PCB Libraries Forum : Prefereces not saved to .opt file? https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:27:46 +0000 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:27:37 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3019 <![CDATA[PCB Libraries Forum]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/forum_images/PCBLForumLogo.gif https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Prefereces not saved to .opt file? : There are 2 Option files.Console...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/prefereces-not-saved-to-opt-file_topic3019_post12042.html#12042 Author: Tom H
Subject: 3019
Posted: 08 Dec 2021 at 9:27am

There are 2 Option files. 
  1. Console Options
  2. Your Master Options
The Footprint Naming Convention is in "Console" Options and not in your Master Options. 

You can have many Master Option files but only one Console Option file. 

]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:27:37 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/prefereces-not-saved-to-opt-file_topic3019_post12042.html#12042 <![CDATA[Prefereces not saved to .opt file? : Hi, I don&#039;t know if I get...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/prefereces-not-saved-to-opt-file_topic3019_post12041.html#12041 Author: Regin_EDA
Subject: 3019
Posted: 08 Dec 2021 at 2:46am

Hi, I don't know if I get this wrong, but should not all settings made in the options in Footprint Expert POD program be saved to the .opt file?

I did a quick test in FE for POD 2021.20 where I first without doing any changes to the Options saved current settings to file "1.opt" . 
I then changed the setting for "Footprint Naming Convention" from "PCB Libraries" to "IPC-7351B" and saved this to another file, called "2.opt file".  Reloading file "1.opt" did not set back the naming convention to "PCB Libraries". 

Was this an expected result??
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