Darren Moore wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> There are two levels to this issue. Both are very easy
> to sort once you know how.
>
> First is the pcb and schematic are just not in sync,
> 'Project, Component Links...' (shortcut CK) will open
> a dialog, which the match by designator check box
> should be checked by default, press the add match
> pairs by button, then perform the update button,
> should address this.
>
> The other issue can be the schematic has some components
> using the same unique ID, this is addressed with the 'Tools
> Convert, Reset Component Unique ID's' (shortcut TVR), this
> will assign unique ID to all the components, you then need
> to do the first step above.
>
> Once you understand how this works it doesn't take long
> to address, it's a pity the first time can be such a pain.
>
> Regards,
> Darren
That information will doubtless be of value to everyone who was not previously
aware of it - but it still doesn't change the fact that nobody should have to
"tweak" any files after they are opened using a more recent version of AD (than
the version which had been used at the time that those files had previously
been saved).
It should be clear to everyone that I fully agree with what Jeff Condit said in
an earlier message:
> 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.
Regrettably though, accomplishing such an outcome would call for a far higher
level of quality control than what Altium has managed to display to date (or at
least up until the time that AD6 was released, though reading the release notes
provided for its service packs suggests that it is still "business as usual" in
that regard).
I could say more, but what's the point? Until substantially more users start
complaining much more vigorously about the level of defects within AD, Altium
are just going to continue delivering more and more and more and more and more
of the same...
Regards,
Geoff Harland.
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