in 99SE you don't need any specific lib opened to load a netlist we often use orcad netlists wher NONE of the footprints match any names that we will use
in that case we just place them as we see fit and the netlist load succeeds without a perfect match this is an appropriate working method at times ds Ian Wilson wrote: > > Doesn't P99SE have the same issue. You have always had to have the source > libraries loaded (not opened). > > If a library is not loaded in the library list the component will not be > loaded. The difference is that DXP and P2004 allow you to specify exactly > which library it should come from and there is none of that silly XREF > substitution that P99SE and older could get up to. I *love* the strict > library management of DXP. Going back to the "Just grab it from the first > lib in the list that has the same footprint name" just doesn't cut it for > me. I want full control. The thing I find irritating, a bit, is that if I > *fully* specify the source library when nominating the footprint, should I > really need to have that library loaded in the Library panel? Surely it can > go fetch. > > Ian > -- _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
