Cant use cadence PCB's auto-router option

Which license level are you using?  Orcad or Orcad Professional?  What does it say with "file viewlog"?

Hi,

1. I am using Orcad Professional

2. which viewlog file do you refer? i have like 5 .log files, some of them are like the following

for example in netlist.log  

{ Using PSTWRITER 17.2.0 d001Sep-03-2020 at 08:05:06 }

#1 WARNING(ORCAP-36006): Part Name "L_DISC_350X175_LS200X100_034_200UH" is renamed to "L_DISC_350X175_LS200X100_034_20".

#2 WARNING(ORCAP-36006): Part Name "2N7000KL_0_TRANSISTOR2N7000SMD_SOT23_3L_2N7000KL" is renamed to "2N7000KL_0_TRANSISTOR2N7000SMD_".

INFO(ORCAP-36080): Scanning netlist files ...

Loading... C:\USERS\PERSONAL\ONEDRIVE\PROYECTOS\pstchip.dat

Loading... C:\USERS\PERSONAL\ONEDRIVE\PROYECTOS\pstchip.dat

Loading... C:\USERS\PERSONAL\ONEDRIVE\PROYECTOS\pstxprt.dat

Loading... C:\USERS\PERSONAL\ONEDRIVE\PROYECTOS\pstxnet.dat

packaging the design view...  

In created symbols it says  

(---------------------------------------------------------------------)

(                                                                     )

(    CREATE SYMBOL                                                    )

(                                                                     )

(    Drawing          : resistencia1_16w.dra                          )

(    Software Version : 17.2P019                                      )

(    Date/Time        : Thu Aug 27 15:35:04 2020                      )

(                                                                     )

(---------------------------------------------------------------------)

Create Symbol of type: PACKAGE

   Directory = C:/Users/Personal/OneDrive/Proyectos/PCB v3 v1

   Name      = resistencia1_16w.psm

   User      = Personal

   Machine   = DESKTOP-T3EOOM5

Create symbol started.

Create symbol completed.

  In batch_drc.log it says    

(---------------------------------------------------------------------)

(                                                                     )

(    DRC Update                                                       )

(                                                                     )

(    Drawing          : sym_template.dra                              )

(    Software Version : 17.2P028                                      )

(    Date/Time        : Fri Aug 28 13:21:29 2020                      )

(                                                                     )

(---------------------------------------------------------------------)

========= check shapes                       0:00:00

========= check standalone pins              0:00:00

========= check symbols (pins,lines,text)    0:00:00

========= check xnets                        0:00:00

========= check nets                         0:00:00

========= check standalone branches          0:00:00

========= check standalone filled rectangles 0:00:00

========= check standalone lines             0:00:00

========= check standalone text              0:00:00

========= check standalone rectangles        0:00:00

..... Total number of DRC errors  0

..... DRC update completed, total CPU time   0:00:00

*************************************************************************

When I open first time the pcb file and open the viewlog, it shows me more than one. but when I select ROUTE/PCB ROUTER/ROUTE AUTOMATIC then it show me the error and the view log is only one.

and the viwelog fle:

# 
# ===============================================================================
#                               Allegro PCB Router                               
# Copyright 1990-2010 Cadence Design Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
# ===============================================================================
# 
# Software licensed for sale by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
# Current time = Wed Sep 09 11:32:25 2020
# 
# Allegro PCB Router v17-2-50 made 2016/03/28 at 15:56:36
# Running on: desktop-t3eoom5, OS Version: WindowsNT 6.2.9200, Architecture: Intel Pentium II, III, or 4
# <> Unrecognized argument: v17400_0
# Licensing: The program will not obey any unlicensed rules
# <> Unrecognized argument: C:/Users/Personal/OneDrive/Proyectos/PCB v3 v1.dsn
# No graphics will be displayed.
# Design Name v3\design
# Batch File Name: pasde.do
# Startup: File Not Found : v3\design

When I open first time the pcb file and open the viewlog, it shows me more than one. but when I select ROUTE/PCB ROUTER/ROUTE AUTOMATIC then it show me the error and the view log is only one.

and the viwelog fle:

# 
# ===============================================================================
#                               Allegro PCB Router                               
# Copyright 1990-2010 Cadence Design Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
# ===============================================================================
# 
# Software licensed for sale by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
# Current time = Wed Sep 09 11:32:25 2020
# 
# Allegro PCB Router v17-2-50 made 2016/03/28 at 15:56:36
# Running on: desktop-t3eoom5, OS Version: WindowsNT 6.2.9200, Architecture: Intel Pentium II, III, or 4
# <> Unrecognized argument: v17400_0
# Licensing: The program will not obey any unlicensed rules
# <> Unrecognized argument: C:/Users/Personal/OneDrive/Proyectos/PCB v3 v1.dsn
# No graphics will be displayed.
# Design Name v3\design
# Batch File Name: pasde.do
# Startup: File Not Found : v3\design

Hi on this, there is another way to export your board to Specctra which may work for you. In Orcad go to file > export > Router. This will generate the specctra router file.

Note Specctra files have the same extension as "Orcad-Capture" files .dsn. You want to make sure you don't overwrite a capture schematic file if it is named the same as your board file.

The best way to do this is create a folder on your c drive and export the file to there. Then Launch Specctra "Cadence PCB Router" from the windows start button. When you launch specctra it will ask you to browse to where you have saved the .dsn file.

The cadence PCB Router is the former CCT autorouter and will require a fair amount of setting up to make it run good.

Main thing is to see if specctra actually runs. If it does and it loads the board that will be good. If not it will create a log file. The log file should contain info as to what the issue may be.

Thanks.