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Reuse Module with different stackup

markyd
markyd over 3 years ago

I realize there is an old question with the same subject, but it's 8 years old and not really helpful. (https://community.cadence.com/cadence_technology_forums/pcb-design/f/pcb-design/28269/reuse-module-with-different-stackup)

The question is fundamentally the same, and i hope there is a solution for this now in 2022...  I'm currently using SPB 17.2, but i do have access to 17.4 if needed.

I have a project that is 6-layers.  It is going to be a small piece of several larger board designs that all have different stackups (from 10-18 layers).   Schematically, everything is happy, i've got the symbol in the other designs, everything packages, etc...   However, when i get to the PCB layout and try to Place the Module i receive the error message "(SPMHDB-277): Physical layers do not match".   I know they don't match and changing the physical layer names to match isn't really a good option in my opinion.

The ultimate question:  Is there a way to map the physical layers of the module to the physical layers of the board i'm placing it in?

If yes, how to do it?

If no, is there a reason this feature doesn't exist?  Seems this would be useful for hierarchical/modular designs

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    0 RFinley over 3 years ago

    CircuitSpace plugin handles stackup changes, rotation and side mirroring without any problems.  Does your site have a license for that?

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    0 markyd over 3 years ago in reply to RFinley

    Thanks, but i don't seem to have a license for it.

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    0 markyd over 3 years ago in reply to RFinley

    Thanks, but i don't seem to have a license for it.

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