Re: [PROTEL EDA USERS]:Interesting fact

[Soren Juel Andersen <sja@vitreus.dk>]

I have a .DDB of 9MB that is empty, the recycle bin also, so what is in it:
CYBERSPACE ?

Best regards

Soren Andersen

"Dan G." wrote:

> 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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