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OrCAD PCB Editor Inverting Mechanical and Connect Pins

justintesmer

I made a footprint file for a connector that uses 7 connect pins and 2 mechanical pins.  i also made the padstacks custom, arranged them properly and saved the footprint (.dra) file.  I'm making schematics with OrCAD Layout, netlits are generating with no errors, but when i place the components in PCB editor, the connect pins load the mechanical padstack and vice versa.  when i open the .dra file for the footprint all is well, the swap only occurs when i place the part in my .brd file.  anyone experience this problem?

thanks for your time,

-justin

  • steve

    Justin

    Maybe you could attach a zip file containing the dra, pad  and olb files for the connector. Are the padstack names unique ? You mention Orcad Layout but I'm assuming you mean Orcad Capture (Layout is the old PCB tool replaced by Orcad PCB Editor). I've not seen this issue before.

  • BillZ

    Hi,

    Please check the time stamps on the footprint dra and psm. Make sure your psm is really from the current dra. and the correct psm is inthe psmpath

    Regards,

    BillZ

    EMA Design Automation

  • justintesmer

     Yes,i meant cpature, sorry about that.  Here are the files you requested:

    http://www.4shared.com/file/109633272/7781e426/CONNECTOR.html

    The capture part in question is called OMRON_XF2L_7POS

    Thanks again,

    -justin

     

  • steve

    Justin

    It's nothing to do with Capture. Your PCB Footrpint is incorrect. If you start a new package symbol and add pin the smd_mm_1_025_2.pad is actually a pad 0.762 x 0.889 and smd_mm_134_1.pad is 0.25 x 1.0. When the symbol is loaded into PCB Editor it takes the pad definition from the pad file not the dra symbol file. The padstacks have been modified and the symbol data hasn't been updated to suit.

    I would suggest re-creating your padstacks and symbol file.

    Steve

  • justintesmer

     thanks steve,

    i'll give that a try and let you know .

    -justin

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