[PCB_FORUM] Re: Pad designer editor problems
- From: "Gary MacIndoe" <gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx>
- To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:11:59 -0700
Jelena,
Well, it's a new year, my support guy is back, and problem solved! It turns
out that the *.pad files were not a known file type (RMB on the file to
Properties, Type of File is "unknown"). Not sure why double clicking on 8
character or less *.pad files would load it into Pad Designer, but not over
8 characters, doesn't makes sense.
So setting it up in explorer (Tools -> Folder Options...) to open up all
*.pad files with "pad_designer.exe" did the trick.
Thanks to Mike Niyompong!!
Gary E. MacIndoe
PCB Design Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Longmont, Colorado
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Jelena Larsen [mailto:jelenal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
-> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 2:08 PM
-> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Pad designer editor problems
->
->
-> Hi Gary,
->
-> Not sure if padstack editor needs a separate command.
-> I only ran into the character length problem when reading in the netlist
-> and my symbols would not be recognized because they were too long.
-> I look forward to reading about the solution. Good luck.
->
-> Jelena
->
->
->
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Gary MacIndoe [mailto:gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx]
-> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 2:46 PM
-> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Pad designer editor problems
->
->
-> Hi Jelena,
->
-> I tried adding the "set..." line to my env file, without results. I
-> wonder
-> if there is an equivalent "set" command for the padstack editor?
->
-> Thanks for your time!
->
-> Gary E. MacIndoe
-> PCB Design Engineer
-> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
-> Longmont, Colorado
->
->
->
->
-> -> -----Original Message-----
-> -> From: Jelena Larsen [mailto:jelenal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
-> -> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 2:32 PM
-> -> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-> -> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Pad designer editor problems
-> ->
-> ->
-> -> Gary,
-> ->
-> -> The have the following in my EVV file to increase the character
-> length.
-> -> I assume this works for the padstack length as well.
-> ->
-> -> set ALLEGRO_LONG_PACKAGE_NAME = 256
-> ->
-> -> Jelena Larsen
-> ->
-> ->
-> -> -----Original Message-----
-> -> From: Gary MacIndoe [mailto:gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx]
-> -> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 1:06 PM
-> -> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-> -> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Pad designer editor problems
-> ->
-> ->
-> -> Mitch, Shirley,
-> ->
-> -> I think I have defined the problem, now I just need a solution!
-> ->
-> -> It appears that I have an eight character limit in naming padstacks,
-> but
-> -> just since moving to 15.2. We have quite a few previously created
-> -> padstacks
-> -> that exceed eight characters in name length.
-> ->
-> -> Anyone have a clue as to how I can tell the "Pad_Designer" editor to
-> -> allow
-> -> more than eight characters?
-> ->
-> -> Thanks for the help!
-> ->
-> -> Gary E. MacIndoe
-> -> PCB Design Engineer
-> -> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
-> -> Longmont, Colorado
-> ->
-> ->
-> ->
-> ->
-> -> -> -----Original Message-----
-> -> -> From: Gary MacIndoe [mailto:gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx]
-> -> -> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 1:50 PM
-> -> -> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-> -> -> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Pad designer editor problems
-> -> ->
-> -> ->
-> -> ->
-> -> -> Hey Mitch,
-> -> ->
-> -> -> We have used dashes and underscores in package as well as
-> -> -> padstack names for
-> -> -> years. Now all of a sudden it doesn't appear to like either the
-> -> -> underscore
-> -> -> or the dash.
-> -> ->
-> -> -> At first I copied/pasted a similar padstack file, renamed it,
-> -> -> then tried to
-> -> -> edit it. It wouldn't load with the "_mod", so I took off the
-> "_mod",
-> -> it
-> -> -> would then load into the padstack editor. Then I did a "save
-> -> -> as" and added
-> -> -> the "_mod". Now, once again, I can't load it in with the "_mod"
-> -> -> to modify
-> -> -> it. All of this is taking place in an "unchecked" directory
-> -> -> where we create
-> -> -> and use the symbols/padstacks in a design. They are moved into
-> -> -> the "golden"
-> -> -> library directory only when tested in a populated functional PCB
-> -> -> assembly.
-> -> ->
-> -> -> In this same "unchecked" directory, I can load a previously
-> -> -> created padstack
-> -> -> (i.e. "r15x70") without the "_mod" just fine. It doesn't make
-> -> -> any sense to
-> -> -> me. The only thing that has changed lately is I have moved from
-> 15.1
-> -> to
-> -> -> 15.2.
-> -> ->
-> -> -> Gary E. MacIndoe
-> -> -> PCB Design Engineer
-> -> -> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
-> -> -> Longmont, Colorado
-> -> ->
-> -> ->
-> -> ->
-> -> ->
-> -> -> -> -----Original Message-----
-> -> -> -> From: Mitch S. Morey [mailto:cadpro2k@xxxxxxxxxx]
-> -> -> -> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 11:04 AM
-> -> -> -> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-> -> -> -> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Pad designer editor problems
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> -> Hi Gary,
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> -> Our library has padstacks with spaces and dashes in the names
-> -> -> and don't
-> -> -> -> give us problems.
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> -> Just thinking...
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> -> 1) are you positive you've mod'd this one in the 'correct'
-> -> -> library, and
-> -> -> -> maybe not in a duplicate path that Allegro is NOT looking in?
-> -> -> -> 2) When you say you've mod'd it from an existing, did you do
-> -> -> that in the
-> -> -> -> PADSTACK Editor? or did you simply copy it, and now the editor
-> -> doesn't
-> -> -> -> find it. In that case you need to restart the editor
-> -> -> -> 3) can you call that new padstack (filename_mod.pad) up in the
-> -> allegro
-> -> -> -> symbol editor?
-> -> -> -> 4) are you sure there's not a flash symbol associated with the
-> new
-> -> -> -> padstack that the editor doesn't find?
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> -> Hope this helps. Good day.
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> -> Mitch
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> -> > Thanks Richard. This padstack is in the same directory with
-> -> -> -> others that I
-> -> -> -> > have no problem loading into the padstack editor (they
-> -> -> don't have the
-> -> -> -> > "_mod"
-> -> -> -> > at the end).
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> > Gary E. MacIndoe
-> -> -> -> > PCB Design Engineer
-> -> -> -> > Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
-> -> -> -> > Longmont, Colorado
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> > -----Original Message-----
-> -> -> -> > From: Weinberg, Richard (Richard)
-> [mailto:rweinberg@xxxxxxxxx]
-> -> -> -> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 10:17 AM
-> -> -> -> > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-> -> -> -> > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Pad designer editor problems
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> > I've seen this before. I'm not sure but, check if there are
-> -> -> -> any spaces
-> -> -> -> > in
-> -> -> -> > any of the directory names in the total path.
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-> -> -> -> > -----Original Message-----
-> -> -> -> > From: Gary MacIndoe [mailto:gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx]
-> -> -> -> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 12:03 PM
-> -> -> -> > To: Allegro Forum
-> -> -> -> > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Pad designer editor problems
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> > Hey guys,
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> > Anyone see this while trying to edit a padstack? I have a
-> -> -> -> padstack that
-> -> -> -> > I
-> -> -> -> > modified from another one with "_mod" at the end (i.e. the
-> -> -> padstack is
-> -> -> -> > named
-> -> -> -> > "r11x44_mod.pad"). Could it be the "_"? I tried replacing
-> -> -> -> the "_" with a
-> -> -> -> > "-", then taking it out altogether, same results. Only when
-> I
-> -> -> -> remove the
-> -> -> -> > "mod", can I edit the padstack! I can edit ones without the
-> -> -> -> "_mod" all I
-> -> -> -> > want.
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> > Thanks for any replies!
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> > Gary E. MacIndoe
-> -> -> -> > PCB Design Engineer
-> -> -> -> > Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
-> -> -> -> > Longmont, Colorado
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> -> >
-> -> -> ->
-> -> -> ->
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