Re: Upgrade to PADS Professional
we are also very bored with Mentor, especially as we have a bunch of ES licenses that will not support 3D now.We are considering moving at least five seats to Cadence since Allegro and Orcad are now...
View ArticleRe: Experiences with transition to VX?
No - we have got separate root directories. C:\MentorGraphics = is our existing 7.9.1 installation andC:\MentorGraphics_VX = is our new VX installation. As I understand this is how Mentor recommend the...
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How to show total number pins in connector in Vesys 2.0 schematic
Helo, As am working in schematic style set alteration I want to show total number pins in a connector. And it should called from vesys component library. I have tried this option to show number of...
View Articlehow can build part with 2 identical gates -(nand)
i build 2 saperete symbols and connect them together with 1 PDBbut if i put them in dxd i get to RefDeswhat can i do to force them to same RefDes
View ArticleRe: how can build part with 2 identical gates -(nand)
To ensure packager packages them together use a Pkg Group property and give it the same value - which can be any alpha-numeric string. I am assuming the PDB is built correctly in this case.
View ArticleRe: how can build part with 2 identical gates -(nand)
If you are struggling with how to do this in the PDB then there is an example in the SampleLib shipped with the product - under 'install path/SDD_HOME\standard\examples\SampleLib2007The 74AC08 part...
View ArticleRe: Upgrade to PADS Professional
mhaubmann,Regarding your comment, "...we have a bunch of ES licenses that will not support 3D now...", Are you implying that Mentor is taking away a feature that you already have? If so, I do not think...
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ES will not get step in / step out,they took our maintenance fee, created a new product and sell it.ES will not have step in / step out /step component models You are wrong with Orcad/Allegro, there is...
View ArticleRe: How to reassign a 3d model?
Ben, Attached are details how I updated the reuse library Follow the instructions and it should work when using different step file. John W.
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Re: Drill holes missing in 3D view PADS Standard Plus VX1.2
The only way to get real holes in the board is to but holes in the board outline as it is now. See below from Beta forum. Maybe in a future release we will get this Export Step...
View ArticleDFT Audit when upgrading to PADS Standard Plus
My VAR is telling me that my current DFT Audit license it will not work if I upgrade to PADS Standard Plus. It is ONLY almost 3 grand to maintain this functionality with the purchase of thePADS...
View ArticleDxDesigner Source Schematic Files
I recently moved companies and my new employer just upgraded to Xpedition. In previous DxDesinger versions the schematic source files were stored in ./SCH/, much like the symbol files that are still...
View ArticleRe: DxDesigner Source Schematic Files
You are correct that the schematics now reside in a database (the iCDB) but you can still manipulate the data via Automation. See the on-line help for details and also look through the Automation...
View ArticleRe: Experiences with transition to VX?
Where did you hear about this being the Mentor recommended installation model? I have not seen or heard this yet. Thanks!
View ArticleRe: How to reassign a 3d model?
I did not include all the steps in the first document. This is similar to what Ben has did now. I don't have any crashes the way I did it.
View ArticleRe: How to reassign a 3d model?
Yes, your second pdf describes what I was talking about. Thanks for putting it together.But I am not going to mark this as the correct answer because it is a painful workaround that we are not supposed...
View ArticleRe: How to reassign a 3d model?
Here is a better and quicker method I found that works without crashing. Almost same as Ben. First remove two folders that have the name of the currently used Model Name of the part you want to...
View ArticleRe: Experiences with transition to VX?
Hi Greg,what I know is that you must have separated root directories ONLY if you install 64bit VX version.With 32bit, you can use same root "C:\MentorGraphics". Best Regards,Bortolo
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Re: How to show total number pins in connector in Vesys 2.0 schematic
Hello Manoj, You can create a property on the connector: 'No. of pins' and enter the value for that connector part.You then create and style the property 'No. of pins' for the connector in the style...
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