[PCB_FORUM] Re: dynamic guides... did they change or what?
- From: "Gene Carman" <gcarman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:43:53 -0800
I think this might be it... that explains why it seems so erratic... I have
been turning that switch on and off as needed.
Thanks all
-----Original Message-----
From: Moore, Blake [mailto:Blake.Moore@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 1:25 PM
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: dynamic guides... did they change or what?
When moving a part, if the option stretch etch is selected, you won't see the
rat, if the option stretch etch is not selected, you will see the rat. If that
helps etc..
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From: Gary MacIndoe [mailto:gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:57 PM
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: dynamic guides... did they change or what?
Gene,
I've been on 15.1 for months and have just moved to 15.2. Yes on 15.2 the rats
do show when you move a part off of its connection (even if you have all rats
turned off). I can't remember if you can modify this behavior or not, other
than putting a "NO_RAT" property on the net.
Check for this, Edit -> Properties, turn on Nets under the Find tab then click
on the pin of the part you think should be ratting. If the NO_RAT property is,
it will show up in the Show Properties window.
The ref des popping up thing looks to be new. I virtually always have the ref
des visible when moving parts (just run a quick script), so I don't know when
this *feature* was added, 15.1? When I tried out this feature, the symbol ref
des on "Ref Des/Assembly_Top" became visible during the moving action (as
opposed to the "Ref Des/Silkscreen_Top", the other typical "official" ref des).
I would guess that you don't have a choice in which ref des temporarily
becomes visible, why would it matter?
Gary E. MacIndoe
PCB Design Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
1351 South Sunset Street
Longmont, CO 80501
Phone: (303) 774-5159
FAX: (303) 774-5022
-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Carman [mailto:gcarman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 1:10 PM
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] dynamic guides... did they change or what?
Seems to me guides used to rubberband or snap to a pin as one moved the parts
about... I am using 15.2. Did something change or is there a setting I
missed, or am I simply remembering a different tool?
I have noticed that the ref des pops up when moving parts too... that is a new
action. What layer (group subgroup) must the refdes be on for this? (sure, I
can just change colors and look... ) Is there any control of this?
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