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Intertool communications

TH Designs

When I pick a part in editor, it does not highlight in Capture. I have intertool comm enabled, I have opened and closed editor and capture and regenerated the netlist.

I'm expecting that when I move R1 in Editor, R1 will highlight in Capture.......... right?

I have witnessed placing parts from Capture also. If I do a series of key clicks between Editor and Capture on an open area in editor and a part in Capture (I have yet to figure out the exact series because it keeps changing) then I can highlight a part from capture, but still need to click on it to place it in editor.

Here is what I'm looking for, when I select a part to place or move in Editor, I would like the corresponding part to be selected in Capture.

I would also like to be able to click on a part in Capture and the corresponding part be attached to my cursor in Editor.

What am I doing wrong...........

 Thanks,

 Tom

  • Roger BFS

    Tom,

    What I have discovered for the intertool stuff to work like you are expecting, the Capture window and the PCB editor window both have to be open and tiled (side-by-side, etc) on your screen.  Windows behind one another or minimized don't seem to work quiet right or consistently anyway.

    Roger

  • budnoel

    I believe you need to "Highlight" the component in Editor.  What I've also found that works pretty well for me is if I first select the "Move" command in editor, then go to the schematic and select the component, that component is automatically attached to the my cursor in editor and ready for placement.  I toggle the "Previous Zoom" level to immediately return to the area of the design that I had previously been focusing on.  Also, you have to make sure that you don't have anything highlighted or selected before you begin any of the sequences.  I hope this helps.  It took me a little getting used to so don't get discouraged.

  • TH Designs

    Hi Roger,

    I use two monitors, one for Capture and one for Editor. So both environments are open at the same time.

    Tom

  • Roger BFS

    Although not currently, I have used dual monitors as well.  But depending on your graphics card, video setup, I don't think that always counts to the Cadence tools <grin>.  Perhaps there's another little openGL/Win7 "feature" to contend with - - -

    Good luck.

    Roger

  • TH Designs

    budnoel said:

    What I've also found that works pretty well for me is if I first select the "Move" command in editor, then go to the schematic and select the component, that component is automatically attached to the my cursor in editor and ready for placement.  I toggle the "Previous Zoom" level to immediately return to the area of the design that I had previously been focusing on.  

    Wow, it worked the first try!

    But............... Now I can't get it to work again!. Once and done I suppose............

    Since It worked once, some mode or setting must have changed to prevent it from working again. I'll have to hunt around a bit more.

    Thanks,

    Tom

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