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autosilkUtils.il
Hi All:Hopefully Dave Elder reads this ?I am running Allegro 16.5 S018 and tried to run the autosilkUtils.il SKILL script.Everything seems to work except it does not put the DRCs into the walker...
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Regarding Cheapest PCB PRICE
Hey Do anyone herehave any idea...where do i find out the cheapest pcb..I want it for my Electronics project..Please Help me out..Thankss
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Silk Rotate skill file
I have this old skill program, RotateSilkAssyRD.il. Its a great tool to get ref des align, re-sized and reset to start working on cleanup. I've used it on 15.7, but now on 16.1 and 16.3 I get an...
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Skill code to move component
Hi, I'm trying to generate a skill program that launches place manual -hide and then picks a specific coordinate to pick up the component placed in that coordinate. I know that I have a pin placed in...
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is there a skill code to check .dra or .brd for missing info?
Is there an existing skill code that can check a .dra or .brd for missing info in a symbol or all symbols? For example if its missing max height property or missing a dfa_bound_top shape or any other...
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Generate External DRC
Hey,I saw a post recently regarding the skill command on generating external DRC, "axlDBCreateExternalDRC"... where could I get this? Thanks!
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Count via by netlist help ?
Hi everybody! I'm writting a skill to count number of via of net in a list nets. before I show my problem, please see my code below:...................... ;========Declare...
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Key Mapping While in Placement Mode
I am a new user to OrCad PCB Editor and I was curious is it possible to add "rotate" to a key function while a part is selected in placement mode? Thanks, Jason
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Check Pin location?
Hi everyone! How can I check if there is any Pin in a location xy ? I try to do that but not success.This is my test: ................................... xy_loc = car(via->startEnd)...
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Searching within one particular community forum
Hi,Is it possible to search for something limited to 1 particular forum only.At present, if I have to search something results come out from other Forum groups also.Pawan
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select cline without the action of user
Hi everyone. Is there a way to catch anything (lets say two clines) in the selection set without the need of the user to manualy select them? for example, if I need to catch some thing I use:Variable =...
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Checking space constraints for selected Cline
Hi All,How can i check what is the minimum distance from selected Cline with net name " NAME_1" to shape with net name "NAME_2" - the parameter that defined in Const. Manager-->Spacing-->Net...
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how to use axlformsetfield in a grid
HiThe documentation say that it should be possible to change just 1 cell using axlformsetfield but I've not been able to find a description of the syntax, can anyone help on this?Never mind, I found...
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Net Schedule
Hello All, I was wondering if there is a way to make a net schedule skill program that will allow me to select nets on the board and create T points for connections between 3 IC's easily. Example...
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axlDBCreateText with parent dbid is removed on refresh/update symbols
Dear All, I am creating additional text for symbols using below syntax. Text got created successfully.But when I refresh/update the symbols, these text gets removed from the database symbols....
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Looking for Skill routine
When manually placing a component (Allegro), it can be given a location by typing "x<space>X<space>Y".What I am looking for is a routine that perhaps opens a window and lets me...
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How to select specific Tab in form and specific row in grid
HiI've created a multitab UI and would like to know if there is a way to startup on a specific tab of the program. All settings are saved as attachments and I could easily store this also, but I've not...
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How to keep your variables in the design?
Hi, All.I have a script that creates a form with several fields. I want to save the contents of these fields in design, and the next time when I open the design and launches the script I have already...
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Custom menus by Product
I have a SKILL file that loads a couple custom menu items. One of the custom menu items is relevant to two products PCB Editor and Symbol Editor), but the other one only applies to PCB Editor, so I...
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about ipcBeginProcess in Windows 7 64 bit machine
Hi,has anyone have an issue with ipcBeginProcess? i have an exe program that need to be run from Allegro, running the exe outside Allegro does it job, but when calling it from allegro it does not work...
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