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Copy Environment to Another PC

melview1

I have an OrCAD PCB Editor installation (I guess this kind of applies to my Capture installation too) that I've spent years getting how I want it.  Now I want to setup this same environment on another PC.  Problem is, there's no way I'll remember all of the little tweaks I've done over the years to make the installation mine.  Is there a file or set of files that I can copy from the old installation to the new one in order to make them the same?  I'm thinking UI tweaks, padstack locations, footprint libraries, DRC settings, etc.  Maybe some of it is design dependent, and that's fine if that's the answer too.  Thanks in advance for any tips.

  • CadAce2K

    In Allegro, most of the tweaked settings are in the ENV file stored in your 'working' (e.g pcbenv) folder. For Orcad I'll assume it's the same, but I'm not sure. For color settings, menu tabs, etc. I'm not sure, but I change on the fly anyways. Good day.

  • redwire

    See CadAce2K for Allegro settings.. For OrCAD it can be a little insidious.  It starts off life in the install directory which is <INSTALL>/tools/capture/capture.ini but that can be either redirected in the start menu with the -i option or once Capture starts it will copy the .ini from the master location to the project location which then becomes the default.  So depending on what you consider the actual default you might need to look in the latest project directory or copy the .ini from the capture path above.

  • melview1

    Thanks CadAce2K and redwire.  I'll look into those files.

  • Dale Peterson

    Hi,

    Have you tried just exporting  a "Color/Board Parameter" file of a design file that has been setup the way you like? Try it. Then all you need to do is just re-import this file into any design you like to reset most of your settings. Also, on a brand new design startup with no graphics added yet. Just import your file and save a new design.brd file to be used as a design startup template for all new designs going forward. Then there is no need to re-import this file ever again. 

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