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Knowledge Base Update for Altium Designer

Item ID

AD6-0-00

Author

Altium K/B

Applies to

DXP: General

Created

28/02/06

Last modified

28/02/06


Here is a list of newly added and revised Knowledge Base (KB) Items. For more details about this update please refer to the end of this TechWatch item.

In this edition there are 13 Items. Click on the Knowledge Base Item ID below to view the full Item in your web browser. Also you can enter the Item number and go to it from the Protel Knowledge Base at http://www.altium.com/forms/kb/

Item No. 4804 - [PCB Layout]

How can I create a Panel of my board?
Applies to Protel 2004;DXP 2004 products (all versions);Altium Designer 2004;Altium Designer 6;
Last revised 25-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 4848

Why does my special string of .Layer_Name not display correctly when generating outputs?
Applies to Altium Designer 2004;Altium Designer 6;
Last revised 25-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 4899 - [Fabrication - CAM Outputs]

I sent my Gerber files for Fabrication, but the vendor tells me it is not Gerber data, how can I fix this?
Applies to DXP 2004 products (all versions);
Last revised 25-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 4916 - [Fabrication - CAM Outputs]

CAMtastic Quick Load will not let me see the files in the generated directory, why is this?
Applies to DXP 2004 products (all versions);Altium Designer 2004;Altium Designer 6;
Last revised 24-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 4921 - [Fabrication - CAM Outputs]

Why is the Export to PCB command within CAMTastic unavailable or 'greyed out'?
Applies to DXP 2004 products (all versions);Altium Designer 2004;Altium Designer 6;
Last revised 24-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 4986 - [Fabrication - CAM Outputs]

When doing a Quick Load import, my Gerbers do not get viewed in the CAM Files section of the Import dialog, why is this?
Applies to DXP 2004 products (all versions);Altium Designer 2004;Altium Designer 6;
Last revised 24-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 4914 - [PCB Projects]

I am trying to retrieve one of my backup files stored in the History folder but it opens as a blank document, why is this?
Applies to Altium Designer 2004;Altium Designer 6;
Last revised 22-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 3443 - [All]

What is the purpose of the Filter feature? How do I use it?
Applies to Altium Designer 2004;Altium Designer 6;
Last revised 12-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 5090 - [PCB Layout]

On my PCB, how can I select and edit all vias found on tracks routed with a specific width?
Applies to Altium Designer 2004;Altium Designer 6;
Last revised 12-Jan-2006

 

Item No. 2754 - [All]

When I try to open a text document in Protel 99 SE, even run a Bll of Materials or Design Rule Check, I receive the error TextView.Font.Height:Access violation in 'TextEdit.DLL'. What can be causing this to happen?
Applies to Pre-Release;
Last revised 14-Dec-2005

 

Item No. 4877 - [FPGA Projects]

I want to use Altium Designer and a Nanoboard or Universal JTAG Adapter with a notebook computer, but the computer does not have a parallel port for the JTAG communications.
Applies to DXP 2004 (SP2);Protel 2004 (SP2);Nexar 2004 (SP2);nVisage 2004 (SP2);DXP 2004 products (all versions);Altium Designer 2004 (SP3);Altium Designer 2004 (SP4);
Last revised 13-Dec-2005

 

Item No. 1884 - [All]

What standards do the schematic library parts comply to?
Applies to 3.x;Protel 98;Protel 99 SE;DXP 2004 products (all versions);
Last revised 4-Dec-2005

 

Item No. 4252 - [PCB Layout - Design Rules]

Is it possible to disable Net Analyzing?
Applies to Protel 2004;Protel 99 SE;Protel DXP;
Last revised 22-Nov-2005


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