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i am using allegro pcb editor 16.2 s007 and have added some directories to my padpath and psmpath, but when i close the brd file and reopen it, all of the paths that I set are gone.  is there an ini file I can edit or some way i can get the paths to be maintained permanently?

 thanks

  • mcatramb91

    Hello,

    The easy answer is to make your changes using the User Preferences Editor (Setup > User Preferences..)  Once you open the User Preferences form select the Library folder under the Paths Category and you will be able to modify the PADPATH and PSMPATH settings to be changed then the changes are written to your local Cadence environmental file "env".  The file "env" is normally located in the PCBENV folder in your Windows Home Directory, (opening a Dos prompt - Run > cmd should tell you where you Home directory is located)

    Hope this helps,
    Mike Catrambone

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    mcatramb91 said:

    Hello,

    The easy answer is to make your changes using the User Preferences Editor (Setup > User Preferences..)  Once you open the User Preferences form select the Library folder under the Paths Category and you will be able to modify the PADPATH and PSMPATH settings to be changed ....

     this is what i did, but they don't stay there when i close and reopen the file.

     my windows home directory is hidden...or do you mean the home directory for the cadence install?

     

    thanks

  • archive

    is there a way to redefine where my directory "pcbenv" location is?

  • redwire

     The "home" directory is the one for projects and is set by the "HOME" environment variable.  The pcbenv folder under this path is searched for an env file first.

     

    Use the environment variable editor to change the location.  Be sure to close all Cadence apps prior to changing the variable.

  • Ejlersen

    Hi

    Before doing as described below, please ask your ECAD admin if this is allright and won't interfere with some company setup. 

    Go to your Control Panel

    Double click "System" and select "Advanced" and "Environment Variables" and in the "System" section click new.

    Add a variable ALLEGRO_PCBENV and set the value to e.g., "C:\Cadence\user_setup"

    Now create the directory user_setup in the C:\Cadence directory. Start PCB Editor and select Setup->User Preferences and change your paths. Now you should see an "env" file without an extension in the directory - this is where your settings are written. Hopefully everything should be fine now?

    Best regards

    Ole

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