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I Cannot see the thermal relief and antipad on my GND plane.
Hi, I am now using Cadence 16.5 SPB for my PCB design. Managing to layout a 6-layered board, I have set my GND Plane as a negtive artworked. I tried to fill this GND Plane with a GND-assigned...
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REG: FIND WINDOW VISIBILITY IN ORCAD CAPTURE16.3
Hi,How to set the visibility of the attached window in Orcad capture16.3.By mistake I closed this window (Find window) , I tried lot unable to set the visibility.If anybody knows pls. help me...
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quality check list
what is meant by package keep off & route keep off in quality check list...?Thakyou in advance...
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[SOLVED] Problem with two versions of CADENCE
Hi Everyone, I recently upgrade my Hard drive into a bigger one from 80 GB to 320G, everything was fine, basically I backup and clone the OS(windows XP) and the installed programs which include...
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Hide pin name in OrCAD Capture 16.2
Hi,I'm making a customized symbol in Capture, but having problem hiding the pin name while showing the pin itself. What I'm trying to do is making a symbol similar to the VCC/CAPSYM that is included...
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SPLBPD-506
Hi All,Using 16.6-S026. Still going up the learning curve on this tool. I'm modifying a schematic that was generated by someone else. My problem is that when I try to add a component from the reflib,...
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Default Toolbars in Capture CIS
Does anyone know how to set which toolbars are visible by default in Capture? I would like the 'Draw' toolbar to be visible by default everytime I open the schematic editor, but have found no setting...
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Moving a set of object by fixed distance in Allegro
Dear All,I want to move a set of objects ( combination of trace,polygons.Symbols etc) by a fixed distance.I am able to move only a symbol by fixed distance by type ix 'd' or by iy 'd'.But to move a...
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OrCad 16.6 Lite
Hi all,I've just tried OrCad 16.6 lite version. I used capture cis to design a simple circuit, but I wasn't able to run Pspice because the assosiated toolbar was unabled.Can anyone help to this?Thanks...
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Why can't I login to this forum with IE?
Just a repetitive problem I'm having. My Win7 64-bit PC and IE10 will not let me log-in to the Cadence forum. No errors, block notices or anything. It just won't do it. Log-in attempts spend a few...
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custom menu
We are using Cadence 16.5 & I want to create custom menu for our CAD group.First I added menu in allegro.men (...folder\share\pcb\text\cuimenus), POPUP "&CAD Menu"BEGINMENUITEM "&Bead...
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Can't choose directory for netlist files
When netlisting from Design Entry CIS for the PCB editor, the dialog box is drawn with the right side of the box including the browse button for the Netlist Files Directory obscured. It's a major...
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Differential Pair routes with No Gap
Hi,I'm using OrCAD PCB Designer and have created differential pairs. When I manually route the pair, the gap between traces is always zero no matter what I set the gap to in the contraints manager. I'm...
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basics of thermal pad / power pad footprint creation
Hello, I'm new to Cadence, coming from Altium. I'm using Allegro Design Entry HDL and PCB Editor, rev 16.3. As part of the new design and "new to designing with Cadence" process, I am creating parts...
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specctra quit unexpectedly with an exit code of 5
Hi guys, yesterday when I ran the command of 'automatic router ' in PCB Editor, the message ' specctra quit unexpectedly with an exit code of 5 ' was shown on the screen and I was confused , because I...
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how create a ".cir" file in Orcad 16.3
Hello, I would like to create a "cir." file in Orcad 16.3 but I'm a little lost, is that you can help me? is and what you can tell me how to change the number of output bipolar transistors, ie, I find...
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[DE HDL] Update all symbols in schematics
Hi,I want to update all the symbols in the schematics that have been changed in the library. I can do it with 1, 2... components by right-click > Version > 1 but I don't know how to do it...
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PSpice Model for a 4017 Decade Counter?
I found the following model code for a CD4017B decade counter, but it doesn't work. I'm getting an error as seen in the attachment. The model code I found is:*---------* CD4017B CMOS COUNTER/DIVIDER**...
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Allegro PCB Editor Report like Condensed BOM report
Hi,Allegro Editor ( 16.2) generates Bill of Material Report(Condensed). The report columns are SYM_NAME,COMP_DEVICE_TYPE,COMP_VALUE,COMP_TOL,COMP_CLASS, QUANTITY and REFDES.This simplified report...
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Creating .PDF using Tcl/Tk Utilities in Capture 16.3
All,Here's somthing a little different. I'd like to export a .pdf using the application found in Accesories--->Cadence Tcl/Tk utilites. This gizmo (when working) produces a searchable pdf which...
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