Error Creating Mechanical Pins with 17.2

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There seems to be a problem creating mechanical pins using LibExpert with OrCAD 17.2.  When a non-plated pad is created where the hole is the same size as the pad (i.e., no pad), OrCAD gives a warning that the pad will be drilled through.  Normally, there is a dialog box to save the pad anyway with the warning.  When LibExpert runs the script, this dialog box does not appear and the pad is not created. 
Has anyone else seen this issue?

This used to work correctly with OrCAD 16.6.

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mhorne Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New User Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote mhorne Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Error Creating Mechanical Pins with 17.2 Posted: 26 Jan 2018 at 7:36am
	There seems to be a problem creating mechanical pins using LibExpert with OrCAD 17.2. When a non-plated pad is created where the hole is the same size as the pad (i.e., no pad), OrCAD gives a warning that the pad will be drilled through. Normally, there is a dialog box to save the pad anyway with the warning. When LibExpert runs the script, this dialog box does not appear and the pad is not created. Has anyone else seen this issue? This used to work correctly with OrCAD 16.6.



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: 5719	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 10:00am
	Please read the User Guide to properly set up your OrCAD PCB preferences. http://www.pcblibraries.com/products/fpx/userguide/default.asp?ch=205 In particular, focus on making sure the drill warnings are suppressed per section 2, and that the Padpath and PsmPath are correct per section 1.
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mhorne Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New User Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote mhorne Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 12:13pm
	Tom, thanks for pointing that out. Suppressing the drill warnings corrected the issue.