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No autoroute option or export to router option in demo version of 16.3 or 16.5

lkhansen

Do the later versions of the free demo software support autorouting?  I have successfully run the autorouter on older demo versions (15?, 16.?) on a Windows XP system.

 My current operating system in Windows 7 64-bit.  I can successfully run spice simulations on either 16.3 or 16.5 demo versions, so the allegro/capture side works.

I can netlist with either version and open the OrCad PCB Editor demo version.  I can place parts, etc.

However, under the Route tab, there is no autoroute option by any name (i.e., no pcb router, etc.)  It is just totally missing from the menu.

In addition, if I go to the File menu and try to Export  the Route option is grayed out.

 This situation occurs even with two or three-component circuits, so it is not a circuit size issue.

 Does anyone else have this problem?  Is this a Windows 7 thing or a Cadence/OrCad thing?  Or a combination of the two?

 Any hints or words of advice would be appreciated.

  • stschmit

    I am having the exact same issue.  I am running Orcad 16.5 on 64-bit Windows 7.  I couldn't find anything that said the autoroute feature is unavailable in demo mode.  Anyone have a clue why the autoroute option is not available? 

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