servicepack1.txt

《电路板设计与制作Protel99 高级应用》随书光盘

                   servicepack1.exe      说明文档


Problems fixed in Protel 99 Service Pack 1

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Design Explorer can now be closed during startup by clicking the close button at the top right of the application. Note - Holding the CTRL key as you open a database will stop previously open documents being automatically reopened. 

Invalid filename characters are automatically detected and rejected. Note - Filename limit is 50 characters, longer names are automatically truncated. 

File existence is checked when exporting multiple files from a design database. 

ODBC interface updated to support latest release of the Microsoft ODBC interface. Note - Protel 99 uses V3.5 ODBC drivers. Office 2000 and SQL V7 use V4 drivers. There have been a number of issues with the version 4 drivers - if you have a product that installs version 4 drivers it is recommended that you download the latest driver updates from the Microsoft website.

Incorrect OLE registrations now detected and handled - this caused the invalid integer message during startup. 

Compact and repair dialog updated to gray-out design name field when the "perform compact after close" option is enabled. 

Linked text documents are no longer copied into the design database as well as being linked. 

Memory management enhanced. 

Refreshing of the design tree enhanced. 


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Schematic complex to simple feature implemented. Refer to the Protel 99 FAQs for information on how to create a Complex design in Protel 99. 

Linking to an external database from a schematic now supported. 

Schematic Bill of Materials no longer truncates the list of designators. 

Schematic printer setups are now stored correctly. 

Schematic component cache upgraded to support different components that have the same name - previously this situation could result in a component changing after editing, or the file being unable to be opened. 

Default schematic template now being correctly applied when creating a new schematic. 

OrCAD DSN translator updated to cater for inconsistencies in the source DSN file. 

On-the-fly editing of schematic Wire attributes now supported. 

The ASCII schematic library loader has been enhanced to detect hidden objects in library components. 

Schematic back-annotate feature now looks for the was/is file within the database and updates the schematic correctly. 


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Design synchronizer enhanced to speed up the macro creation phase (this also applies to netlist load). 

Design synchronizer no longer descends into sheet parts (sheet parts are sub-sheets that descend from a component). 


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Protecting PCB pre-routes has been substantially enhanced - a new "Lock all pre-routes" option has been added to the Autorouter setup dialog. It is no longer necessary to manually lock all pre-routed tracks and vias. Note - Pre-routed arcs are currently not supported. 

DXF import/export enhanced, with better object handling and numerical precision. 

PCB paste array enhanced to support automatic designator incrementing for both individual component array paste, and multiple component array paste. 

Placing tracks in Push mode enhanced - previously it would delete track segments or fail under certain circumstances. 

Shift+R hotkey added to toggle the Interactive Routing Mode whilst placing a track. 

Netlist load now correctly recognizes the first line in the netlist. Note - Protel 99 includes a powerful design synchronization feature that transfers design information between the schematic and the PCB, making Netlist creation/loading redundant. Select Update PCB from the schematic menus, or Update Schematic from the PCB menus to use the design synchronizer. 

Changing the PCB footprint during component placement now supported. 

Vias are correctly placed while placing arcs and changing layers. 

Placing a PCB primitive after a batch Gerber import now fully supported. 

Status Bar shows component Designator after selecting Move Component in the PCB editor and clicking on a component. 

PCB documents that include special strings can be opened with the Convert Special Strings option enabled. 

Invalid layer stack rule correctly detected. 

Prompt to save the PCB now functioning when net names change during re-synchronization. 

Update PCB button in the Library Editor now supports lower case characters. 

PCB zooming has been enhanced to better support zooming in on long connections, this could cause a problem on certain graphics cards. 


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Simulator updated to support the comma character being used as the decimal symbol in the Windows Regional (Country) setting. 

The IGBT.lib and MOSFET.lib simulation-ready component symbol libraries have been updated. Visit the Protel Library Development Center at www.protel.com to download the SIM99 Library Updates.

Creating a blank cell in a simulation results window now fully supported. 

Circuit simulation waveform text is correctly scaled during printing. 

The number of test points in a noise simulation now get calculated correctly. 

Simulation subcircuits that contain a poly statement now netlist correctly. 


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Minor updates to the schematic-to-PLD translator file. 

PLD device fitters now get called correctly in Windows 95. 

Mach device fitters updated. 

Philips device library updated. 


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