Re: [PROTEL EDA USERS]:Interesting fact

["Dan G." <dan@sgl.com>]

Thanks
Following your suggestion I ticked off the 'compact before closing' and
tested out a file.  Compacted from 27MB to 8MB.

Regards,
Dan G.

Dennis Saputelli wrote:
> 
> it seems to swell mysteriously, compacting usually helps
> also check recycle bin and empty before comptacting (on utility arrow
> menu)
> 
> Dennis Saputelli
> 
> "Dan G." wrote:
> >
> > Greetings,
> >   I'm going to throw more gas on the fire...
> >
> >  Here my little story: I had a four layer board of which all were full
> > board polygons.  The database file came to 50MB. As I rechecked the
> > board, zooming in and out(eternal redraws), I decided to change the
> > internal layers to internal planes (nearly a dozen split planes). As
> > this is split planes and not polygons, the database file should shrink
> > significantly(helps when you're low on HDD space like me). Well it now
> > read 54MB....
> >  So I created a new database file and copied the PCB and Sch files in
> > it. (thats all I had in the other one) I checked to make sure I could
> > read them, I could)
> > I go through Explorer and find the file.  It reads 8MB...
> > After lifting my jaw off the floor, I continued on my merry way and
> > found I was missing three vias(for SMT caps).  I repoured the top and
> > bottom polygons and saved. I went to copy the database file as backup
> > and it was now 12MB.
> >
> > Does Protel99SE5 save the 'history' as well in the database file? Maybe
> > I didn't set something up right? Is it a bug, I mean- feature? If
> > anybody said anything about this before, could you remind me to make an
> > appointment with the optometrist?
> >
> > Regard
> > Dan G
> >
> 
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