[PCB_FORUM] Re: Long files names in allegro

From: fxf <fxf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:54:42 -0500

Prior to 16.0, the Allegro long name feature was in earlier adopter modeand supported bysetting the env variable, allegro_long_package_name. With this variablenames up to 255 charswere supported. Each release added more name types that supported theadditional length and I believeby the 15.7 longer padstack names were supported (although padstacksmight have been addedin an earlier release). In the 15.x releases, you must always have thisvariable set when using a board

with longer names.

As of 16.0, the longer names were productized. The variable,allegro_long_name_size = <value> seedsnew boards with its initial name limit. Via the Setup->Design Parametersdialog you can change thislimit to a larger value. Once a board has been seeded with a longerlength, it will maintain this longerlength even when it is opened by a user that does not have any envvariables set.




Mike Finczak wrote:

Deac,
        I took a look a sourcelink, and found that 15.x versions
        support up to eighteen (18) characters and 16.x versions
        support up to thirty (30) characters on a standard

installation.

        Note: The Total number of characters includes the dot
              and extension. So the useable padstack file name
              length is only fourteen (14) characters.

Regards,
       Mike Finczak
       CopperCAD Design
       www.CopperCAD.com
       905-488-8958


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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deac Descoteaux
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We've done up to 18 characters without any problems...

Deac

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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Finczak
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:46 PM
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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Long files names in allegro

Dharma,
        We found out (by mistake) that padstacks with long file
        names could be created using SKILL, but could not be
        re-opened or edited manually later.

        We eventually had to limit padstack names to fourteen (14)
        characters in order to be fully compatible with Allegro.

        How did your customer originally create the padstacks?

Regards,
       Mike Finczak
       CopperCAD Design
       www.CopperCAD.com
       905-488-8958




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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dharma
Kemp-Bresett
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:34 PM
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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Long files names in allegro

Hi Everyone,
We have run into a problem with long file names in 15.5. We have a
customer
who uses very long files names for their padstacks. Previously we were
able
to add these with no problem ( may have been using an expert license at
the
time) but now we get a "file name too long" error. Is there a switch in
preferences, Or elsewhere, that I am missing that will allow us to use
long
file names?

Thanks in advance and I wish you all a Happy New Year!, Dharma

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