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Don't Generate "Dfa_Bound_Top" Shape in OrCAD

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Printed Date: 19 Nov 2024 at 2:43am


Topic: Don't Generate "Dfa_Bound_Top" Shape in OrCAD
Posted By: jgregoire
Subject: Don't Generate "Dfa_Bound_Top" Shape in OrCAD
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2017 at 7:49am
Every footprint exported to OrCAD creates a shape that matches the courtyard on layer "Dfa_Bound_Top" as well as "Place_Bound_Top".

Is there any way to disable creation of the DFA shape? We do not use it and do not want it cluttering up our footprints.

OrCAD's built-in DFA will default to the Place_Bound_Top shape if the Dfa_Bound_Top shape is not present. Since Library Expert generates both shapes identically, the Dfa_Bound_Top shape is redundant.

We delete this shape on every single footprint we create. In OrCAD, wonderful joyous program that it is, it's very easy to accidentally delete the Place_Bound_Top shape without noticing. If Dfa_Bound_Top is also present, you will never notice because the shape is identical, and you won't get an immediate DRC if that footprint intersects another.


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