> Speaking of DXP libraries, ..... > Firstly, once having added one of these "you beaut" libs and > inevitably you had to modify a component, the rigmarole of > having to "decompile", modify, recompile and re-add was > enough to want to frisbee the LCD monitor through the window.
You don't have to extract the libs first. Just use the original source libraries, and hit recompile. It will automatically update the integrated libs for you, no messing around. Integrated libs are very useful in group situations, and you don't have to use them. > Secondly why on earth have they grouped components by > manufacturer? This is a fair enough call for "Specialized" > components such as cpu's fpga's etc, but seriously if you > want ua741 in an 8 pin soic with a simulation model, wouldn't > it be more logical to have a lib called OPAMP_SIMS rather > than having to wade through dozens of libraries installed in > a project just to get similar components Fair enough, but the search is very good and quick these days (SP4) > After all that, having finally put together a simple cct that > simulates correctly you add another schematic to the project > to create the actual pcb schematic and find that the darn > thing keeps wanting to make a PCB out of the sim. So you are > left with 2 choices, create another project or destroy the > simulation schematic. You end up with a plethora of > directories, projects and a cumbersome workspace. It all > seems so messy. Or you could just place a compile mask over the whole sim schematic. This would effectively blank off that schematic so just your real stuff transfers. Double click, and disable to run a sim again. Rich ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
