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  Before contacting us for a problem you're having with ProCAD PowerStation 32, please make sure your installed programs are current (use the [Help]Software Update... menu item in ProCAD PowerStation 32 to update your system), and read through these Frequently Asked Questions as well as the list of known bugs. In many cases, you will find the information you need here. If you choose to contact us, please supply the information requested on the Support and information request page
 
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Remote Router Client or Remote Updater reports missing RASAPI32.DLL.

ProCAD PowerStation 32 v5.0 reports missing WININET.DLL.

ProCAD 16/32 v5.0 requests a 3 field Authorization code, but the CD label has 4 fields.

ProCAD 16/32 v5.0 does not resolve net names through vias.

Gerber data does not display correctly in GC-PREVIEW.

ProRoute 32 Reports Missing or Bad DRC$PAD attribute.

Remote Router Client or Remote Updater reports missing RASAPI32.DLL.


 
RASAPI32.DLL is a Microsoft DLL which is included in its later releases of its Windows operating systems when Remote Access Service (RAS) is installed. By default on most Windows installation, RAS is automatically installed. However, some installation of Windows with just high speed Internet Access (Cable, DSL, T1, etc), RAS is not installed. You should ask your system administrator to install RAS before you can use our Remote Router Access Client or Remote Updater software. If your system is Windows NT4.0, you may alternatively click here to download RASAPI32.DLL, then copy it to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.  

NOTE: This version of RASAPI32.DLL is only compatible with Windows NT 4.0
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ProCAD PowerStation 32 v5.0 reports missing WININET.DLL.


 
WININET.DLL is a Microsoft DLL which is included in its later releases of its Windows operating systems. However, some older releases of Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 lacks this DLL. Click here to download WININET.DLL, then copy it to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
 
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ProCAD 16/32 v5.0 requests a 3 field Authorization code, but the CD label has 4 fields.

 
You are invoking older ProCAD v4.5. If you created your own short cuts on the desktop, you must modify them to point to the new directory (\WPROCAD\BIN16 for ProCAD 16 or \WPROCAD\BIN32 for ProCAD 32). Your old v4.5 executables are still under \WPROCAD\BIN directory.
 
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ProCAD 16/32 v5.0 does not resolve net names through vias.

 
You should execute the [Check]Resolve... command. This command is automatically execute in ProCAP before a netlist is generated, so be assured that your netlist or wire list will always be accurate.
 
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Gerber data does not display correctly in GC-PREVIEW.

 
The 274X Gerber format has provisions for decimal format for aperture data entry and X:Y coordinate data entry. Some Gerber viewers, noticeably GC-PREVIEW interprets the decimal format to include all data (aperture & coordinates) which will cause data generated in GerPlot to display incorrectly. You can fix this problem by deleting the "D" from the second line in the data file generated by GerPlot - i.e. change %FSDAX23Y23*% to %FSAX23Y23*%.
 
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ProRoute 32 Reports Missing or Bad DRC$PAD attribute.

 
The earlier release of ProRoute does not interpret the DRC$PADx attribute of cells correctly. You should use the remote updater utility ([Help]Software Updates... menu item in ProCAD 32) to update your installed ProRoute. Note: This bug does not exist in ProRoute 16.
 
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