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Align Components in Allegro-L

hobbss

I found this thread: www.cadence.com/.../16362.aspx but it seems to be closed (unable to post a reply to it directly).

 I just upgraded from "OrCAD PCB Editor" to Allegro-L (which confusingly, is called "PCB Editor" after installing).  I have confirmed with my vendor that by running "PCB Editor" (not "OrCAD PCB Editor"), I am actually running Allegro-L.  When I go to "Help" --> "About", it shows that I am running: OrCAD PCB Designer 16.3 s018 (v16-3-85BB) [9/27/2010]i86.

However, I can't find the align components command.  As this is one of the only differences between OrCAD PCB Editor and Allegro-L (besides the ability to add additional modules), I am a little disappointed (and not entirely sure my upgrade worked, despite what my vendor says).  Per the thread referenced above, I select two components, right click, and look at the options.I have: Move, Copy, Unplace Component, Mirror, Spin, Assign color, Highlight, Add to group, Fix, Unfix, Property edit, Show element, and 3D view.  I do not have the option to align the components.  Am I missing something here, or was this functionality removed from Allegro-L 16.3?

 If it matters, I am running this on Windows 7 64 bit.

 

Edit: for whatever reason, I can now reply to the old thread, but do not know how to remove this one, so will leave the question as posted...

  • steve

    It sounds like you are still running with the Orcad License. Make sure you use the new Allegro license that your vendor should have sent you. The title banner along the top will say Allegro PCB Design L Project design path and name. If it still says Orcad then change the license.

    In regard to the Align stuff you need to be in Placement Application Mode to run the Align Component command. If you have Allrgro you should have three app modes (green icons in the top left) or from Setup - Application Mode - Placement Edit, then select the components you want to align then RMB - Align Components. RMB over the one you want to align to.

  • fxffxf

     If the about screen reports OrCAD then you are still running the OrCAD product. If you are running PCB L then the title bar will show 

    "Allegro PCB Design L ..."

    You should go to the Start Menu and see how Allegro is launched. RMB on the Allegro shortcut and invoke Properties. Select the Shortcut tab and look that the "Target" (you may need to scroll this field). If you see the argument "-orcad" delete this term and try launching Allegro again.

    If you are still in OrCAD go to the Allegro File->Change Editor menu item and see if what product choices you have available. If you do not see a choice for "Alllegro PCB L" then you have an issue with your license server

  • hobbss

     I was, in fact, still running with the old license, which is weird, because that license file no longer existed.

     I had to open LM Tools, stop the service, start the service, and re-read the file.  However, to do this, (and this is the critical step), the user profile active on the server must have administrative privileges.

     Once I did that (as an administrator), everything works -- including aligning parts (and checking that the software running is actually the correct version).

  • John Cerny
    in reply to steve

    Thanks for pointing the Setup>Application Mode out to us.  I haven't had formal training, so I appreciate your help.

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