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Capture Canvas Image - Allegro 16.5 and 16.6 not working
Just moved from a windows XP OS machine to a windows 7 OS machine.Using Allegro 16.5 and Allegro 16.6 The images I get from Capture Canvas Image, are blank. I have run the tools as a user and as an...
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Using Views rather than Tables in a MySQL Database
Is it possible to configure the CIS Database to use Views rather then Tables in a MySQL Database?We are exporting data from our PLM database into a MySQL database, however it's not possible to export...
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Cline to Anti-Pad distance DRC
Hi experts,Is there a way to look for clines where the gap/distance between the edge of the cline to edge of the anti-pad is less than the width of the cline? (see attached pic)Then if found, place a...
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Auto Rename Refdes problem v16.3
It gives meError: No grid lines found on top side, aborting.There are grids on top side. What are the grid LINES ?Can someone help me on this issue?Thank you.
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Query a drill size - Allegro Free Physical Viewer 16.5
Hello, I am viewing a BRD file in Allegro Free Physical Viewer 16.5. I want to query the size of the drill on the pins of a press-fit component. I've tried Display->Element from the menu, which will...
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BOM Generation Error
In Allegro CIS, I select Tools --> Bill of Materials... Then when the BIll of Materials window appears I click "OK". It fails and the session log only contains this:...
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How to learn PCB layout?
Good Morning All,I'm currently work as OrCAD Schematic Capture and build Schematic Symbol at work. I don't know anything about the OrCAD/Allegro PCB layout and would like to learn how to do it. I have...
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Dielectric Constant of Conductor Copper Layer
Hi All,Setup --> Cross SectionThe "Layout Cross Section" window allows "Autosolve Mode" to calculate the trace characteristic impedance given all the parameter values ( thickness, dielectric...
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How to Generate Board Information
Hi,I am going to prepare Manufacturing information of my board. I have generated Art & Drill files. However, I see extra information in some PCB layouts of other manufacturers. For exmple, they...
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Capture NetGroup bug
Capture 16.5Accidentally I found sequence to create non-erasable NetGroup1. Created NetGroup A2. Create NetGroup B which use A3. Create NetGroup C which use A as element of bus4. Delete A from C...
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How to Align Texts or any object
Hi all,I am wondering if there is a way to align Texts or any objects other than symbols in Allegro PCB 16.6. I know how to align Symbols using Placementedit. However, it doesn't work for texts?! In...
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"edit properties" has two lines
I have a schematic (OrCAD Capture CIS 16.5) which includes a hierarchical block and an array of these blocks. If "Main PCB" is the root, I highlight a part on one of the "Main PCB" pages and click on...
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Simulate an optotriac (moc3022)
Hello guys I have tried to simulte all MOCs that are availibale on Orcad OPTOISOL library none on the MOCs are working :( it always tells me about some ISO. What is that ? Can anyone upload a working...
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Component placement error in Allegro 16.2
Hello folks,Allegro keeps giving me an error message everytime i try to Place Manually a symbol (6032 CAP)...the message says:""E- (SPMHGE-82): Pin numbers do not match between symbol and component....
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DRC - Pad to Pad Spacing
How do I turn off pad to pad drc checking so errors do not show up in a symbol / footprint?I want pad to pad checking ONLY for symbol to symbol, not within a symbol.
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Align tool
Duplicate post in this forum, maybe it's more the right place. (It was posted to a PCB SKILL forum)Present to you the tools to align objects on PCB. Welcom for comments, bugs, suggestions. Questions?...
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How to insert a text string or company logo
Hi,I have some notes that I want to insert as Fabrication Notes in my PCB but I don't know how to insert a text string in it. Additionally, I am curious to know if there is a way to import company logo...
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[ALG0065] Illegal character in \ in design ??
Hi everyone,i got the error report while generating DRC.but i could not find which page is it.even it could not show the Error Marking in Page.Let me explain any...
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Importing dxf in Orcad Layout 10 as a footprint
HiI have to layout a hairpin filter at XBand in Oracad layout V10. I have a dxf of the filter and it is only on the top layer. It does not use padstacks and it has a rather complex geometry - gaps,...
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A question about BB via
Hello, I have a question about BB VIA. I have a 6 layers board, which needs BB VIA.If I connect from top layer to third layer, should I use a layer 1 to layer 2 bb via then layer 2 to layer 3 bb Via,...
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