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OrCAD 16.3 PCB Editor User's Interface Setting Problem in windows 7 Operating sytem?

Hi Everyone,

I am new to PCB Editor and just downloaded and installed t the software on my laptop with Windows 7 I am having with the PCB Editor GUI on both Operating System.

Whatever I changed such as Add Line, Place Parts, Add Shape, Move Part, toggle grid on/off, ect... did not get updated on the board canvas until I hit the zoom in/out the board. It did not show the dynamic of the process. For example, if I tried to move a part, it did not show the part being attached and moved along with the mouse cursor. I seemed that the part did not moved until I hit the button or the zoom in/out of the board. This is very annoying and irritating to see, since I did not see where the part was moved to.

Another problem was when I hovered the mouse over a part, it supposed to be hightlighted but it did not. Nothing happed. If I pointed the mouse cursor to an empty area on the board and right click, (while not in any editing mode) a popup menu was supposed to appear but it did not.

I believe this is only a setting issue this I did not know about. Please help me solve this issue. Please!!!

Thanks,

Dhamodharan.

BillZ over 11 years ago

Here are somethings to check. Make sure you are not running the base release. Help>About if it says 16.3 Pxxx it is the base release and you need the Hotfix ISR. Thats the first step. The next thing is it might be a Graphics card issue. I would suggest installing the latest drivers for your graphics card. It might be an OpenGL compatiabilty issue. YOu can test this by disabling the OpenGL in Setup>User Preferences>Display
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Dhamodharann over 11 years ago

Thanks BillZ. The Graphics card disply settings are been get changed. so i had checked it and changed. Then it's gets working...
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