I have been trying to achieve the...
View ArticleIn Capture 17.4 HF009, The OK and cancel options of the dialog box cannot be...
Under the resolution of 1366 * 768 computer screen, some dialog boxes,The OK and cancel options of the dialog box cannot be displayed normally There are other pages that are not completely displayed
View ArticleIn Capture 17.4 HF009 show footprint,zoom in zoom out and zoom fit button...
In Capture 17.4 HF009 show footprint,zoom in zoom out and zoom fit button doesn't work
View ArticlePCB Editor Total Length Constraint Not Matching Pop-Up Display
I'm in the process of routing some DDR4 devices in a fly-by topology which requires trace length matching to the first device then each device in the series. To accomplish this, I am trying to use the...
View Articlecan't route differential net
HI, last year, after I set up differential pair and went to route it, the two line would go together with one click.this year I changed a new computer and do the same thing, I setup the differential...
View ArticleCadence License Issue
Hi everyone,When I switch from 17.2 to 16.6, candence 16.6 has inform:" No product license found, exiting..." However, I can use 16.6 before I change to 17.2.Please give me some ideas if you used to...
View ArticleBottom Up Hierarchical Design
I was reading through Cadence tutorial on how to create a bottom up design i.e. starting with low level board schematic then creating a higher level schematic, however I'm not able to do this properly....
View ArticleHiding pins in PDF export
Is it possible to not display certain pins in a pdf export (not referring to plot-pdf)? PDF export does not plot highlighted features using the highlighted color.I have a bunch of random...
View ArticleWhy some components seems as selected always in PCB Editor?
Why the following resistors shows different colors?This is the snap of the board when it opens. Here few resistors look in different colors (this is the color change observed when selecting the...
View ArticlePart Editor in Capture 17.4 S009
Hello every body,I have a question regarding moving of pins in the part editor. How is it possible to move more then one pin at once?If the pins are selected at once the moving is not possible. Only if...
View Articlehow to set soldermask on clines
If we want to set soldermask window on an area, we can simply add a soldermask shape on it. but how to set soldermask window on curved cline?Thanks
View Articleconnecting to odd shape pad
I am trying to connect to the ground pin on the Rosenberger 19S101-40ML5 SMO connector shown in the image. I have created the footprint using shape symbols. Now, the center of the GND pin is not...
View ArticleHow to see the Command on the session log vane when I hit the command button?
Hi all,I'd like to create shortcut so I need to know the command information when I click the button.but I forgot the way to see the command log when I hit the command buttonin my memory, I input...
View Articlewhat is major difference between "Symphony Team Design" option and "PCB Team...
Hello everybody!I am looking for the co-work design option at allegro PCB Designer.and I found there were two options below.but I don't know which kind of difference they haveif you know about these...
View ArticleRotating elements in the shape of a circle
Hello everyone. I want to create a PCB in the shape of a semicircle and I want to place LEDs on the edge of the PCB. The problem is that I use side-view LEDs. How can I easily place the to make sure...
View ArticleAllegro unrouted net for adjacent pins change to simple straight connections
HelloIn Allegro 17.2, when the unrouted nets are on adjacent pins, the connection exits the IC from one pin and goes back to the adjacent pin in a complicated pattern. Is it possible to have a straight...
View ArticleHow to solve the via shorting issue?
One of the via showing an unintended connection to GND plane. Please see the following picture.My intention is to disconnect this via from GND plane and connect it to VDD_CORE plane. I have tried to...
View ArticleOrCAD/Allegro 17.4 (SPB174) HF009-Set up or Configure Allegro EDM Servers
Hello,Recently we are working on installing OrCAD/Allegro 17.4 (SPB174) HF009 (before we used 17.2 HF63), just installed software, plan to set up EDM server in a new HW, we tried what we did when in...
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