[PCB_FORUM] Re: Permanently removing deleted information from an Allegro design file
- From: Rob Blomström <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 13:20:07 -0400
Vincent,
I've been doing the following for years to clean out an Allegro file and make a
template out of it.
First build a text file and call it something like "empty.txt" using the
following lines:
$PACKAGES
$FUNCTIONS
$NETS
$END
Then in Allegro, go to "File > Import > Logic"
Choose the "Other" Tab
Use the button with 3 dots to browse and find the file "empty.txt" you just
created to use as the netlist.
I typically check the boxes next to:
"Supercede all logical data"
"Ignore FIXED property"
Hit the "Import Other" button.
Depending on your system, this process will run a while.
For example, on a 5.5Mb allegro file it ran for about 5 minutes and acted like
it was a hung process.
But it will finish and be fine....
Viola! No more parts or nets!
Hope that helps,
Rob Blomstrom
rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://blomstrom.biz/rob/docs
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