Hey Austin, That's weird, it sound like you are doing everything correctly but the tool just doesn't work for you. The Move Origin X and Y fields always worked for me and it always would reset to 0.0 after hitting tab or cursor over to the Y box. After hitting OK to close the form the display is set to "zoom world" and the final result being that the origin moving as specified. I tried it on 15.5.1, 15.7 and 16.0 and it works so maybe there is something with your version of 15.5.1 that is causing the issue. I am running 15.5.1 S045 (v15.5.1-43BJ - 6/27/2006) i86 and it seems to work as expected. Good thing you have the SKILL code to get you past this in the short term. Good Luck, Michael Catrambone UTStarcom, Inc. ________________________________ From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Austin Franklin Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:13 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: reset origin... Hi Michael, If I enter X, then I move my cursor over to the Y box (or tab to it), the X gets zeroed out, and as I said, the origin stays where it is. I tried this on another board file to see if there was something screwy with my board file, same...and I rebooted...same. I've tried it a few dozen times by now, same results...the origin just isn't moving. I ran dbdoctor as well, same. BTW, the SKILL routines work fine for me. I like that I can pick the center of a pin (which is what I want to move the origin to, so I can escape that part). Regards, Austin -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Catrambone Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:06 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: reset origin... Austin, The values inside of Move Origin X and Y fields will always return to 0.0 after entering the value but the change in the origin was made. If you look at the Left X and Lower Y fields before and after their numbers will change after you entered the Move Origin X and Y. It actually does work and the Move Origin X and Y fields reset to 0.0 after entering the value can be confusing. I would not use SKILL code to perform this task when this functionality already exists in the tool. Let me know how you make out, even if you already figured out what was happening on your own. Hope this helps, Michael Catrambone UTStarcom, Inc. ________________________________ From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Macindoe, Gary Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:01 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: reset origin... Hey Austin, I'm still on 15.5.1 and it works as it always has (as long as I can remember). Setup -> Drawing Size..., then in the Move Origin section, type in the new "X" coordinate then hit Enter. The field returns to 0.0, repeat for the "Y" coordinate. After you click on "OK", the window closes and Allegro zooms all the way out. It seems like it would be a good feature to be able to just click on an element (pad, via, symbol center point etc.) and make it the design origin. I typically do as you do, show element on a pad or something to see the X,Y coordinate, write it down and change the origin point as above. Gary E. MacIndoe PCB Design Engineer MTS Systems Hardware Design Mile High Design Center 2950 East Harmony Road Fort Collins, CO 80528 Phone: (970) 226-9675 FAX: (970) 226-9695 amd.com gary.macindoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Austin Franklin Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:47 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] reset origin... Hi, I want to reset the origin to a pad on a specific part. I know the location of that pad by doing a "show element" on that pad. I tried entering the XY coordinates in "Setup/Drawing Size/Move Origin" and when I enter the X (or Y) value, then click on the other entry box, it zeros out the value I just entered. I *though* it worked once...but I can't get it to work. 15.2, last HotFix. What am I doing wrong? Or, is there an easier way to move the origin to a component pin? Austin ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------------------------------------