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OrCAD CIS multi manufacturer relation table.
Hello,Currently working with 17.4, Microsoft Accesschanging the Manufacturer based on common values such as footprint/value of the capacitor ETC...I have defined a relation table properly and now im...
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how to create panel in orcad 17.4 pcb designer professional
hey all,how to create panelization in orcad 17.4 pcb designer professional...let me know the steps to be followed.Thank You,With Regards,Keerthan
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Creating Logical only part with fully named variations
What I am currently working with is a symbol for power with 1 sizable pin, and 66 versions which alter its properties. The previous author did this to give semi quick access to a variety of commonly...
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can I just place one cap from Vcc+ to Vcc- on the adaptor board to cover both...
I am considering replacing on old RC4136 quad op-amp with the odd pin-outs with two THS4032 op-amps in a BrownDog adaptor. Celestian suggested using a 1uF Tantalum Cap from pins 8 to 4 and Radian...
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padstack question
hello:is there a way to merge a L1-to-L2 padstack and a L2-to-L3 padstack with one L1-to-L3 padstack on the layout?assuming that the L1-to-L2 padstack and the L2-to-L3 padstack are already placed at...
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OrCAD Capture TCL script to set variant view.
Hi,I am using OrCAD Capture CIS 17.4.I have not found a way to variant steer the Titleblock properties (except <Variant Name>) so I am working on a tcl script that can do this for me.My approach...
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Edit Page name is disabled
Hi, I would like to know how to enable the "Edit Page name" Option to edit the names of the pages.
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PCB editor snap condition error
Hi I have used PCB Editor Allegro for a few years now, and I came across an error I can not fix. When I want to place a pad with in the command window with "x 1 1" command for example I get the error:...
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Hierarchal schematic design
Hi- I am working on a design with a filter circuit that is used multiple times. I have a single block representing 1 instance of the circuit (1 in 1 out). On the top page of the schematic I have this...
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Allegro Free Pysical Viewer 17.2 show measure min. setting
HiI'm using Allegro Free Pysical Viewer 17.2 to check a .brd design file.Set all of Grid option setting to fulfill min distance I wonder to measure.And I found one of layer setting can help me to...
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Allegro footprint .dra file version too old to import into Altium?
Greetings,I am working on a project that uses Atium Designer, and I am trying to import an Allegro footprint file (.dra) into the Altium project, but it is saying the design file version is too old....
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Copper pull back
I have a pcb symbol which are fingers only for use on flex tails. Is there a way in the symbol editor of Allegro pcb editor version 17.4 which I can create a copper pull-back constraint or keepout.We...
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Ref Des Format
I was wondering if there's anyway to change the format of a ref des. The program automatically counts and labels them, but for large projects, my company labels them with [Sch pg num].[Instance]....
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ROHS FPGA in a leaded process
Found out our FPGA's were rohs but pcb is leaded. Could this create a huge problem?I know it's not good. Does anyone have any experience/input on this?
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allegro package menu file (apd.men) not working
Hi AllI try to add some menu to my apd tool.but the "apd.men" file is not work properly..allegro.men was work well for Allegro PCB Designerbut when I edit the apd.men, there was no change of menu barI...
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PCB Editor
Hey all, I'm currently facing an error when trying to remove a Mechanical component in one of the boards I'm working on; indeed when I use the "Delete" command I get this error:(SPMHDB-243): Cannot...
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Aliases nested too deeply
I just have a quick question which I could not find any answers too:When I try to delete cline segments, it does not allow me to but gives me the error "Aliases nested too deeply". Please can you...
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DE HDL Printing Net Attributes
Is there a symbol in the Design Entry HDL Libraries that will display a nets Voltage and Current attributes?We sometimes set the Voltage attribute at 140V for example. But the PCB Editor has a...
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L293DNE Quadruple Half-H Drivers
The L293 and L293D are high-current quadruple half-H drivers. These devices are intended to power a variety of inductive loads, including relays, solenoids, DC and bipolar stepping motors, and other...
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How can I change the out file name of drill (.drl) after NC Drill operation?
Hi AllIf I extract the drill file when I apply 4 layer, the drl file name has been assigned "-1-4" following the file name automatically but I want to change the the suffix to -0-3. is it available to...
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