Hey Mark, There's a new feature in 16.3, Performance Advisor. Click Tools -> Database Check, click on Performance advisor. Regards, Gary MacIndoe Senior PCB Layout Designer Contract - Kelly Services Covidien EbD R&D 5920 Longbow Drive Boulder, CO 80301 303.476.7458 www.covidien.com Think Green only print as needed. -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Salberg Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 1:18 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Very Slow Allegro v. 16.3 Diane and Charles, Thanks for your replies. I added NORAT property to main pwrs and gnds. It Didn't make any difference if schematic and Constraint Manager were open or not. (But I have them both closed down) I have never used Autosilk, but set all params to none. Still having the same problem. Thanks, Mark On 4/5/2011 3:05 PM, JCharles TEYSSIER wrote: > Hello Mark, > > i do not use 16.3 (still use 15.7 and a few 16.2). > But here are some tricks: > - In autosilk parameters all set to "none": no need to calculate each > time a via is moved > - rats on "big" nets (ex.: gnd) should be disabled : calculation of > ratsnet is time consuming > > I don't think it will be a big improve , but small + small + small can > be big at the end... > > Jean-Charles > > Mark Salberg a écrit : >> Hello, >> I was wondering if anyone there would have any tricks to speed up >> Allegro. >> I am editing a board with quite a few Constraints in the V.16.3 CM. >> Whenever I slide a trace, move a via or any mod, it hangs up for 30 >> sec each time. >> I have tried changing global shapes params from smooth to rough and >> even disabled. >> Short of turning off On-Line DRC, which I do not want to do. >> Many DRC's to clean up. >> >> >> Mark >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 go to >> //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ >> >> Problems or Questions: >> Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 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 go to > //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ > > Problems or Questions: > Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- N�.n�+����{.n�+���zwZ��,j��'.��ߢ�����z�_�祊�l��0��Z���y�h~˛���m�+�{.n�+��������^j�!�����a��b��(��m���� �祊�l��?j�!����'.��ߢ�����nW���й�-���I��jw�j)m�'.��ߢ��i٢���y�b��(�