We input Master Designer Printed Circuit Board PDIF files into CAM350 so we can generate an IPC-D-356 report. 12 months ago this process was creating hole...
gmoxley@...
Apr 1, 1998 10:35 pm
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... From: BILLY BHARATH <billyb@...> To: APM <Andi.P.M@...> Cc: pcadusers@... <pcadusers@...> Date:...
Derek Bevan
dbevan@...
Apr 2, 1998 6:27 am
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Hi Ran into something to-day that has never happened before. I am trying to package a very simple schematic to test some new components I have created and get...
ken.robinson@...
Apr 2, 1998 5:12 pm
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Are there any NETS on your schematic? Pack won't pack a drawing set without electrical connectivity somewhere in it. Just one net, per sheet, meets the...
Dave Robinson
drobins2@...
Apr 2, 1998 6:33 pm
2189
Hello again; First, I'd like to thank those who replied to the Blind/Buried via and PCdrill question. All went well and I'm ready for fab. Only problem is my...
John C. Robbins
cirinn@...
Apr 2, 1998 6:56 pm
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John, To paraphrase the walking dead in a Thomas Magnum episode...reason has very little to do with blind/buried vias and jelly donuts! Try the Bureau (of...
Fisher, Jason
jfisher@...
Apr 2, 1998 7:24 pm
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Thanks everyone for your feedback. I checked out all of your suggestions and no luck. I cleared the database and started over with simple standard resistors ...
ken.robinson@...
Apr 2, 1998 8:15 pm
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While working on my packager problem, I noticed that when I package a part called RSIP6A from the standard PCAD discrete library that the following happens: ...
ken.robinson@...
Apr 2, 1998 8:18 pm
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This bug was in ver:8.6! I do not know if it was fixed in the new release of 8.7! I sent an e-mail to tech support regarding this problem shortly after 8.61...
John, Sorry for the delay...had to sit through two hours of legal lecture re harassment and discrimination! Here are names and phone numbers for some of the...
Fisher, Jason
jfisher@...
Apr 2, 1998 11:21 pm
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I am working in V8.7, so I guess this bug wasn't fixed. I also noticed the schematic package is still V8.6 and the bug for auto layer change when entering Wire...
ken.robinson@...
Apr 3, 1998 1:28 pm
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One more time, I am looking for a Gerber viewer (preferably free) that will read in 274-x. I need to get engineers out of the cad room and viewing in there ...
John C. Robbins
cirinn@...
Apr 3, 1998 1:51 pm
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... John, Download GC-Prevue, a shareware windows gerber viewer from www.graphicode.com. It reads 274-x like a charm. You can even load your NC-drill data to...
Kelly Wigington
PDQKelly@...
Apr 3, 1998 4:08 pm
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In article <352513F9.F8E235C3@...>, "John C. Robbins" <cirinn@...> writes ... GCPrevue is excellent and free. There are two versions, one for ...
APM
Andi.P.M@...
Apr 3, 1998 4:21 pm
2200
John: I called our vendor and they said, no way would they touch it. They used a vendor in Florida once who did an "ok" job (no glowing recommendation) Advance...
Bob Landman
rlandman@...
Apr 3, 1998 4:25 pm
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Bob, Try these: -Ed Current Future Tech. 909-594-8380 111 Mercury Circle Pomona, Ca 91768 Karim Fernandes/Bill -Engineering fax: 909-594-1364 email:...
Ed Current
ecurrent@...
Apr 3, 1998 4:53 pm
2202
Hi John, we purchased GerberView II from Advanced Cam Technologies. You can buy it for around $200, and It is worth every penny! It is simple, fast and...
Dominic Gagnier
dgagnier@...
Apr 3, 1998 7:28 pm
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Re Gerber Viewers: 1) The demo ecam350 viewer took about an hour to download (4.7MB) and then it would not install as it uses a rinky-dink self-installer...
Bob Landman
rlandman@...
Apr 4, 1998 5:27 pm
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Bob, you are way off base with most of your comments below. I will agree that InstallShield is nice, but many people have downloaded and installed the ECAM...
Ray Humphrey
dynacad@...
Apr 4, 1998 9:27 pm
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Hi Bob, ... I understand your point, since the interface isn't like any standard, but what's the problem to zoom-in with left-click, zoom-out with right-click,...
Paulo Egon Triebsees
pcbproj@...
Apr 5, 1998 11:42 pm
2206
A new version of MAT2CDF is now available. It converts a P-Cad generated materials list to comma-delimited format. The materials list may be from any version...
Ray Humphrey
dynacad@...
Apr 6, 1998 9:34 am
2207
Hi all, Am experiencing some problems in converting an old .sch database to MD8 format. I restarted the computer in full DOS mode and md5to6 appears to run OK...
Johan Grobbelaar
johan@...
Apr 6, 1998 10:36 am
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Bob; I am in full agreement with Ray. First, I am the person who started this last round of gerber viewers. All I wanted was to get a few names of gerber...
John C. Robbins
cirinn@...
Apr 6, 1998 10:47 am
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... <clip> ... <clip> I agree with Ray! Rich Nedbal is to gerber as Cooper and Chyan are to autorouters and I ain't talkin' baby food! I have known Rich from...
Kelly Wigington
PDQKelly@...
Apr 6, 1998 1:38 pm
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Johan, Make sure you have EMM386 in RAM mode in your CONFIG.SYS file, thus: device=c:\windows\emm386.exe ram I'm not sure if this is your problem, but it's all...
Jay DeKing (EMA)
jayd@...
Apr 6, 1998 1:49 pm
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I am responding to posts regarding MD version 7.0. I think I am correct in saying that MD7 did support RS-274-x gerber output. It was the first release...
Scott Shepard
Scott.Shepard@...
Apr 6, 1998 2:32 pm
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Ray, We are in total agreement with you! Bob, you are WAY WAY WAY out of line. Rich Nedball has been and is NOW a major benefit to many of us in the ...
[CMCD]Charles
Charles@...
Apr 6, 1998 3:08 pm
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Hello pcaders! I have a DRC problem: on a 2 layer pcb I routed most wires on the solder side, in order to create a gnd plane all over the comp layer. Once the...
Trevisan Mauro
engineering@...
Apr 6, 1998 4:06 pm
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Right, Scott. My mind was either full of cobwebs or too much steam to remember the facts about RS-274-X and V7.00. Thanks for keeping us straight! Ray ... ...