[PCB_FORUM] Re: Allegro Sub drawing / Via stitch problem

IF all of your stitching vias are to GND, then you can move all of your
non-GND positive planes off-board before reading in the clip. Then the
unconnected vias will get associated with GND, and then you can move the
other planes back on the board. 

 

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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Salberg
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 9:04 AM
To: Cadence User Group
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Allegro Sub drawing / Via stitch problem

 

Hello all,

When Exporting a Sub-Drawing I found that any vias in a shape used for 

stitching...connected to a shape, but has no traces to a pin...looses 

connectivity and sometimes connect to a different plane after import 

sub-drawing.

The only way I have found to fix it is to ALSO route a trace from a pin 

to the via to force the connection.

 

Is there a way to locate any occurrences of this prior to exporting a 

Sub-Drawing?

 

Thought maybe dangling wire reporting as dangling via...but a Dangling 

via is defined a a via with only one connection from a pin. These vias 

simply dropped in a shape for thermal reasons do not get flagged.

 

Any thoughts as to how to find them in a design?

 

Thanks,

Mark

 

 

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