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PCB PRO - Tutorials, Tips, and Tricks for using Cadence Schematic Capture and Allegro PCB Editor

With numerous years of experience with Cadence Schematic Capture and Allegro PCB Editor tools, I decided to begin compiling information that others may find useful.

If you have a few minutes, please take a browse and let me know if you feedback or request for coverage on specific topics.

https://www.becomepcbpro.com/

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excellon1 over 2 years ago

Hi PCB Pro, Nice work. I like the format and content of your web pages so hopefully other designers will find the content of use too.

The article you wrote on the sub-drawing feature is pretty good, nice detail. By way of a suggestion a handy thing to do for sub-drawings is to
add the clippath folder that you want to store the clip files to into the user config. Go to user preferences > Paths >config then clippath to specify the folder you want to use.

When you import the sub-drawing a dialog box will pop up listing the clip-files you saved, which saves you having to search your drive for them.

One other thought. Assuming the schematic netlist and refdez's are going to be the same on the new board. When exporting the clip-file there is an options panel to configure
what you want to export, Maybe add a picture of that to your tutorial.

All the best.
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excellon1 over 2 years ago

Hi PCB Pro, Nice work. I like the format and content of your web pages so hopefully other designers will find the content of use too.

The article you wrote on the sub-drawing feature is pretty good, nice detail. By way of a suggestion a handy thing to do for sub-drawings is to
add the clippath folder that you want to store the clip files to into the user config. Go to user preferences > Paths >config then clippath to specify the folder you want to use.

When you import the sub-drawing a dialog box will pop up listing the clip-files you saved, which saves you having to search your drive for them.

One other thought. Assuming the schematic netlist and refdez's are going to be the same on the new board. When exporting the clip-file there is an options panel to configure
what you want to export, Maybe add a picture of that to your tutorial.

All the best.
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BecomePCBPRO over 2 years ago in reply to excellon1

Appreciate the feedback! Adding a picture of the export options is a good idea and provides additional clarity on the steps! - Done!

As for the User preferences > Paths, I think that warrants a separate post altogether. I'll make sure to cover clippath and other directories of interest. Thanks for the suggestion!
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GilMay2 over 1 year ago in reply to BecomePCBPRO

Thank you for creating this website. It is a wealth of Allegro specific information.
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