Creating Footprints from Templates in Orcad X Presto

OrCAD X Presto enables you to choose templates from which you can generate footprints and 3D models. You can choose among templates and options to see the footprints and (once generated) 3D views. You can then refresh, edit, alter, and regenerate the necessary footprints, relevant pads, and files.

To begin,

1. Choose File – New – Template based footprint.
   A new template file opens immediately in the canvas. This is followed by the Footprint Generator window.
   
   
   
   2.Choose a template type and a predefined IPC type (IPC-A, IPC-B, or IPC-C).
   
   
   
   3.Modify parameter values for the selected template.
   
   
   
   4.Click the Generate button at the top right. 
   
   You can always change parameters and click Generate again to re-generate the footprint according to your updated template specifications.
   A footprint is created and uploaded to the design canvas. The .dra and .psm files are created in the directory specified to the psmpath variable.