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| rbuck |
Posted - 30 Sep 2009 : 17:41:43
What is the best way to create schematic components that are not part of the PCB? For example, I have a chassis mount transformer and a chassis mount fuse holder. I want them on the schematic for documentation purposes.
I tried creating a schematic only part. But when I run the integrity check it tells me the board and schematic do not match. When I tell it to update the PCB it then complains that there is no package for the part. I can check Suppress Component, SCM to/from PCB under the component properties and that works. Maybe this is how it should be done?
Another way I have found to do it is to use a component that has both a schematic and package. I can leave the part in the Component Bin and check the Suppress Component, SCM to/from PCB. I then get a warning that there are unused components in the Component Bin.
Either method "works" but I am wonder if there is a better way to do this?
Ray
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| Peter Johnson |
Posted - 02 Oct 2009 : 11:23:10
This issue was reported in V13, but I'm not sure if the fix will have made it into V12.0.6. It's worth downloading it and trying anyway. |
| rbuck |
Posted - 01 Oct 2009 : 17:01:14
David,
Apparently I was creating the schematic only component incorrectly. I deleted the component and manually re-created it and unchecked the "PCB Symbol" checkbox in the process. Now the integrity check doesn't complain.
The first time I created the part I used the wizard and selected schematic only part. The wizard would not let me continue without selecting a package. So I typed "None" in the package box.
If you create the part that way, it complains that it can't forward the design changes to the PCB because no information exists for the PCB package "None".
So it appears the problem is really that the Component Wizard doesn't understand what a schematic only part is.
I am using Version 12.0.5.
Ray |
| DavidM |
Posted - 01 Oct 2009 : 09:10:50
Ray
not sure how you are creating your schematic components, I have just tried it by doing File|New|Component, and unchecking the 'PCB Symbol' checkbox on the New Component dialog. This creates me a component that has no footprint or package information. Adding this to a schematic gives me a component that Translate to PCB (and Integrity Check) are happy to ignore.
Can we also check which version of Easy-PC you are using in case there have been any fixes/changes?
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