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Basic PCB Workflow in OrCad 17.4

MDiPenta
MDiPenta over 5 years ago

I'm new to OrCad but not new to PCB design/capture/layout. The quick start tutorials are a great option but they seem not to have been updated for version 17.4.  Specifically, the process of transitioning from capture to PCB editing has changed.  I found this third-party guide to what has changed, but surely Cadence has documents for its newest version somewhere?  If I've overlooked them, please point me in the right direction.

It would also be great to be able to filter forum posts according to the version they relate to; it's pretty frustrating to do a search and find that most of the results that get returned are from 2011, and there is no way to sort by both date *and* relevance.

In the meantime, I have looked through the external resources pointed to by other recent posts but I'm afraid I haven't found anything of even remotely reasonable quality. I don't have the time or the patience for 17 pages of "here is how the mouse works", nor for "this is what this dialog box does". Suggestions are welcome for quick-start guides that are 1) for 17.4 and 2) explain how to accomplish major tasks, not what the UI does.

Best regards,

Mylène

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  • RFinley
    RFinley over 5 years ago

    Capture CIS users need to use documentation in the schematic tool for netlisting to layout.

    There is a mountain of documentation on support.cadence.com and plenty of YouTube videos to search through.

    Be sure to set your tool preferences there as there is Orcad layout, Allegro layout, Allegro Package Designer layout, System-In-Package Layout and you don't want that.

    In the end, orcad training will get you productive faster..

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  • AvengerThanos
    AvengerThanos over 5 years ago

    You can also find the flow on https://www.orcad.com/resources/orcad-tutorials

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  • excellon1
    excellon1 over 5 years ago

    Hi

    It can take time to get up to speed with Capture & Allegro. There is not really a silver bullet to getting up to speed. There are as others have pointed out some very good resources and videos on youtube that show you things and in general the cadence documentation is pretty good. Cadence or your local var could possibly offer you a training class. A class may be beneficial in particular if your brand new to the system. It can be a huge benefit having someone show you how to do things other than plodding through videos etc.

    What major tasks are you trying to understand ?.

    All the best.

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  • MDiPenta
    MDiPenta over 5 years ago in reply to RFinley

    Thanks for the note about setting tool preference, good point.

    Yes -- the mountain of docs is the problem. SEO is poor even within the Cadence site itself, often turning up articles from 2009 at the top of the list. I haven't yet found a way to filter docs by version -- perhaps someone could point me in the direction?

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  • MDiPenta
    MDiPenta over 5 years ago in reply to RFinley

    Also re: training -- I found listings of courses and their contents, but no listing of prices. If someone has a link handy, that would be a great addition to this thread for others who might be looking.  I did email support and find that the prices are in the ballpark of $2000 USD -- still seems odd that that info would not be more findable on the website. 

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