Re: [PEDA] Incrementing Components

2003-03-14 Thread Ian Wilson
On 06:28 PM 14/03/2003, Z Hylton said: I need some help. I am panelizing a number of small boards, (5 caps, two SOP16 packages). I'm using DXP and when I copy the second board, all the designator's names are changed. C1 becomes C1_1, ...the third board has designator's changed from C1 to C1_2...

Re: [PEDA] Unexpected component placement during pcb update

2003-03-14 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 08:31 PM 3/11/2003, Richard Sumner wrote: *Select-Outside and then draw the select box around your PCB. This should just select the wayward *components. Then move them. This didn't quite work. Protel simply would not select the components that were outside the box AND negative. I'm on a com

Re: [PEDA] SORT ORDER IN LEFT PANE

2003-03-14 Thread Dennis Saputelli
thanks to all (except brad ! :) ) that helps a lot i knew there was a way Dennis Saputelli Thomas wrote: > > F5 refreshes the explorer pane. However, the SCH's are sorted in the order > they are drawn on the project sheet. > To move them use the "send item to back/front(of)" command on the shee

Re: [PEDA] importing Pads database

2003-03-14 Thread Mike Reagan
Hi Mark, Cant say that we have transferred a PADS ascii file that large, most of ours are 200- 800k. But the import sequence is fairly forward and trouble free and takes a minute. I would advise saving the file in another format other than 3.5. 3.5 has alot of attributes which may be slowing d

[PEDA] Incrementing Components

2003-03-14 Thread Z Hylton
I need some help. I am panelizing a number of small boards, (5 caps, two SOP16 packages). I'm using DXP and when I copy the second board, all the designator's names are changed. C1 becomes C1_1, ...the third board has designator's changed from C1 to C1_2... and so on. Does anyone know how to tur

Re: [PEDA] SORT ORDER IN LEFT PANE

2003-03-14 Thread Dennis Saputelli
thank you Ben ! i remembered something along those lines, but not exactly what it was i have a 22 page printout (which needs to be on paper) and this will help i will try that and report back Dennis Saputelli Ben Uijtenhaak wrote: > > Dennis, > The sch files are sort in order of the sequence y

Re: [PEDA] SORT ORDER IN LEFT PANE

2003-03-14 Thread Gareth De Mar
Dennis, The order of the sheets in the explorer pane is dependent on how they are "stacked" on the schematic sheet. Use the "Move To Front", "Bring To Front", Send To Back", Bring To Front Of" and "Send To Back Of" commands to set the desired order. After executing any of the above commands, p

Re: [PEDA] disappearing pads

2003-03-14 Thread Brad Velander
Leo, this is a bug. I reported it to the PEDA list previously I don't know if it appears in their bug list. This was my text from the report I made. Sound the same doesn't it? PCB P99SE SP6 PCB Printer. In printing a PCB there is a case where pads will not print correctly even if their

Re: [PEDA] disappearing pads

2003-03-14 Thread Leo Potjewijd
At 14/03/2003 08:31, you wrote: Leo, Weird problem.. It always worked fine, as far as showing correct pad sizes for me. It did for me too, on the full SMD boards I produced earlier. Only there I had a hassle with octagon pads (found a way around that, though: generate gerbers the usual way,