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Issue Opening Multiple PCBs in Presto

NK202501143854
NK202501143854 6 days ago

Hello,

I find it strange that I can’t open two PCB files at the same time in Presto. I don’t understand why a separate license is required for each PCB (usually one person doesn’t develop two PCBs simultaneously!). Being able to open two PCBs at once would be very useful for documentation, version comparison, and so on.

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  • JuanCR
    0 JuanCR 4 days ago

    You can use the Allegro Free Viewer included in the installation folder if you need to open a separate file to compare. 

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  • DG202504226528
    0 DG202504226528 3 days ago in reply to JuanCR

    Using the free viewer is silly.  Every tool I've ever ever ever used lets me open multiple pcbs within the tool.  This is 2025 :)  Come on Orcad.  

    Man I miss my Altium today.  Spent half the day trying to push annotation back the schematic. Why is it like 10+ clicks to do simple stuff just to have the tool constantly crash.  

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    0 DG202504226528 3 days ago in reply to JuanCR

    Using the free viewer is silly.  Every tool I've ever ever ever used lets me open multiple pcbs within the tool.  This is 2025 :)  Come on Orcad.  

    Man I miss my Altium today.  Spent half the day trying to push annotation back the schematic. Why is it like 10+ clicks to do simple stuff just to have the tool constantly crash.  

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