New Library for Cadence Allegro

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   New Library for Cadence Allegro

Hi all, We have just bought a network version of this software, it works very well, while we can use the software easily enuff to create individual footprints and also use the batch mode for multiple footprints when the need arrives, however, I am looking to take this to the next level and hopefully use PCB Footprint Expert at the centre of my library Management Flow.
What I am interested in is "brainstorming" with people who either are in this same situation or have already gone this road and achieved a satisfactory result.
Obviously I need to build up my library first, so that it contains everything required by my company,

Some ideas I have floating around at the moment in my head are, automating the packaging process, so for new projects the new designs would only batch create what it needed into a new local project library.

I would also like to integrate PCB Footprint Libraries into an overall ECAD Flow.
am interested to know what other people and companies currently do and how they think using PCB Footprint Expert could change/improve their library flow.

Any ideas welcome its all food for thought for me.

Rgs
Stephen Grant-Davies

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sgdavies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 140	Post Options Post Reply Quote sgdavies Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: New Library for Cadence Allegro Posted: 18 Jan 2013 at 3:30am
	New Library for Cadence Allegro Hi all, We have just bought a network version of this software, it works very well, while we can use the software easily enuff to create individual footprints and also use the batch mode for multiple footprints when the need arrives, however, I am looking to take this to the next level and hopefully use PCB Footprint Expert at the centre of my library Management Flow. What I am interested in is "brainstorming" with people who either are in this same situation or have already gone this road and achieved a satisfactory result. Obviously I need to build up my library first, so that it contains everything required by my company, Some ideas I have floating around at the moment in my head are, automating the packaging process, so for new projects the new designs would only batch create what it needed into a new local project library. I would also like to integrate PCB Footprint Libraries into an overall ECAD Flow. am interested to know what other people and companies currently do and how they think using PCB Footprint Expert could change/improve their library flow. Any ideas welcome its all food for thought for me. Rgs Stephen Grant-Davies



Naveed Khan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Active User Joined: 12 Mar 2013 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote Naveed Khan Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2013 at 5:23am
	Hi Stephen Grant-Davies, If you are creating individual footprint, make master database of validated footprint. Next time you can chose that footprint just by searching with part number. In our company we have a database library of large number of footprints, if we get new parts will upload it and parts will get closed atomatically if matches, if not will scrubb those manually or we start creating those. This way you can build library..

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(1) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2013 at 7:11am
	You can use the PCB Footprint Expert "Librarian" feature to create your master library database that contains every aspect of every part in your library. The Librarian has full featured editing just like Excel Spreadsheet (as a matter of fact, you can open you FPX files in M/S Excel). The FPX database can be tailored to contain all the search engine attributes and datasheet links. Why spend lots of $$$ on Agile, Oracle, DxDataBook, CIS or any other Part Library Management (PLM) tools. You can give everyone one in your inner circle access to your FPX file and they can visually see all of your component dimensions, attributes, rules and footprint data for free using the FPE Lite program that has 2 separate programs. One is a IPC Calculator with 18 CAD tool interfaces and one is a FPX Database Viewer. You can create multiple FPX files, one for each PCB design project and leave it separate until everything in confirmed by assembly. Then you can import each PCB design FPX file into your master library database. When the "Parts on Demand" (POD) website opens soon, you will be able to upload and download FPX files and the days on entering component dimensions into the Calculator will be over.

sgdavies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 140	Post Options Post Reply Quote sgdavies Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2013 at 7:21am
	Hi Tom, Im using Cadence, and what I would like to eventually achieve, is to create our company FPX database, and when I have a new design, to generate the netlist, and somehow interact with the FPX database and batch create only the parts I need for that project, these footprints would then ideally be created in my new design Project folder. I am not a software expert, so I am not sure exactly how difficult interacting scripts with the FPX database might be? Any thoughts ideas, as usual are most welcome

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(1) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2013 at 7:27am
	You need to take this off-line and discuss all of your issues with our software programming team. Perhaps your ideas can be implemented into the program to automate several functions. Start off by contacting support@pcblibraries.com and they will direct you to start a dialog with the FPX programmers. The FPE program features are primarily derived from the user base requests. Just be specific on what features you need and they will communicate the reality or difficulty of your request.

sgdavies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 140	Post Options Post Reply Quote sgdavies Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2013 at 7:30am
	ok Cheers Tom, I shall send and email to support