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占用资源不大,功能很强大,使用很方便,有需要使用的朋友,还是值得推荐的protel 2.5
protel 2.5 fow windows 英文说明文档
Advanced PCB Design System
Advanced PCB Design System
Version 2.5 - README.TXT file
This file covers the following products:
Basic 32-bit PCB 2.5 design system, plus
Advanced PCB option;
Advanced Place option;
Advanced Route option.
Note: When using this README file, please refer also to your Advanced PCB
User Guide, Advanced PCB Reference and to the On-line Help system.
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Copyright Notice
Software, documentation and related materials:
Copyright (c) 1992-94 Protel Technology Inc
Copyright (c) 1991-92 Protel Technology Pty Ltd
All rights reserved.
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Advanced PCB version 2.5 -- Changes
For a detailed description of changes and new features refer to
online help 'About Advanced PCB 2.5'
New Access Code:
Advanced PCB 2.5 requires a new access code. Make sure you have entered the new
code by using Help About - Set Access Codes. If you do not enter the code, or if
you enter it incorrectly, the PCB module will be enabled, but the Advanced Module
will not. Global editing, Place Polygon, and some other commands will be disabled.
Component Rotations
Advanced PCB version 2.5 includes a rotation field for components. When loading
old files the system will attempt to update this field based on the components
current position relative to its orientation in the Library.
If you do not have the relevant libraries loaded the fields will be set to zero.
Selected Components can be updated later using Edit Convert Component Rotations. Or
individual Components can be Edited and the Rotation Field can be Manually Reset.
Limitations of Embedded Apertures:
1 Octagonal Apertures must be symmetrical. If they are not Advanced PCB generates
a 'Rounded Rectangle' Aperture and warns the user.
2 Relief Apertures do not include a field for the number of entries (4 is assumed).
3 Import Gerber doesn't warn the user if there is not an Aperture Library open. It
is assumed that the Gerber will have Embedded Aperture Definitions. If this is
NOT the case all apertures will be assumed to be 1 mil diameter circles.
Changes in Creating Library Components:
In Advanced PCB 2.5 the sequence for creating Library Components is as follows:
1 Choose Components from the Library Menu
2 Select or Create the Library to which you wish to add the new component
3 Click the 'New' Button. This will create an empty Edit window with the component
name you specify.
4 Click 'Close'. (Or press ESC).
5 Create the component by placing primitives in the edit window (using Place, Move,
Copy/Paste,...).
6 Make sure you set the Component Origin by using Edit-Set Origin.
7 Choose Save from the File Menu (or Double Click the control box in the top-left
corner of the window).
If you already have the primitives placed on an existing board, you can use Copy and
Paste to copy them to the New Edit window, ready for saving.
Advanced PCB version 2.5.4 -- Fixes the following problems:
1 Routing Density Test is more accurate on boards positioned a long way from the origin.
2 Setting the Relative Origin didn't mark the board as having been changed.
3 Move Selection sometimes had wierd behaviour near the top right edge of the work space
4 Library Component Edit didn't always set the focus correctly to the Edit window.
5 Keep Out Layer Pads didn't always keep the router out.
6 Gerber primitives were sometimes out by 1 mil if 'Center on Film' was set.
7 The report from Netlist Compare stopped early if it encountered nets which didn't match.
8 Undo of Delete Track which was created by Re-Routing a component Track didn't always put the
track back into the component.
9 Gerber of a pad when the only matching aperture was 'Stroke Only' generated a zero length stroke.
10 Add Teardrops could occasionally generate a teardrop which violated the clearance rules.
11 Break Track on a Component Track, when the Component had its Primitives Locked, could repeatedly
display the Primitive Locked Error Dialog.
12 The total track distance displayed on the staus line during Place Track was incorrect after the
user hit Backspace to remove a placed segment.
13 Edit Primitive could select Component Primitves on hidden/other layers.
14 Embedded Octagonal Apertures always used the maximum X/Y Size for both dimensions.
15 TAB while placing primitives (with Tab Pops Dialog on), didn't set the Layer to the Current Layer.
16 Aperture Table files had incorrect Hole Sizes.
17 When Printing Vias didn't have the correct expansions on solder & internal plane layers.
18 Pasted Components always had their rotation set to zero.
19 Gerber of a Drill Drawing could crash if the .LEGEND height was not 10 times the width.
Advanced PCB version 2.5.4 -- Has the following new features/changes:
1 Options Preferences includes an option for Duplicate Removal when generating Output.
2 When calculating Component Rotation relative to the Library, if there are not two unique
pads then the angle of the Designator Text is used as the Component Rotation.
3 Polygon pour is cleaner around teardrops.
4 Import Gerber now handles Embedded apertures created by Advanced PCB.
5 Alt-END has been added as a hot key to redraw the Current Layer ONLY (Zoom-Redraw Current).
6 In the Setup Autoplace dialog, the fields for Bypass Nets have been enlarged.
7 Library Component Dialog has extra fields for Component Size.
8 The user is warned when generating Gerber with Non-Symmetric Octagonal apertures and
the Embedded Aperture Option is enabled.
9 The Primitive Locked Warning no longer highlights the locked component.
10 The Edit Pad dialog has a new hot key -- 'P' for Edit Padstack.
Advanced PCB version 2.5.4 -- Has the following known problems:
1 DXF Out exports rotated pads as though they were not rotated
2 Hot Keys do not work during Global Autoplacement
3 Global Autoplace can crash if it runs out of memory during setup
Advanced PCB version 2.5.3 -- Fixes the following problems:
1 Polygon Pour was sometimes a little unclean.
2 Loading p-CAD files -- polygons on signal layers were not repoured to avoid obstacles.
3 AutoRoute Manual used the Current Via HoleSize instead of the Route Setup HoleSize
4 Move Comp Didn't move touching connections which were unrouted using Unroute Track
5 It was possible for Options Preferences to Crash on OK
6 If the User aborted a Maze Route (using 'X') the cell map could be corrupted
slowing the router down
7 Loading TEXT Files with Polygons poured with Fills would corrupt the Net Information in
those Fills
8 Occasionally incorrect Rotations were calculated when updating Component Patterns which had
multiple Pads with the same name
9 Couldn't print very large boards (>32 inches) using the Scaled to Fit Option
10 Pre-Route of a single net cleared the Net info for all Primitives of other Nets
11 Netlist Load gave a File Not Open Error if the PFW.XRF file was Read-Only
12 Aperture and Access code lists used to lose their 'focus' when an item in the list was
Edited or Deleted
13 It was possible to Enter an Aperture Code of D1, D2 Or D3 in Aperture Library Edit Dialog
14 Density Map and Line Probe could generate an error if part of the board was outside the workspace
15 Shape Based Route -- Advanced Do files used Exponential Number format which was not always
recognised correctly by the Shape Based Router
16 When Moving or Editing Components Pads were redisplayed without Holes, Numbers or Nets
17 Polygon Pour could (rarely) place Horizontal or Vertical tracks outside the polygon
18 Place Pad didn't redraw a complex Multilayer Pad correctly when it was placed
19 Undo of Show or Hide Designator/Comment didn't redraw the Designator or Comment
20 Validation reports gave track, text, and arc coordinates in internal units instead of mils
21 Global Autoplace crashed if the board was already partially routed
22 Netlist Generate didn't display percentage complete feedback
23 Display of very small arcs (0.5 degree) showed a full circle at low zoom levels
24 Paste didn't Mark the Board as changed
25 Multiple (embedded) calls to Zoom Window/Zoom Point could crash the system
26 Library Pad Rename warned of duplicate D-Codes instead of duplicate Pad Names
27 Library Pad Edit didn't warn of duplicate names
28 The User Couldn't Cancel Library Aperture Rename, or Library Pad Rename
29 Pre-Route sometimes gave incorrect results on boards with DRC Errors
30 Polygon pour was very unclean if Via Clearance was lareger than Pad Clearance
31 Move selection could only rotate 90 degrees (instead of using Preferences Rotation Step)
32 Exporting a board with Partial routes to Shape Based Router resulted in zero sized vias at
the end of the partial routes
33 Netlist Clear gives more warning of the consequences of PERMANENTLY deleting connection
information from the boards primitives -- You will be unable to perform:
Autoroute Manual of existing routes, Unroute Connection, Unroute Track.
Advanced PCB version 2.2.0 -- Fixed the following problems:
1 Loading PDIF files crashed when polygons had more than 500 points
2 Net track size & via size were incorrect when saved in TEXT format
3 Round pads now exported as Circular when saved in Autotrax format
4 CSV Pick and Place Report, each field was seperated by two quotation marks instead of one
5 Netlist Load cleared net information from free pads (eg stringers)
6 DRC could flag Connection terminators as being in error
7 Draft mode Plotting of rounded pads which are less than three times the pen size only draws a line
8 Maximum allowable Track Width is increased from 255Mils to 1000Mils
9 Tracks were randomly added to the PCB when Move Component 'dragged' more than 500 Tracks
10 During Netlist Load -- Shorted nets in a netlist gave "Component not found" error
11 During Netlist Load -- "Delete Unused Components" deleted all components with no pads
12 Edge Connectors always displayed the Net names of the Top Layer pads last
13 During Online DRC -- Error markers were not 'hidden' until the screen was redrawn
Advanced PCB version 2.1.3 -- Fixed the following problems:
1 This version allows the restoration of connection information when loading an RTE file
from Advanced SB Route. This then allows the user to manually edit the PCB using
Autoroute Manual and Loop Removal.
If you use an Advanced Do File make sure that you include the rule 'tjunction off'.
If you do not (or if you load RTE files generated with previous versions), some of
the connections may not translate back correctly (the tracks and vias will be correct
but they will not contain connection information).
2 Exported Design Files had incorrect size for Blind/Buried Vias
3 The default DO File for Shape Based Router included a Report for Crosstalk, even when the
ADV10 Option was unavailable.
rev 9/13/94
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