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Altium .PcbDoc translation to OrCAD .brd "Divide by Zero Error"

MrStrange
MrStrange over 2 years ago

Hello All,

    We are kicking Altium to the curb after much abuse at the hands of their software developers over the years.

    I'm trying to translate the Altium ASCII PcbDoc file and the process repeatedly terminates in the Command Window: as shown below without actually producing the translated .brd file.

Performing a partial design check before saving.

Writing design to disk.

'unnamed.brd' saved to disk.

Performing a partial design check before saving.

Writing design to disk.

'03_CentralGateway_Logic.brd' saved to disk.

*Error* quotient: Attempted to divide by zero

The final lines of the Altium translator process is shown below. 

4.3.1 INFO - [575] Start Component "TP1214" with Footprint "TP200" SCH_FOOTPRINT: nil - ("TP200" "TP200_3" "3" 1 "TP1214" 42007.52 20643.94 "BOTTOM" nil 90.0 "TP1214" "TP200")
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.3.2 INFO - For Component "TP1214" Footprint "TP200" already exist.
4.3.11 INFO - Footprint "TP200" ID: dbid:000001C9249BF6B0 t created
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
===============================================================================
4.3.0 INFO - END of [ 575] Successful footprints creation of [ 575] Total - End Time: ["Oct 25 08:55:46 2022"]
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
X.1.02 INFO - Board File: "./translator.run/02_CentralGateway_Dump.brd" saved | DBCheck: Errors = 44; Warnings = 1
===============================================================================
4.0.0 INFO - Start to Create Device File.. - Start Time: ["Oct 25 08:55:47 2022"]
===============================================================================
4.0.1 INFO - Footprint Mode set to Generic.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
===============================================================================
4.0.0 INFO - End of [ 1] Successful Device File Creation of [ 1] Total - End Time: ["Oct 25 08:55:47 2022"]
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
4.7.0 INFO - Start to Create [575] Component AND Net Logic - Start Time: "Oct 25 08:55:47 2022"
===============================================================================
4.7.1 INFO - Footprint Mode set to Generic.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.7.2 INFO - Part and net logic sourced from schematic.
===============================================================================
4.7.0 INFO - END of [ 1] Successful Component and Net Logic Creation of [ 1] Total - END Time: ["Oct 25 08:55:47 2022"]
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
X.1.03 INFO - Board File: "./translator.run/03_CentralGateway_Logic.brd" saved | DBCheck: Errors = 0; Warnings = 1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.0.0 INFO - Start for Board Setup...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.0.1 INFO - Start to clear all existing data first
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.2.0 INFO - Start to add Board Records
===============================================================================

Please help me out with some suggestions to get me past this if you can.

Thank you,

MrStrange

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  • DavidJHutchins
    0 DavidJHutchins over 2 years ago

    What tool version & hotfix level are you using?

    Have you contacted your Cadence support people regarding this error?

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    0 MrStrange over 2 years ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Hello David,

      Thank you for your response. We will purchase this Cadence software in January, but for now I'm on a trial license which has no support included. 

       OrCad PCB Designer Professional Software version is  22-1-2022 P001

    Thanks,

    Mario

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  • DavidJHutchins
    0 DavidJHutchins over 2 years ago in reply to MrStrange

    I would contact your Cadence salesperson & explain that if you can't convert your existing Altium designs that you can't switch to Cadence!

    That should get them off their lazy butts to get you some help...

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    0 MrStrange over 2 years ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Hello David,

        Well the main issue is that we are still setting up an NDA with Cadence so I can't send the FAEs any of these Altium production designs to try to debug the translation issue.

       However the NDA will be in place in about a week so after the FAEs can get my source files I'm sure they will be able to assist.

       I was trying to get some direction in this forum in regard to what the root of the issue may be so that I could make progress before the NDA is in place.

    Best Regards,

    Mario

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    0 MrStrange over 2 years ago in reply to MrStrange

    Hello All,

       The issue was that the Altium translator is broken in 17.4 Hotfix 33.

       This was verified by an FAE as the translation works perfectly in Hotfix 32.

        I suppose that it is also broken in the OrCAD 22 version that I'm using.

    Best Regards,

    Mario

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