[PCB_FORUM] Re: FIGURE OUT OF EXTENTS???

try the part on a different board. 
> 
> From: Dave Seymour <dave.seymour@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/09/22 Thu AM 09:47:37 EDT
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: FIGURE OUT OF EXTENTS???
> 
> Alan,
> 
> I don't know what you have tried.
> Every thing so far looks like making your drawing bigger
> 
> Give this whirl.
> 
> 1) Extract the placement file from your design.
> File -> Export -> Placement
> 
> 2) Extract the libraries to a new directory.
> File -> Export -> Libraries , create all items.
> 
> 3) Open new blank database.
> 
> 4) load up your netlist.
> 
> 5) Import your Placement file from above.
> File -> Import -> Placement
> 
> My guess is one or more of the symbols will error and not load.
> Look through the log file and deleted the offending part or rebuild it.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> dave
> 
> 
> 
> alan fisch wrote:
> 
> > Thanks to all of those who replied. 
> > I tried all ideas and continue to have the same problem.
> > Any more thoughts on the "FIGURE OUT OF EXTENTS" error message would 
> > be appreciated.
> >  
> > Thanks....{pulling hair out of head}
> > Alan
> >  
> > alan fisch <alanfisch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >     Hello guru's
> >      
> >     In this new design I'm working on I have come across a previously
> >     unseen error.  "FIGURE OUT OF EXTENTS". 
> >      
> >     Specifically what it means I'm not sure. Thats why I'm writing.
> >      
> >      I used to be able to place one part near another or even overlap
> >     them temporarily. Now,  I can't just drop the component anywhere
> >     it has to be free of other place-bound shapes.
> >     One person has suggexted to expand the drawing size, which I did
> >     but to no avail.  I am using several large thru-hole components on
> >     this job but that shouldn't make a difference. This board also has
> >     a very odd shape and all components are rotated to to an odd
> >     angle. If you saw it you'd understand...;-)
> >     The board has the shape of a small axe... mixed smt/tht, 6 laters,
> >     no BGA's, not high speed.
> >      
> >     I have also taken former artwork for this design and made dxf's
> >     out of them. Then I imported the dxf and made one .dra (format
> >     type) of each layer converted to an dummy layer in Drawing Format.
> >     This doesn't seem to make adifference because I deletd them
> >     thinking they were the cause of the error and the error persists.
> >      
> >     I'm using Allegro Studio 15.2
> >      
> >     Any ideas?????  help!
> >      
> >     Al
> >
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