[PCB_FORUM] Re: Will 16.3 release backwards compatible?

  • From: Barbara Seeger <blm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:08:45 -0400 (EDT)

Hi Dharma,

Jean is correct. There is a downrev to 16.2 and also a downrev to 16.01 
in the file export menu of 16.3


regards,
Barbara Seeger - Cadence Design Systems   -  978-262-6578


> From: "Dharma Kemp-Bresett" <dharma@xxxxxxx>
> To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Will 16.3 release backwards compatible?
> 
> 
> Thanks Jean! 
> I figured it might be something along those lines (Similar to what they did
> with the 15.x products) but you just never know. :-)
> Dharma 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean Bratton [mailto:jean.bratton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:21 AM
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> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Will 16.3 release backwards compatible?
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> Hi Dharma,
> We've been assured there is an option to save a 16.3 board file as 16.2,
> though of course if you've taken advantage of any new 16.3 features, they'll
> be disabled in the downrev.
> 
> Jean Bratton
> Senior PCB Designer
> Freedom CAD Services, Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dharma Kemp-Bresett
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:14 AM
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Will 16.3 release backwards compatible?
> 
> Usually all releases within a rev group (14.x, 15.x, 16.x) are backwards
> compatible with each other (in some form) but major releases are not...
> Major releases usually get a new rev number as well. However, With 16.3 they
> are calling it a major release but are not bumping it up to 17.x... Will it
> be backwards compatible with the other 16.x's (mainly 16.2)? Or is this
> going to be a new "breakpoint"? I have looked on the cadence website but I
> didn't see anything that helped... 
> Thanks,
> Dharma
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