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Capture.ini configuration and Show Footprint in Capture

aricbeaver

Hi,

I have a few computers that I setup the Capture.ini file via the environmental variable %HOME%, some work some don't. Ones that do not work spit out the following warning in the Session Log with the following Capture.ini configuration. If I place all the required files into the same directory Dir0, i.e. PAD/DRA/PSM, it works. However, on the machines that do work the PAD and DRA/PSM files are in separate folders... Any ideas what might be the issue?

WARNING(SPMHUT-127): Could not find padstack R60X70. ERROR(SPMHA1-161): Cannot open the design database file ... run standalone dbdoctor on the file. Unable to opening design SMC1206.psm

My full path is: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SPB_Data\cdssetup\OrCAD_Capture\16.6.0 \Capture.ini

Capture.ini configuration...

[Allegro Footprints]

Dir0=C:\Cadence\Library\PCB Footprints

Dir1=C:\Cadence\Library\PCB Padstacks

Dir2=C:\Cadence\SPB_16.6\share\pcb\pcb_lib\symbols

  • aricbeaver
    [Allegro Footprints]
    Dir0=C:\Users\FG376T\Documents\Cadence\PCB Footprints
    Dir1=C:\Cadence\Library\PCB Footprints
    Dir2=C:\Cadence\SPB_16.6\share\pcb\pcb_lib\symbols
  • aricbeaver
    I meant ^^^ is the [Allegro Footprints] configuration.
  • oldmouldy
    The Show Footprint is actually using some PCB Editor functionality to show the footprint so, if you don't have the PAD / DRA / PSM files in the same locations, you will need to configure the padpath and psmpath variables for PCB Editor. The easiest way to do this is to run up PCB Editor, any mode will work, use allegro -orcad at a command prompt if you don't have a PCB Editor license, then Setup>User Preferences, Paths, Libraries, use the "buttons" to open the padpath, for PAD file directories, psmpath for the DRA / PSM file directories, check the "Expand" box, use the "square" icon to add, browse for your directory and add it, use the up arrow to move your entry / entries to the top of the list and OK. You DON'T need the PAD paths in the Capture.ini, it doesn't use them. DON'T separate the DRA and ?SM files, keep them together. You CAN remove ANY of the defaults from the padpath and psmpath that you don't require, like the installation locations. IF you are only using Capture, keeping the PAD / DRA / PSM files together will probably be easier and you can use multiple directories to organise the files but the DRA / PSM files will need to have any related PAD files in the same directory.
  • aricbeaver

    Eureka!!

    That is exactly the issue, one team member improperly setup their padpath in PCB Editor.

    One note here though: Capture should be independent of PCB Editor. That's bad code, Cadence.

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