Dennis, I ran across this the one time I tried it. I eventually convinced the customer to just leave it in P99SE.
In your opinion, what is the easiest way to 1) get unique IDs assigne if only the PCB is moved forward, and 2) getting the unique IDs assigned and matching if both the schematic and the PCB are brought forward? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Saputelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeff Condit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] DXP PCB -> 99SE > jeff > i don't know about porting backward but i can assure you that from where i > sit going forward has been *far* from effortless > > granted, part of this effort has been perhaps been because of the way > things were done (or not done) in 99SE > but i have spent HOURS getting a working 99SE board happy in AD6x after > opening in AD6 > generally getting the unique IDs assigned and other issues took most of > the time > > i will say that after spending the time that all projects going forward > were successful but for me at least it was much more than opening and > hitting save as latest version > > Dennis Saputelli > > _______________________________________________________________________ > CONTACT INFORMATION: > _______________________________________________________________________ > Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 > 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 > San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com > _______________________________________________________________________ > NOTE! TO PASS OUR SPAM FILTER PUT THE FOLLOWING IN SUBJECT LINE: I.C.I. > > > Jeff Condit wrote: >> I think that you should be able to port a design forward within a product >> line effortlessly, errorlessly, and losslessly. I also think that >> process should go backward effortlessly, errorlessly, and losslessly >> provided you don't introduce any of the new features which are not >> backward compatible. For example, if I take a P99SE design and import it >> into DXP 2004, I SHOULD be able to take the resulting design (without >> any changes) and export it back into P99SE and arrive at a functionally >> exact equivalent file I originally started with. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.16/1004 - > Release Date: 9/12/2007 5:22 PM > > ____________________________________________________________ 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]
