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Component rotation option value ignored during placement

Allan M

When placing components manually, the rotation value in the Options window is ignored.  If I select Place Components Manually, and select a component to place, no matter what value is in the rotation options in the options window on the right, i.e. 0, 45, 90, 135,... etc. the component is always placed with the orientation from the library.  If I am placing a bunch of components (i.e. all remaining unplaced components) I have to right-click-rotate for each part I place.  This is slow and affects productivity.

I would expect all components to follow the rotation option value.  Zero would be the original orientation from the library and the other numbers would be relative to the original orientation.

If I enter PlacementEdit mode, the behaviour is the same; the rotation option does not work.

What am I doing wrong?  Is there a setting somewhere I am missing?  Is this a bug I have to live with?

Also, why don't the place manual buttons work in the toolbar on the left?  I have to use the menu every time.

OrCAD PCB Designer Professional 16.6-2015 S084 (v16-6-112GN)) [12/12/2016] Windows 32 running on Windows 7 64 bit.

  • steve
    I would report this to Cadence support (or the channel partner) but as a workaround set the angle under Setup - Design Parameters - Design tab under the Symbol section and then when you place they are placed based on the value from there.
  • oldmouldy
    The Options setting can only set the Rotation Increment in this command. Unlike the "Rotate" command, Options for Place>Manually has "Type" fixed as "Incremental" and cannot be changed to any other Rotation Option, IF you right-click>Rotate while the part is on the cursor from Place>Manually, and not placed, the rotation Increment will be taken from the value in Options, rather than any other setting, this allows the rotation increment to be set as each component is placed. As Steve says, if you want a "fixed" rotation applied as the part leaves the Place>Manually list, this can be set from Design Parameters.
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