> 2.8 has that option also. Under Options preferences unclick Nearest > component and it will list the possibles.
Wow, someone else who remembers 2.8 better than I do. Hot dawg! I still keep 2.8 around for the occasional PCB that needs to be manually optimized for parts placement and routing on the fly. For this I need the pin swapping feature in ADVPCB 2.8, which is sadly missing from 99SE. Weird stuff, like circular high-pin count connectors terminating on IC pins, on a 2-sided PCB. There is no practical way to know this stuff when drawing the schematic, so I do an initial schematic with all swappable pins given net labels. Bring it into the PCB, see how it looks, start pins swapping and manual routing. When done, go back and fix the schematic, then compare netlists to make sure they match. I know, that's not the way it's supposed to be done, but it's better than requiring a multi-layer board to do the same thing. The design flow in 99SE and later seems to preclude this "shoot from the hip" technique. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Transparent footprints > Ivan, > > 2.8 has that option also. Under Options preferences unclick Nearest > component and it will list the possibles. > > Regards, > > Jim McGrath > CAD Connections, Inc. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
