[PCB_FORUM] Re: Obsoleting parts

There is a way to hide the entry in the part.ptf file. {} will comment out 
lines, the librarian will see them but the DE's cannot.
However that will not solve a problem of a particular part entry being needed 
for production designs.

At the end of our design cycle, the Board is Archived so that all of the parts 
are still good for that design. That way even if the parts
are deleted from the Library they can be used from the archive copy.

You did not indicate what you mean by OBSOLET parts. Are the parts themselves 
no longer available from the manufacturer
or is there an Error on the LOGIC or PHYSICAL that requires the parts to go 
obsolete?

We also have an OSOLETE folder where we put things that are removed from the 
Library but there is no way for anyone to
put that folder in their Library path. We found that some people were using 
OBSOLETE parts because they liked the way they
looked better and then complained when the pinouts were wrong.

Shirley in Oregon

It is a PRIVILEGE to be born free.
    It is a RIGHT to live free.
        It is a DUTY to die free.
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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Davies, Charles 
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Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:58 AM
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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Obsoleting parts

Shirley,

On the front end side, we move obsolete parts to an OBSOLETE library.  The 
OBSOLETE library is not included as a default library for new designs. For 
active designs still needing to access the obsolete parts, they can modify 
their cds.lib to access the OBSOLETE library.

HTH

Regards,
Charlie
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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bradley, Shirley
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:27 PM
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Obsoleting parts

How is everyone obsoleting parts from the library. Some of these parts are used 
on production boards, so removing them from the library is not an option. Is 
there a way to hide the entry or freeze it so it can not be picked off the 
menu? What are you doing????

We are on 16.2 and do not have CIS.

Shirley M. Bradley
Cad Librarian
Intermec
tel: 319-369-3328

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