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Loading Footprints keep getting DB Doctor message

Loading new netlist into 23.1 Apparently it does not like many of the specified footprints or padstacks. I have to open the footprint in 231., save the pad stack then save the footprint. This is very time consuming and frustrating to say the least.

I also get the following message

WARNING(SPMHNI-194): Symbol 'SMD_SOD123_ANODE_PIN1' used by RefDes D30 for device 'DIODE_0_SMD_SOD123_ANODE_PIN1_1N4148W-7-F' not found.

The symbol either does not exist in the library path (PSMPATH) or is an old symbol from a previous release.

Set the correct library path if not set or use dbdo

     The current version of software is unable to open design smd_sod123_anode_pin1.

The design was last saved using version 16.5 and must be updated using DB Doctor. [help]


Going to DB Doctor does nothing, no option to update a footprint?

Tom

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0 Sagetech 9 months ago

When I get the above messages, my only option so far is to open the footprint in 17.4, run DB Doctor on it. Save each padstack, save the part and exit from 17.4. Open 23.1, load the part, run DB Doctor on it, close the part, load the board file and import the netlist. The part will now load but I have probably 100 parts that won't and need this procedure done to get them to load.

There must be a better way...........??
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0 AsbjornEdvalds 9 months ago in reply to Sagetech

Hi,

With your installation there should be a dbdoctor_ui.exe. You can get that to run on all files in a folder by specifying a wildcard in the input design name

E.g. C:\folder\lib\*.*

This will update all the design files in the folder specified to the version of the dbdoctor
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0 AsbjornEdvalds 9 months ago in reply to Sagetech

Hi,

With your installation there should be a dbdoctor_ui.exe. You can get that to run on all files in a folder by specifying a wildcard in the input design name

E.g. C:\folder\lib\*.*

This will update all the design files in the folder specified to the version of the dbdoctor
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