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Allegro Constraint Manager
I'm wondering why the Electrical Worksheet is not appering in the Constraint Manager?
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Show Global Pins in Schematic Symbol / Snap to Grid
In Part Developer under the PCB Librarian XL license, I'd like to create a schematic symbol (for TI ADS1299) with a a few logical pins (AVDD as an example) connected to multiple physical pins. I also...
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Unable to open V16.2 .brd file in V16.5 viewer
Have downloaded and installed V16.5 of the free viewer on a Win7 64 bit system. When trying to open a V16.2 .brd file I get the following error: ERROR (SPHMOD-36): Cannot open drawing. The database...
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Not able to route traces
When I am creating a via and trying to route trace from bottom layer to top layer, I am gettin a trinagle type symbol of the ratnest at the via and the routing is not complete.I have tried to manually...
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Changing default web browser in Design entry HDL
Does anyone know how to change the default web browser that is launched when you clickon a URL within DE-HDL?
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problem with netlist
Hello, I have aproject to completeinorcad16.3. I tooka simplediagramcapturedCISorcad16.3,Isaved the project, I startedtoDRCerror checking andI startedcreatenetlistafterI sleptboxesas in the...
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simulation of harmonic distortion
how tomake asimulation ofharmonic distortioninorcad?thank you
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Making arcs in board outline
Ok, what is the trick to making a radiused corner on a board outline? I have a board outline with right angle corners. I edited the outline to have chamfered corners and now want them to be arcs. I...
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.dra and .psm files for a standard 37-pin Dsub right angle male connector
Hi,Can anyone tell me where I can find the footprint .dra and .psm files for a 37-pin Dsub right angle male connector such as an AMP 5747843-4? I've got files for the female version, but can't use it...
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Round hole, square peg......
New one to me...........I have a board where we have decided to put a few non-plated holes around the board to be used for debug purposes incase we need to run some wires from the bottom layer to the...
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DRC errors: package to place keepout spacing
Who can tell me how to solve it ?Thank you very mach!
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Persistent DRC
Hello - I have installed the latest hotfix for 16.6 (S007 v16-6-112AC). Now when I generate my artworks I continue to get a warning message that my DRC is out of date even if I run my DRC check. My...
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ENV file .... won't save properly ....
It seems whenever i open the setup>preferences menu and change something it overwrites the pcbenv>env file with the new information ...... but older selections are gone. My Function key mods in...
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Board outline help
Hi all, I'm working my way through transitioning from OrCAD 10.0 to 16.5.I've started a new design and have a few questions regarding board outlines in OrCAD PCB Editor:1) How can I create board...
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How to make a bunch of diff pairs the same length??? Help!
I have a design that has several diff pairs. I have been asked to make them the same length within .005" (5 mil). I can't figure out how to use the constraint manager to do this. When using the...
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Error Creating a Printed Circuit Board Using OrCad Capture and PCB Editor
Hello,Its been a long time since I've worked designing PCB's. I'm using Orcad Capture for elaborating the schematics and then, and this part is where I'm having a problem, trying to creat the PCB...
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Placement Edit not working?
I have two sites where I use PCB Editor. One at a customer / employer and the other at my home office. Yesterday I took a file from the customer to my home office to continue working on it last night....
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Thermal reliefs for vias used in SMD pads
Hi all I am doing a design with via in pad for the first time and was wondering if there are any known soldering issues if you don't thermally relive the via on a plane? Normally we never put thermals...
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How to change the solder mask of pads from top to bottom in brd file
I placed the components on top layer and mirrored. Components have been placed in the bottom layer but some how the solder mask layer of the component pins is displaying as solder mask top.It should...
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Orcad PCB EDITOR 16.6 FOOTPRINT LIBRARY
Hi @all!I would like to know if is possible to download the footprint library ( file *.dra and *.psm) of the most popular component. I can not manually create each footprint!!! The standard footprint...
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