And finally at last. VX.1 is out
Yeahhhhh A joyous loud yeahhhhhhhh. Finally today I was able to downlaod VX.1 from the downlaod page. Thank you Mentor for releasing this so much awaited release. Now I have to read through the tons of...
View ArticleDx project remembers block names, so cannot add a new block with same name
Using DxDesigner 7.9.1 We have a design which has been based on a previous design. The engineer has copied the old design using the job management wizard and renamed accordingley.He has then gone into...
View ArticleNVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 Performance
Hello, I know there has been some discussion on performance issues specific to the NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards with the latest drivers. We have verified that the Quadro FX series also seems to have...
View ArticleHow to overlap two through Hole Pads on each other in Library manager.
Hi , I am facing DRC problem while doing through Hole component in Expedition Library Manager.I would like to overlap two through Hole Pads on each other.So please let me now if there is any setting in...
View ArticleXML Polygon (Adding Colour to a Glyph)
Good Afternoon, I am part of electrical software group and I am currently developing Capital Logic to be used on another project within BAE Systems. My question is about xml coding. I am trying to...
View ArticleDelay of a trace
Hello, In expedition 7.9.4 i double click a trace and i get the delay in ns and the length in mm. Now in Xpedition because the double clicking a trace now select the component pins this is a problem i...
View ArticleIn PI simulation setup what should be used as reference net for ground net?
In the "Assign Power Integrity Models" dialog box as part of the setup before running PI simulation, for each power plane/shape a reference net must be selected which is usually ground. Leaving no...
View ArticleHow to handle common harness across multiple platforms.
I would like to get some feedback with respect to managing a common harness that is used on multiple platforms. We are working with 5 vehicle platforms. A few of these platforms contain common...
View ArticleExtendedPrint not working after installing xpedition
Hello all, Before xpedition PCB i had installed expedition 7.9.4 and this little program in C# was working: MGCPCBEngines.ExtendedPrint objExtendedPrint; objExtendedPrint = new...
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ModelSim installation in redhat linux error
I have been trying to install the modelSim SE on my linux OS, after setting the environment variable like this: LM_LICENSE_FILE:export LM_LICENSE_FILE=/<my path>/license.dat Set the path to...
View Articlehow to control the drill size for different pin size
I am looking for the correct way to check if the drill size is not too small/ big for the pins of TH devices. I was using the "Small Hole for Rect Pin" / "Small Hole for Round Pin" / "Small Hole for...
View ArticleQuickly find a component in DxDesigner
Is there a way to find and obtain a reference to a component without iterating through all the components? For example, if I want to find the component with reference designator 'J1', I currently do...
View ArticleCES : Stub length => are via stubs taken into account ?
Hello,I'm currently using CES (EE7.9.4) to fill the constraints and I would like to know if when I enter the "Stub Length" parameter, the stub created by vias is taken into account to generate a DRC or...
View Articlehow to control the drill size for different pin size
I am looking for the correct way to check if the drill size is not too small/ big for the pins of TH devices. I was using the "Small Hole for Rect Pin" / "Small Hole for Round Pin" / "Small Hole for...
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How to flip single symbol?
In Capital, here is a clip example which has 3 symbols all set by Style.I find that to select any one of these 3 symbols and right click to run command "Flip Symbol - Horizontal", all symbols will...
View ArticleSelect all components by part number via automation.
What is the fastest way to select all components in DxDesigner by part number using automation? Do I need to go through each component on each sheet in the design and then look for the desired...
View ArticleAnyone else migrating from Logic to xDxDesigner?
I have resisted for years making the switch, there was just too much Logic legacy here. I didn't want to maintain 2 libraries and design flows. The VX release changed the xDx library structure, we...
View ArticleSimulation Model for Old Microcontroller
Hello GuysI am working on substaining Engineering project where we have to change the peripheral of OLD uP. Now I want to check the signal integrity of the new circuits. I have the IBIS model of the...
View ArticleDxDesigner Open_Hierarchically
Hi,I have a design, I attached the navigator screenshot.I want to open a dedicated page through the hierarchy and I'm using following command to do that.Set vdapp = GetObject (,"ViewDraw.Application")...
View ArticleHyperlynx simulations with multi-cores workstations
Hi all, Currently, I'm doing DC drop simulations with return paths. After I start the simulation, Hyperlynx gets a Not Responding state and only after a big amount of time, and after the simulation is...
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