Sorry I thought I had mentioned it in my first email I am using Altium Designer 2004 (SP4).
The problem has been resolved and was found to be some lines at some ridiculous offset to the board and which would not become part of the `select all' function until I had zoomed out a massive distance which brought them in to view. Best Regards (Mr) Laurie Biddulph Mobile: 0400 257 645 Elby Designs ABN: 70 022 727 605 http://www.elby-designs.com This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it, or any part of it, in any form whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender and ensure that all copies of this e-mail and any files transmitted with it are deleted. Any views or opinions represented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Elby Designs. Although this e-mail and its attachments have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses, Elby Designs will not be liable for any losses as a result of any viruses being passed on. ----- Original Message ----- From: Seim, Thomas A To: Protel EDA Discussion List Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Something off the board Laurie, It would be REALLY helpful if you would mention what version you are using, preferably in the subject line. Thanks, Tom Seim Senior Engineer IV Instrument Development Laboratory Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory PNNL 509-376-2533 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurie Biddulph Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 12:59 PM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] Something off the board Thanks to Darren Moore the problem has been resolved. Somehow some additional lines had gotten on the Mech Layer 1 at some enormous distance from the board area itself. Had to go through a large zoom out and use Select All before they came in to view. Deleted those offending liens and all is well - once again thanks to Darren. Why Protel doesn't use EVERYTHING on EVERY active sheet as a boundary I don't know. If it had then these lines would have shown up in the bottom corner of both the PC screen and the Print Preview and all would have been resolved in 2 seconds flat. These objects also only became `workable' AFTER they had been bought in to view. Even though select all and select outside area was used several times, if refused to `lock' on to those objects and so I couldn't delete them. By zooming back a bit, selecting all, zooming back more and then moving the selection up the page, the `select margin suddenly expanded off the bottom of the page indicating something was there. Moving the selection allowed the objects to be bought in to view and hey presto. Best Regards (Mr) Laurie Biddulph Mobile: 0400 257 645 Elby Designs ABN: 70 022 727 605 http://www.elby-designs.com This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it, or any part of it, in any form whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender and ensure that all copies of this e-mail and any files transmitted with it are deleted. Any views or opinions represented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Elby Designs. Although this e-mail and its attachments have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses, Elby Designs will not be liable for any losses as a result of any viruses being passed on. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Velander To: Protel EDA Discussion List Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 2:13 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Something off the board Laurie, Okay, here is a new suggestion. Does your template have any complex graphics in it that contain arcs (i.e. in a logo)? I am thinking that possibly one of the arcs may have a center origin that resides somewhere in a negative quadrant while the actual arc segment is fully within the viewable quadrant. This can easily occur with complex graphic logos and imported ACAD files because in Protel/Altium they are treated just as simple arcs of X radius at origin X,Y. If that origin point is out of the positive quadrant then it could be causing your shift while no viewable portion of the actual arc line transgresses outside of the positive quadrant. Sincerely, Brad Velander Senior PCB Designer Northern Airborne Technology #14 - 1925 Kirschner Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225 fax (250) 762-3374 -----Original Message----- From: Laurie Biddulph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:44 PM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] Something off the board Well I have tried deleting all the other layers and now have just Mechanical Layer 1 which has a border on it and Top Overlay which has some circles on it just to keep something in view. If I Print Preview (PP) with Layer 1 on the board moves up the page. If PP with Layer 1 off the board blows out to fill the page. This also happens with my original board. Not sure what (or how) I can do now to find what is `on' this layer but it is DEFINITELY nothing to do with Component Footprints, Designators (hidden or otherwise) nor Comments (hidden or otherwise). Anyone have any suggestions. I can post a copy of the board on my website if anyone thinks they might be able to do something with it. 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