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   You need a webcast training session to answer all of your questions. 

Whenever you change any "User Preferences" you're supposed to create your Personal .DAT file. i.e.: Do not use "UserPreferences.dat" when you change numbers and settings.  
You can have multiple "User Preference" files. 

Prior to creating your personal "User Preference" file, change the Environment to "Least". Then when you create your "User Preference" file it will be "Least Environment". i.e.: when you create your own "User Preference" file the program copies UserPreferences.dat and whatever settings and environment level you have selected at the time. 

You can create many DAT files with different names and run your FPX file through each DAT file to create many different libraries. 

You just need to know how the program works. We'll have our new training videos posted next month that will explain every aspect of the tool. But right now the programmers are still developing the tool. 

Through-hole components come out in the next release V2012.20. 

Let me know when it's a good day and time for a personal webcast demo to resolve all your issues. But please wait until V2012.20 gets released as it will have several bugs fixed. 

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Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5717	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Sep 2012 at 1:21pm
	You need a webcast training session to answer all of your questions. Whenever you change any "User Preferences" you're supposed to create your Personal .DAT file. i.e.: Do not use "UserPreferences.dat" when you change numbers and settings. You can have multiple "User Preference" files. Prior to creating your personal "User Preference" file, change the Environment to "Least". Then when you create your "User Preference" file it will be "Least Environment". i.e.: when you create your own "User Preference" file the program copies UserPreferences.dat and whatever settings and environment level you have selected at the time. You can create many DAT files with different names and run your FPX file through each DAT file to create many different libraries. You just need to know how the program works. We'll have our new training videos posted next month that will explain every aspect of the tool. But right now the programmers are still developing the tool. Through-hole components come out in the next release V2012.20. Let me know when it's a good day and time for a personal webcast demo to resolve all your issues. But please wait until V2012.20 gets released as it will have several bugs fixed.



Mattylad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 02 Jun 2012 Location: Lancashire UK Status: Offline Points: 152	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mattylad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Sep 2012 at 2:55pm
	Cheers Tom, keep developing the program - I am sure that we will be having some web sessions at some time in the future for some training on how to use it ;)

Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5717	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Sep 2012 at 3:10pm
	But, did you understand my explanation? Open "Setup > User Preferences" and change the Environment to Least. Then create a copy of "UserPreferences.dat" file by creating a new .dat file. The new .dat file will have Least Environment. The file name should be LeastUserPreferences.dat. To create another DAT file. Reopen the Master UserPreferences.dat file, change the Environment to Most and then create a copy of the UserPreferences.dat by creating a new .dat file. The file name should be MostUserPreferences.dat. Tip: when ever you have UserPreferences.dat file loaded and you select the ... button to create a new .dat file, the program simply makes a copy of UserPreferences.dat and whatever settings you have. If you ever screw up the UserPreferences.dat file, simply delete it in this folder - C:\Program Files (x86)\PCB Libraries\FPX 2012 and when you run the program it will automatically regenerate a brand new UserPreferences.dat file with the program default settings. Little tips that everyone needs to know and I need to create the videos after the programmers get all the bugs out and new features in. Hopefully that will be soon.

Mattylad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 02 Jun 2012 Location: Lancashire UK Status: Offline Points: 152	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mattylad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Sep 2012 at 3:28pm
	To be honest it's 11:30PM and I'm heading for bead and am intending to read and digest it more later. but thank you for the explanation - I am sure when I am not so tired I will understand it. Matt.

Mattylad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 02 Jun 2012 Location: Lancashire UK Status: Offline Points: 152	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mattylad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 5:33am
	This will likely be a question that I ask this afternoon

DaveCowl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 18 Oct 2012 Location: Santa Clara, CA Status: Offline Points: 161	Post Options Post Reply Quote DaveCowl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Nov 2012 at 4:42pm
	I am also confused regarding the UserPreferences. I have created a new .dat file. I changed the pad type for chip to Rounded Rectangle. When I exit and restart, I can go to the Setup and I can see that Rounded Rectangle is in the user preferences, while Rectangle is in the Default. When I go to create a new Chip part, it uses the Rectangle where I expected it to use the UserPreference indicated Rounded Rectangle. Is there another place where I need to set which user preference file is used? Cheers! Dave.

DaveCowl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 18 Oct 2012 Location: Santa Clara, CA Status: Offline Points: 161	Post Options Post Reply Quote DaveCowl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Nov 2012 at 4:45pm
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DaveCowl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 18 Oct 2012 Location: Santa Clara, CA Status: Offline Points: 161	Post Options Post Reply Quote DaveCowl Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Nov 2012 at 4:49pm
	Nevermind - it looks like I needed to set the Environment to User.