[PCB_FORUM] Re: How do you get boards from v15 back to v14?

  • From: "Reade, Sue" <Sue.Reade@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:57:19 -0600

There is no backward compatibility.
You can keep 14.2 and load 15.2 and by changing your CDSROOT path you
can
switch between the two levels.
To gain familiarity with 15.2 you may want to take some smaller designs
forward.
I have not lost any constraints, but diff pair constraints are a bit
different. There are
new properties that are added to pairs, and the pairs are grouped under
the 
Constraint Manager. Most likely you'll need to edit that information to
get back to 
where you were.
On the positive side, the diff pair checking is better. You'll actually
be able to see
any points where you exceed primary gap above your allowance. The
dynamic
shapes are good. They do have some quirks. For some reason, my shape
fill 
occasionally disables itself. Manual routing "feel" is different, and
most important
with this is that there is now a right mouse button with more options,
you'll discover
that if you need to modify a diff pair.
Otherwise it is very much the same as 14.2

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From: joe.piper@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:joe.piper@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:51 AM
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] How do you get boards from v15 back to v14?



Before I take the plunge into 15.2, what options exist for porting board
files back into 14.2?

Are there any other methods besides just creating a clip file of the
entire design?

I'm concerned about losing constraints, cam, etc.

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