Border Symbols for Mentor DC/DV Tools

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Description
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This package contains Border symbols for A3 page format, used in Design Capture or Design View tools (tools included in Mentor Graphics Expedition PCB). Borders are compatible with GOST 2.104-68* and extended for use in the projects under Subversion (SVN).

File List
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ReadMe.txt - Border Package User Guide (this file)
BorderData.asc - Border Data file
Borders.inp - A3FP and A3 Border Symbols
BorderData.svnprops - SVN properties for BorderData.asc file

How to import Borders
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1) Launch Library Manager, open your Central Library
2) Menu Tools->Library Services
3) Symbols Tab (Operation: Import, Import from: ASCII file, Import from: your_path\Borders.inp)
4) Current partition: select_your_border_partition
5) Press "Include All" button
6) Press "Apply", then "Close"

How to make it the default border
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1) Find in the %SDD_HOME%\standard\config\vbdc\vbdcsys.asc file *DWG_FORMAT section
2) Add two lines:
*DWG_FORMAT	"A3 (First page)"		A3FP
*DWG_FORMAT	A3		A3       DEFAULT
It will be like the following:
!		Define the drawing formats. Syntax after keyword is page
!		size name, followed by symbol name for the drawing outline.
!		DEFAULT is default page size when creating a new drawing.
!		Edit this list as appropriate.
*DWG_FORMAT	"A3 (First page)"		A3FP
*DWG_FORMAT	A3		A3       DEFAULT
*DWG_FORMAT	A		A
*DWG_FORMAT	"A (vertical)"	AV
*DWG_FORMAT	B		B
*DWG_FORMAT	C		C 
*DWG_FORMAT	D		D
*DWG_FORMAT	E		E
*DWG_FORMAT	F		F

How to use it in the project
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1) Place BorderData.asc file in the project root folder
2) Launch Design Capture and open your project, open schematic (click on the *.sbk file)
3) For the first page of your schematic do the following:
 a) Menu View->Select Filter
 b) Set checkbox "Unselectable symbols", then select and delete border in your schematic page
 c) Place A3FP symbol from your border partition (Menu Place->Symbol)
 d) Unset checkbox "Unselectable symbols", then close Select Filter window
4) Save and close your schematic file (*.sbk)
5) Reopen it (Border fields will be refreshed).
This procedure has to be done only once for project (for the first page). All other pages will appear with the A3 border symbol by default.
To modify Border field values, you can modify BorderData.asc directly or click menu Edit->Properties, Border Data tab (or double click to the empty place of your schematic page).

How to use svn automatic fields like autor, revision, etc.
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1) Place your project under svn
2) Right click the BorderData.asc file then choose "Properties"
3) Click "Subversion" tab, then "Properties..." button
4) Click "Import..." button and choose BorderData.svnprops file
5) Commit BorderData.asc file
Every time you or someone else change, commit and update file, the svn fields in the file will be automatically replaced by the appropriate values. Read more about it in the SVN Documentation.