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Square NO_PROBE For Round Radial Parts

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Topic: Square NO_PROBE For Round Radial Parts
Posted By: mahmoodv99
Subject: Square NO_PROBE For Round Radial Parts
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2016 at 9:31pm
Hi,
 
Library Expert V2016.03 Allegro Output NO_PROBE area is generated as square instead of Round for Radial LED.

Same issue existed in V2015.21 and I posted the problem in forum back then, but it's still not fixed.
 


I'm adding a 1.9 mm Excess "NO_PROBE" from component body, component body is circle, then why is "NO_PROBE" coming as square?.

I want a ROUND shape for Allegro "NO_PROBE".

The same issue exists for round Radial [Electrolytic].

Can you fix this?




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Posted By: chrisa_pcb
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2016 at 11:48am
I'll take a look and see if I can come up with a resolution for this. Right now it uses a square because its going to the extents of the particular shape. Its not really based on whether or not its square. I'll see what I can do though.


Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2016 at 1:09pm
This issue will be fixed in V2016.04 to be released by Monday May 2.



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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 02 May 2016 at 8:06am
Let us know if V2016.04 fixed your problem.

Thanks!


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Posted By: mahmoodv99
Date Posted: 06 May 2016 at 5:03am
Originally posted by Tom H Tom H wrote:

Let us know if V2016.04 fixed your problem.

Thanks!

Not fixed, still same problem Cry


Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 06 May 2016 at 12:32pm
Can you post a picture of what you are getting?

Also, V2016.05 pre-release is available here - http://www.pcblibraries.com/downloads" rel="nofollow - www.pcblibraries.com/downloads


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Posted By: chrisa_pcb
Date Posted: 06 May 2016 at 12:54pm
Simply select the Radial LED Reference part and No Probe should be Courtyard. Output to Allegro and it should work. If you're trying to do something other than that, let me know.


Posted By: mahmoodv99
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 8:37pm
Not OK when selecting No probe excess as Component Body.




Its OK when selecting No probe excess as Courtyard.




Posted By: mahmoodv99
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 8:39pm
I want to use Components Body as reference.
Hope you will fix it in next version.


Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 09 May 2016 at 7:17am
We recommend that you remove the courtyard "Excess" so that it hugs the Footprint Boundary.

We cannot change the square NO_PROBE to Round Shape.

I notice that you are putting an "Excess" value in your NO_PROBE setting. Just use the Courtyard which is 0.25 mm Excess and add on to that.



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Posted By: mahmoodv99
Date Posted: 09 May 2016 at 9:41pm

Dear Tom,

Courtyard excess created in any shape. But why No probe can't create so ? Is any IPC rules for creation NO_PROBE ?
 
For Radial LED couryard is OK, but for other components like TO-92, crystal, SMD Electrolyic Capacitor NO_PROBE created as rectangle shape when selecting option both Component body and Cortyard.


Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 10 May 2016 at 8:27am
There is no IPC standard for Allegro / OrCAD PCB NO_PROBE test point keep-outs.



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Posted By: chrisa_pcb
Date Posted: 10 May 2016 at 9:45am
How critical is such a feature? That the no probe be able to expand a polygon courtyard without using a rectangle?



Posted By: mahmoodv99
Date Posted: 10 May 2016 at 8:39pm
Dear Chrisa,

I know that, but if it will create automatically that's good.
I am expecting a 100% completed output form FPX. 



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