It's PCR 788194 > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin McCowan [mailto:kmccowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 6:45 AM > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: 15.2 allegro symbol padstacks built with .ssm > > > And this is being fixed? > You would know, right? Being a Cadence person and all. > I would consider this a significant bug. A feature > that makes things easier then breaks other stuff. > I would call that bad, just bad. > > Kevin McCowan > Sr. PCB Designer > TSI Telsys > > Barbara Seeger wrote: > > Sue, > > > > The display of a circular pad fails if the pad > contains just 1 arc. > > Shape -> circular in the menu creates a 1 arc pad. > > The workaround I suggest is to re-create the .ssm by using add > > shape polygon, set to arc, at 180 degrees angle and a > radius of what > > size you need. This stores the data with 2 arcs which > the display code > > will draw properly. > > > > Regards, > > > > Barbara Seeger - Cadence Design Systems - 978-262-6578 > > > > > >>I ran into a problem building a symbol with a padstack > containing .ssm's > >>built using shape circles, rather than the old style of building > >>circular shapes by connecting arc segments. Mostly because that's my > >>option in 15.2 > >> > >>I built the .ssm > >>I created the padstack, the geometry was shape and I added the name > >>using the shape selection block > >>I created the symbol and placed the pin :PROBLEM: no > visible shape came > >>through, but I can detect on the area I know that I placed > that pin and > >>it informs me that a pin exists in that area, allegro lets > me create a > >>.bsm and .dra file with no errors > >>I pull the symbol into a board file, :PROBLEM: no visible > pads on the > >>component, but once again allegro informs me that the pin > does exist in > >>that location. > >>I ran adb++ from that board, and the pins were visible in > the output. > >> > >>I repeated the process, this time using rectangular shapes, "NO > >>PROBLEMS". Pin pads were visible in the symbol, Allegro, and in the > >>output. > >> > >>Has anyone else run into this? If so are you getting around this > >>successfully? How so? ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------------------------------------