check the extents of the part you are trying to place. It it's extents exceed the extents of the board when you are placing it down it will not place. Gerry Meier Sr. PCB Designer Freedom CAD Services, Inc. Voice: (603) 864-1300 x1350 Alt. Voice: (386) 753-0048 Email: gerry.meier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx visit our website at<http://www.freedomcad.com -----Original Message----- From: sjcharles@xxxxxxx [mailto:sjcharles@xxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 5:33 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: could not fit symbol Gene, did both of these things and its not working. Must be the biggest dang sot23 ever. :) Using place manually i do get the part with rats attached but part does not remain on board. I'll try something else. Thanks Sam > > From: "Gene Carman" <gcarman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2004/09/20 Mon PM 02:20:55 EDT > To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: could not fit symbol > > Make the drawing larger on the working .brd file or go back and edit the sot .dra and make the drawing smaller. > > Ran into the same thing recently... doing the above worked. Keep your part .dra drawings small. > > -----Original Message----- > From: sjcharles@xxxxxxx [mailto:sjcharles@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 11:07 AM > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] could not fit symbol > > > Group: > > I did a update to pcb and sot23_5 got deleted. Using quickplace i get the error "could not fit symbol". Tried using "place manually" to no avail. I'm using 15.2. > > thanks > Sam > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe/unsubscribe: > Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe > > To view the archives of this list please login at > //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum > or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ > > Problems or Questions: > Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! > Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. > > SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx > POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe/unsubscribe: > Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe > > To view the archives of this list please login at > //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum > or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ > > Problems or Questions: > Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! > Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. > > SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx > POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------------------------------------