layer stack-up report empty?

[dbur]

This may be a bug.   My UB export layer stack-up report is empty except for a header and sometime almost a few characters of some layer names.

This is what I get:

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Ultiboard Information Export File

Design Name  : Power Dist Board-1082-0_01 - Layer stack-up
Report Date  : 29 March 2016
Report Time  : 18:25
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

That's the full file content.

UB14.0.1, Win10 64b

[Rscd27]

Can you describe the process that you are following to create the stack-up report? Is this happening with other files?

[dbur]

Just click on export and select the layer stackup report check box, text option.  I also check for gerbers, dxf and various other reports as well.

This is a 6 layer design, with the standard silkscreen and solder/paste masks.

The board statistics text report looks fine.

Here is another try in which part of some layer info made it into the report, then no more:

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Ultiboard Information Export File
Design Name  : Power Dist Board-1082-0_01 - Layer stack-up
Report Date  : 21 March 2016
Report Time  : 14:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Copper Top       

Signal           
T   

[Rscd27]

Hello dbur,

I use one of the examples that is shipped with NI-Ultiboard named Iint4lRouted.ewprj, the examples are usually located in C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\Circuit Design Suite 14.0\samples

Remember to open the file directly from Ultiboard.

This is a simple design with Copper Top, 2 inner layers and Copper Bottom.

I proceed to generate the report in a .txt file

Then I reviewed the exported file: 

And it seems to be correct. Based on the Ultiboard User-Manual:

http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/374488a.pdf (Check Page 8-16)

It seems that is showing the correct information. I believe that you must try this example and verify if the report is generated correctly. If you can generated correctly it could mean that there is a corruption of your project or a bug. Can you attach your project to test it?  

Warm Regards,

Randy

Applications Engineering

National Instruments

www.ni.com/support  

[dbur]

Yes I got that result on the sample file.  I cannot post my file here because it is customer proprietary.

I tried a much earlier version and it had the same problem.

I tried several entirely different old designs and they also had the same problem.

I tried a design file from someone else and it did work.

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OK, I think I found the issue.  The report does not generate correctly if you don't have all the layers hard selected first in the design toolbox.

I believe this should be an error.  The layers exist and should be properly reported, whether they are enabled in the Design Toolbox for viewing or not.

[Rscd27]

Hello,

I am glad that now is working. Please post that request in the idea exchange forum and request that feature for next Multisim versions. The R&D department usually monitore this forum:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/Multisim-and-Ultiboard-Idea/idb-p/multisimideas

If you have more questions let us know.  

Warm Regards,

Randy

Applications Engineering

National Instruments

www.ni.com/support