All: I've got a 4 slot part that in a schematic that reverts back to to a 2 slot part every time I export a netlist (it adds another physical package, only...
Jason, When you are adding the parts to the schematic, are you sure each component is assigned to a different slot? I looked at your symbol and it looks...
Hi, I'm working on a design and I need to diff one version of schematics with another. Is there an easy way to show changes in schematics? I did a unix diff...
I have run into a situation where I have a component that I do not want to forward to the PCB Netlist OR the parts list. People are probably thinking, why even...
Hi, I have inherited a hierarchical design that doesn't have any duplicated hierarchical blocks. I'd like to get rid of my oats file and just operate in...
Jason, For what it's worth, I put four of your symbols on a sheet and PCBFWD gave me one package (U1). I copied the four and got a second, so it's working...
The way I do it is run a Perl script to format the netlist (hkp) files, and diff the outputs. Works for comparing SCH and Expedition PCB too. -Ivor ...
Hello All It's been a while since I have used DxDesigner....but I am back where I belong! I am working on a design and I have compiled a folder of PDF...
Keith Take a look at TechNote MG39738 on SupportNet... http://supportnet.mentor.com/reference/technotes/public/technote.cfm?tn=mg39738 Both the part list and...
I'm writing an automation script to basically take two schematic chunks on different sheets and put them on one sheet. I was using the View.BufferCopy and...
Hello, I've been programing forms and scripts for DxDesigner for a time now. What I haven't been able to do is adding components from DxDatabook using scripts....
I do the same. And then place a Hyperlink in the DxDatabook database under a field called Datasheet. Thanks, Vern Wnek, C.I.D. Manager, PCB Layout, ENG BU /...
I've searched through the topics in this Group and didn't find the answer to my question - Is there a standard set of guidelines adopted by the industry for...
David There are the IEEE and ANSI standards and the Japanese and European equivalents but they are cumbersome to use. I have had customers that use them and...
When outputting the partlist of a BOM from DXDesigner you get a refdes field where the component (I.E. R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,ETC.) appears in the excel spreadsheet....
I would like to find a way to have DXDesigner perform this function when it creates the BOM instead of having to manipulate the data everytime the BOM is...
Hello all, is someone in this group who uses SystemVision? Do you know of any vendor-independent forum on SystemVision? I have already asked in the Mentor...
FYI - I have contaced Mentor and they have not been able to implement this output from within DxDesigner either. The service request has been escalated to a...
Two thoughts... We do 2 BOMs here, 1 is a Single Line per item BOM required for Upload to our Agile system - very easy to read. But we also create an...
Hi I am working in DXdesigner ver9. I need to import a schematic design created in Viewdraw epd2005. I have a query, can I import schematic.1 file which is...
Create a new project from the old schematic, open 2 instances of DxDesigner. Settings, Advanced, Unique Names on Copy = off, and copy from one design into...
So, my system crashed the other day and I bit the bullet and upgraded to 9.0. For the most part, it all seems to be okay, except I can't seem to make a PDF of...
I use the free PDF Creator http://www.pdfforge.org/ as a print driver, and with DxDesigner 2005 the schematic PDF looks good and is searchable. From:...
All, There is a reported SR/DR by me on the support site. Make sure your dxpdf.ini file is local to your DxDesigner Project directory, not in the WDIR - it no...
I replaced the contents of the .ini file with your settings and it's still offsetting the text vertically. Not sure what the issue is, but Ivor's solution has...
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