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How to disable auto-open of last project upon 17.2 OrCAD PCB Designer Startup

CseaTec

Hi everyone. I searched the forum and Google to see if my question was already answered, but I could not find anything.  So, at the risk of being publicly humiliated by exposing my ignorance, I decided to create this new post.  Maybe it'll help someone else if there is an answer.

My question is simple:  Every time I start the OrCAD PCB Designer, it automatically opens my last project.  I don't want it to do this.  While I'm in the OrCAD PCB Designer, I don't see any option under the File pull-down menu to "CLOSE" my project.  I've gone through the very long User Preferences listing, and I cannot find anything pertinent there (other than the feature to turn off the annoying Startpage).  OrCAD Capture does NOT do this, and it will open totally blank.  I want OrCAD PCB Designer to do the same thing.

Is there a setting somewhere to accomplish this?  Thank you in advance.

  • B Bruekers

    I think you look for this:

    nolast_file : If set, Allegro based products when started with no

                      command line arguments do not use the master.tag in the
                      current working directory to determine the initial board
                      to open. If starts with unnamed.brd. This (with variable
                      nolast_directory) restores old 12.0 behavior.

    It's in the user preferences.

  • CseaTec
    in reply to B Bruekers

    That worked!  Many thanks.

    Using the search function in the User Preferences, I also found the setting "nolast_directory", which when checked prevents the last edited project folder from being the starting point upon the next startup.

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