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Display Colors Screen Will Not Display!
All of the sudden, not sure what happened, SETUP > DISPLAY COLORS will not pull up at all. This occurs on any layout file I try to do it on, so it is not isolated to one layout file. What toggle...
View ArticleRe: PEX by area .
Hi Sam,Yes, the speed is my concern.Thank you very much for your reply. Best Regards,Marben
View ArticleScript for checking clearances of nets between layers
Is there a script out there that can be used for checking the clearances of nets between layers in the Z dimension? ThanksBrian.
View ArticleRe: Display Colors Screen Will Not Display!
Hi1) Make sure PADS Layout is closed.2) Locate the powerpcb.ini file. It is default placed in C:\MentorGraphics\PADSVX.1.2\SDD_HOME\Programs\3) Open powerpcb.ini file in a text editor.4) In the...
View ArticleRe: Is Mentor ready for Windows 10?
Dear all,I am very desperate...I use Expedition EE7.9.5 (Update 24) on a machine with Windows 7 up last week. But now I get a new machine with Windows 10 and I have make the experience, that EE7.9.5...
View ArticleRe: Forward to PCB property does not exist
OK. This is solved. First cup of coffee morning revelation. For each part there are a set of what I'll call "fixed" properties, including Name, ID, Partition, Symbol Name, Name Inverted and *lo and...
View ArticleRe: Display Colors Screen Will Not Display!
Did exactly that, but still no Display Colors Setup dialog box after I re-open PADS layout. Any other ideas, other than contacting Mentor help? ThanksRandy
View ArticleRe: Display Colors Screen Will Not Display!
Assuming that the window actually opens but it goes somewhere out of screen:- Close and reopen Layout to starts fresh- Go to Setup->Display Colors- Now press Alt+space then M- If the mouse cursor...
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Can't get partquest to work with PADS VX1.2
I've been trying to get partquest to work with PADS VX1.2 without any success. I followed Gary's video but doesn't work as in the video.I am missing PartQuest directory and partquest.ini file after...
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Re: License error [mgls_errno = 203] with latest HASP driver 7.41.0.0
Wim, This is a problem some customers have experienced. Unfortunately, we haven't discovered the root cause. You can edit the Sentinel LDK License Manager service and change the Startup type to...
View ArticleRe: PEX by area .
Hi Sam, How to create xcell for calibre PEX ? For example I want to exclude I10(and2x1_i) , I11(and2x1_i) and I16(sw002a_i) . Please give me example . Best regards,Marben
View ArticleRe: appPED = CreateObject("MGCPCBLibraries.PartsEditorDlg") in VX not work?
Hi Guys, in the meantime VX 1.2 is available and .... you can not run appPED = CreateObject("MGCPCBLibraries.PartsEditorDlg") anymore.You must have a PartsManager License to do that. Only a...
View ArticleRe: True Type Font for Silkscreen
Hello Rob, For Silkscreen, we always use the 'vf_std' font. What you see is what you get.
View ArticleRe: Forward to PCB property does not exist
As you have noticed these 'properties' don't show up as properties, this is because they are built-in attributes, not properties managed by the prp file. However, to pass the settings from the symbol...
View ArticleRe: Hotkey (keybinding) for pop out of a hierarchical block in xDx Designer
It is not a bug, if you push down to a sheet you have opened the sheet but until you work inside it it is not active, hence you can't pop back out.
View ArticleRe: Nets Are getting disconnected While translating from OrCAD schematic to...
Try setting UpdateMappedDevices to 'on' in the 'CONVERSION' section of the translator control file, under the Settings tab of the dialog. If this doesn't work then log an SR with support.
View ArticleRe: Forward to PCB property does not exist
Thank you for the explanation. We use the Part List Exclude property extensively. Ken
View ArticleRe: PEX by area .
Hi Marben-The methods have changed slightly over the years, so I'll describe it at a high level, and point you to the manuals for your version for details. I am most familiar with xRC (the manual is...
View ArticleRe: Can't get partquest to work with PADS VX1.2
Nice chatting with you Tom! Good to see PartQuest working on your computer! Thanks for contacting our support team for help.
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