[PCB_FORUM] Re: thermal flash snafu
- From: Barbara Seeger <blm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:31:23 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Gary,
Yes command prompt should do it. It's fine to do with one brd name
like this:
flash_convert neg_plane_refresh_old.brd
And you can do wildcarding but what you have is a new style library, and
one old style brd so I'would just do the brd.
The command doc says:
flash_convert [-t] [-v] [-b] <allegro database(s)>
Convert bsm files to fsm files and set drawings to new flash mode.
Allows batch conversions where you can specify more then one file
on the command line.
-t run in test mode only. report proposed changes to logfile
-b only convert given database. By default, flash_convert will
also attempt to convert any dependant external bsm files
to fsm files. This option is usefull in environments where
these files are stored in read-only areas.
-v report if board is new or old flash type (no conversion done)
this option causes any other options to be ignored
<allegro database(s)> may be one or more board, dra or old
style artwork flash (mechanical.bsm)
When you re-open it (if the log sauys it was successful)
it will have the thermals loaded.
-barbara
> From: "Gary MacIndoe" <gemcad@xxxxx>
> To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: thermal flash snafu
>
> Thanks Barbara, but I'm not sure how to run "flash_convert" on the board. Is
it in a command prompt window, as "flash_convert *.brd"?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Regards,
> Gary MacIndoe
> gemcad@xxxxx<mailto:gemcad@xxxxx>
> 303-682-5230
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barbara Seeger<mailto:blm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 12:31 PM
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: thermal flash snafu
>
>
>
>
> Gary,
>
> I think the board was created with the old style flash symbols env
> variable on. You need to run flash_convert on the brd file to have wysiwyg
> negative plane thermal display that uses your library flash symbols.
>
>
>
> LMK directly if there's more to it.
>
> Regards,
> Barbara
>
>
> (Barbara Seeger - Cadence 978-262-6578 )
>
>
> > From: "Gary MacIndoe" <gemcad@xxxxx<mailto:gemcad@xxxxx>>
> > To: "icu-pcb-forum"
<icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] thermal flash snafu
> >
> >
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > Ok, I've been creating Negative shapes for many years, and have been
banging my
> > head over this one for hours, several times. It looks like the thermal
relief
> > shapes are not being displayed correctly, or not found.
> >
> > I am working on a design that was initially created by someone else, and
my DIMM
> > symbol is not showing the thermal connections as it should (first screen
> > capture, BAD).
> > When I do a Tools -> Padstack -> Modify Design Padstack and edit the
padstack in
> > the design, I can see that it is finding the thermal flash symbol.
> >
> > My symbol is fine, as you can see as it is used in a similar design that
> I
> > created (second screen capture, GOOD).
> >
> > I have looked everywhere I can think of to see if something is set wrong
with no
> > luck. I have performed Update Symbols with everything checked with no
luck.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> > Thanks for any help, it's driving me nuts (well, more nuts)!
> >
>
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