Paul Hesse wrote... clip.... ... I couldn't agree more. As long as there is a platform for PCAD to run on I'll be using it. Nothing can touch it.... Jim...
Jim Thornhill
jim@...
Jan 2, 1997 9:57 am
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... I'll add my 2-cents. I find P-CAD is capable of everything I need, and I trust it. We have done one big design with EDA and noted a problem with routings...
Ysbinns@...
Jan 2, 1997 1:09 pm
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... Ya know, I read this post and some of the other responses to it a couple of times before deciding whether or not I would respond to it. I wasn't sure if...
Dave Bousson
bousson@...
Jan 2, 1997 4:17 pm
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Pcad Users, A quick question : Is an asterisk a legal character in a net name? Example: CLK* . (For some reason I can't find this info in the docs - I'm sure...
David Koitmaa
dkoitmaa@...
Jan 2, 1997 7:48 pm
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... David; An asterisk is a legal character in PCAD (DOS versions -- I don't know about EDA). The CCT autorouter will give a warning when it reads a net name...
David Owen
dowen@...
Jan 2, 1997 8:16 pm
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... CLK* . (For some reason I can't find this info in the docs - I'm sure it must be in there somewhere) ! ... Legal names for nets can contain the following: ...
Ray Humphrey
dynacad@...
Jan 2, 1997 8:37 pm
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David, I'm not sure about asterisks in net names w/MD, but the reply concerning CCT is correct, although you can easily select another wild card character as...
Jason Fisher
fisher@...
Jan 2, 1997 9:20 pm
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Any one got a used P-CAD Ver. 8.x seat no longer in use that you would like to sell? If you have gotten away from P-CAD (and I don't mean upgraded or ...
Lawless, William
WLawless@...
Jan 2, 1997 10:13 pm
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Hi all I had tried 3 times to get a response on this issue from ELSA GmbH, 2 faxes to tech support first 20 nov. 1996, an email and latest a new fax. It looks...
Kurt Kristensen
lintec@...
Jan 3, 1997 8:01 am
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WILL PCAD GENERATE A HPGL FORMAT?...
Sam.Charles@...
Jan 3, 1997 3:38 pm
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... Yes, either in the DOS Hardcopy command or with the necessary drivers in PC-Winplot....
Kelly Wigington
PDQKelly@...
Jan 3, 1997 4:01 pm
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WILL PCAD GENERATE A HPGL FORMAT?...
Sam.Charles@...
Jan 3, 1997 4:55 pm
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Hello, Does anybody have a driver for the DMP56 or similar for windows ? ( winplot / Acad ). Regards, Brendan Burgess, United Tote....
Jennie or Brendan Bur...
burgess@...
Jan 3, 1997 5:03 pm
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Brenden, You should be able to get what you need from Summagraphics BBS at (512) 873-1477. If you can't find what you need, I can try to find my disk. Mike...
Michael Blackburn
mickeyd@...
Jan 3, 1997 7:52 pm
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I have noticed on numerous occasions that people have said that the elsa2000 prox vid card does not work for pcad if you are running pcad from win95, You get...
hdsint@...
Jan 3, 1997 11:22 pm
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... 1) You could ask Accel (techsupport@...); I did and quickly got a response similar to the one in the email from Paul Hesse. 2) I think Accel seem...
Tinco Brouwer
tjfb@...
Jan 6, 1997 9:50 pm
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... I agree that P-CAD 8.6 is still a very capable tool. The one area in specific that seems to bite all users is the generation of reverse plotted planes...
Chris Taylor
cht2864@...
Jan 6, 1997 10:54 pm
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Hi all, the 7243 tant cap in the general parts lib is incorrect, i noticed this while packaging a .alt netlist to a pcb. The pin sequence on the part was...
hdsint@...
Jan 6, 1997 11:17 pm
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Hi everyone. Can anyone help us out here? We use MD 8.5 and run the ECO process from Viewlogic using the TSI translator. During this process, various traces...
Bill Noel
noelw%vxcnsa@...
Jan 7, 1997 1:56 pm
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... <snip> Hi Jack (and all), This may be pointing out the obvious, but I thought it worth mentioning for those who did respond to you privately....... I...
Dave Bousson
bousson@...
Jan 7, 1997 6:38 pm
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Hi Bill, There is a utility on the P-CAD BBS called "SEARCH13" which will find stubs and the the like. I think this will do what you want. If you can't ...
Scott D. Shepard
scotts@...
Jan 7, 1997 8:38 pm
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Thanks for this feedback, It's true, you need both a PDIF sch and pcb for this utility to be useful. The original intent of this program was to get a sch and...
Scott D. Shepard
scotts@...
Jan 7, 1997 10:01 pm
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Helpful hint: The on-line documentation for MD8.5 can be copied onto your hard drive (31mb) to free up your cd drive for more important things (like music). ...
Ed Current
ecurrent@...
Jan 8, 1997 6:07 pm
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Works great, thanks. Now if we just had an index. I hear there is one in 8.6. Mike ______________________________ Reply Separator...
mike_myers@...
Jan 8, 1997 10:13 pm
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Good idea Jack. Thanks for your candor. I, like probibly "all" have had my fingers slapped a few times for something in a public mail to the forum. I usualy...
David Moore
designer@...
Jan 8, 1997 10:33 pm
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Chris wrote, "In conclusion, I still like to tool and believe it to be very much "alive and kicking" in its old age. The padstacks are very archaic, but so is...
Fred Pescitelli
fredp@...
Jan 8, 1997 11:37 pm
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We have used The Krueger Company in the past, for stripping the parts from PWAs. Their phone is now disconnected. This is usually an ominous sign. My search of...
Gary Vandeman
gvandema@...
Jan 8, 1997 11:44 pm
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Hi everybody, I'm have to be quick this morning but, I got a lot replies about "SEARCH13" and requesting to send them a copy via email. There are so many of...
Scott D. Shepard
scotts@...
Jan 9, 1997 5:15 pm
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... you can also download from accel at <http://www.acceltech.com/ftp_frames_control.html> ~ ~ (. .) ...
Budster
jg@...
Jan 9, 1997 6:35 pm
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Just got the new PCAD 8.6 update, here's a quick summary: There is an Acrobat Document INDEX now, for those of you who were wondering about it. WINPLOT has the...