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ERROR(ORCAP-36055): Illegal character in \ic (logic )\.

I'm having to migrate an OrCAD schematic that was originally layed out in OrCAD PCB to work with Allegro. I get the error

ERROR(ORCAP-36055): Illegal character in \ic (logic )\. when I try and netlist but I need help in tracking down the illegal characters. I've searched the footprint names and I've searched a netlist generated for PADS2K so what can I try next.

TIA, Oliver

0 steve over 12 years ago

Check the part name and location in the design cache. OrCAD (and Allegro) don't like ().
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0 Mr Opamps over 12 years ago

How do I find which part has the problem?
PS design has 1156 parts in it.
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0 steve over 12 years ago

When you netlist check the session log. This should narrow down the part that has the issue.
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0 Mr Opamps over 12 years ago

Sadly the session log doesn't give any more info than my subject line. That would be too easy :(
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0 oldmouldy over 12 years ago

Open the PSTXPRT.DAT netlist file and search for the string, spaces and braces will be the issue when the netlister process built the "device" field, the RefDes will be listed for the part(s), you will likely need to change the file location stored in the Design Cache for the affected part(s), this may be down to the original library location, OLB file, or that the parts have been edited locally in the design, DSN listed as the source. In the Project Manager window, open the Design Resources "+" icons so the the Design Cache items are visible, Replace the symbols in the Design Cache so that they are sourced from an acceptable library path, restricting the path to names with a-z, 0-9 and underscore characters is preferable.
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