Forum Post: RE: How to automatically store technology version on instance in...
Hi Sjoerd Sorry to see it fails again. I also tried it out, and have the same results as you. You may right about why such solution fails. I made some experiments, the "finishEnterFun()" seems to serve...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Identical reference and compared psf to amsDmv
How about creating a symbolic link ("ln -s" in Unix) instead of copying the file (or directory)?
View ArticleForum Post: Quickly schematic-viewing a gates file
Hi all, I wonder whether it is possible to quickly open an schematic viewer to display a digital gates file Given I have a .vg (or .v) file and a verilog gates libraries, is there any quick way to open...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Ground planes at rigid/flex transition
There is a new subclass under Rigid Flex called Transition_Zone. I would suggest that you draw this area on the board to cater for this area between the flexi and the rigid. You can include this area...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Identical reference and compared psf to amsDmv
Thanks Frank for your input, apparently any copy/duplicating workaround is not going to work because it will then compare identical signals to each other. I think the most making sense solution here is...
View ArticleForum Post: irun support for STIL or WGL file input
I have both stil and wgl files output by Tetramax. How do I use these as input to an ncsim simulation using irun?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Footprint Viewer Not Present / Missing in OrCAD Capture 17.2
I have attached a tcl app that will show the PCB Footprint using the Allegro_Free_Viewer exe which is available to all. Simply put this tcl file into your...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AutosilkUtils in 17.2
So no AutoSilkUtils in 17.2? How sad. If you've not submitted an enhancement request, please let me know and I'll be happy to do it. Thank you, Dave.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How to streamout a gds and will have an output that is flattened
I have a followup question on this one. The script used during stream out works fine, only I also want to delete the pins/labels of the flattened layouts, but keep the pins/labels of the top level. How...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AutosilkUtils in 17.2
Hi Dave, is there any particular reason why you use a context file for this utility? (eg, why not an encrypted skill?) Thanks, Bram
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Using ALTER statement in ADEL/XL
Thanks for that! I wasn't aware of that possibility. However, it doesn't completly solved my problem. I am only able to add a instance parameter in the schematic view not in the extracted (as it...
View ArticleForum Post: layout XL - flag drawing touching blockage?
Is there a way (skill, layout XL, Assura DRC?) to flag in real-time if a metal drawing shape on level 0 or 1 of hierarchy depth touches a metal blockage of the same layer on level 1 of hierarchy? e.g....
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Using ALTER statement in ADEL/XL
I must admit that I have not tried it with an extracted view yet. However, in my extracted views, I can select the devices in the layout and view their instance properties like for example the instance...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: cis database configuration error
It could be several things, check the capture.ini file (normally %HOME%\cdssetup\OrCAD_Capture\17.2.0\ (or the release you are running) and make sure your paths to schematic symbols and PCB Footprints...
View ArticleForum Post: Annotation Fails for a heterogeneous part in a special sheet
Hi, I have created a heterogeneous part and I am using two of them in some of sheets in a design. Although I have used a uniqe part in two sheet, one of them fails in Annotation. I see below error...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: AutosilkUtils in 17.2
Skill encryption is of limited value and is easily decrypted if you know what you're doing. The AutoSilkUtils utility doesn't really need a lot of protection but I prefer to distribute it this way so I...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Annotation Fails for a heterogeneous part in a special sheet
You need to add a group property to each part so that Capture knows which parts are grouped together. Look at:- orcad.co.uk/.../Annotating_Multi_section_parts.pdf
View ArticleForum Post: Keeping Annotations when using Hierarchical Block
Hi, I have an annotated schematic with more than 2000 components. And I need to encapsulate the schematic in an hierarchical block but I would like to keep the old reference IDs. Exists a way to create...
View ArticleForum Post: Sampling a waveform at non-periodic times using Calculator functions
Hi, I would like to sample a waveform y(t) at the rising edges of another waveform z(t) that is not periodic. Do you know if it is possible to write an expression with the calculator functions? Because...
View Article