The State of the Mentor EE7.x Symbol and PCB Footprint Library Creation tools.
One of the Aberdeen reports said that (I'm paraphrasing here) "One of the core requirements to having a robust E-CAD system is having a good PCB library". The Mentor library tools make this...
View ArticleDXDESIGNER to pads pinswapping
First what is the .db file generated when I use the pcb interface for pads ? Second I have PINWAP attributes set in symbols in the schematic. It seems the PINSWAP goes in the the .db file but not into...
View Articledifferent decimal points between schematic and layout netlists
Hi, I have a property mismatch error in LVS. When I checked the layout netlist generated by Calibre the value is e.g od=0.0002257 and in the schematic netlist the same value is written as od=225.72u ....
View ArticleJob not compatible with current version of program
I've recently switched to a new laptop and re-installed PADS Layout, Logic, etc version 9.2. I had 9.2 on my old laptop (both are Win7) and when I tried to open a file previously created and run on my...
View ArticlePads Logic 9.5 bug- Reloading a part from library reloads all same-type parts...
Hello- Has anyone else found a workaround for this major bug in Pads Logic 9.5? Bug: In a schematic with multiple instances of the same part, if you reload a part with the same part from the library,...
View ArticlePlease link your Digi-Key account to search for parts.
Gary, To use PartQuest now you must link to a Digi-Key account. I have tried two different browsers and can't get this accomplished. John W.
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Color by nets and move
Hello folks, I was wondering on the logic of the VX1 tool. If I select to color nets in layout I can set it so that pads and nets are colored (in my example red and blue for vcc and gnd)When I start to...
View ArticlePlanned Release Date for PADS flow VX.1
Does anyone have a good idea of when PADS Flow VX.1 will be released? Trying to decide if I should have the IT group install VX.0 in over 20 users computers or wait a few weeks for VX.1. The BSD...
View ArticleX,Y coordinates of a Cell in GDS
All, I have a GDS II open in Calibre DesignRev. Now I want to get the x,y coordinates of a particular cell in a die. Also, Is it possible to get x,y coordinates of all the cells or particular type...
View ArticleSimulation for PCIe Gen3 and SAS3.0 Interface
Hi We are looking at simulating couple of high speed SerDes - PCIe Gen3 and SAS3.0. The end application is a MegaRAID PCBA. This is an add-on card through the PCIe interface to the host...
View ArticleQuestion about turning ON and OFF layer visibility in PADS Layout
In OrCad Layout I remember I could turn off all layers by hitting Backspace, then pressing "1" would bring ONLY the top layer. I loved the fact that after hitting Backspace, I could bring ONLY the...
View ArticleHow to display a file selecting dialog on Windows7
Hello All. On WindowsXP, when I need to display a file selecting dialog, I use the following object: Set objDialog = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog").On Windows7, this doesn't work. I would...
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How to rotate a section of a schematic in DxDesigner?
I am using DxDesigner version EE7.9.5. I have the following schematic entry: For some reason, the rotate option is grayed out. Is there a way to rotate this entry? I know that removing the nets and...
View ArticleIOD weird pin behavior on generated symbols
I'm trying to use IOD to generate "generic" symbols for a 672-pin Altera SOC/FPGA. I'm getting really weird results with respect to pin numbers, when I generate the 8 symbols I defined in IOD...
View ArticleREPORT BUILDER GUIDANCE
So I have finally got my wonderful 2014 updates installed to play around with and have decided to step into the world of report builder something I was highly anticipating. So the interface is...
View Articleflexnet lmhostid returning both wired and wireless network adapters - linux
Hi, I am trying to get the licensing working on my linux laptop that contains both a wired and wireless when I try to launch the license server by hand, I get this error: 22:37:37 (mgcld) Invalid...
View ArticleDx symbol editor - Border symbol creation
Hello all,does anybody created a new symbol (own) for border (from the scratch)... not by copy/paste as in documentation is noted? I did some but I can't see it during mapping it into sheet size in...
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About 3D...
Hello, I have some question about 3D. - Is-it possible to have more than 1 3D model attached to a Decal. like a TO-220 with his screw and nut?- Is it possible to reference a 3D model to the bottom of...
View ArticleDesign Capture
I have just downloaded VX.1 and was happy to see that DC is still around BUT only as 32 bits. If I still want to use DC it means that 3D is not available.Will DC come in 64 bit or M3DL in 32 bit versions?
View ArticleDxDatabook configuration file autoload via automation
Hi,we are facing the problem, that we have several sites and we do some concurrent designing. Now the problem is, that every site has its own DxDatabook configuration file.Is there a way to change the...
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