Schematic to PCB with Orcad 17.4

Should be the same as 17.2 (and every other edition).....

All schematic parts must have "PCB_Footprint" filled out with the matching symbol.  For example, a 5-pin schematic part must have a 5-pin PCB symbol with matching pin numbers.  Once that is done you can generate a netlist.

From the schematic top folder just click on the Netlist icon (I think it's under the Tools menu as well).

Then you can choose to have the Netlister update a board for you or you can import the netlist into the PCB.  No functional difference -- just process.

As long as OrCAD PCB has the correct paths to the footprints you can place parts on your board from there.

There should be hundreds of videos out on the net showing this.

Once the schematic symbols are assigned with footprint goto PCB - New Layout this opens up PCB editor for PCB. There are videos available on COS for the same.

So there is a new and improved method for this called Design Sync - no more netlisting. Available from the PCB menu you can Design Sync a new board, you can use Design Sync to "back annotate" the PCB to the schematic, if you make changes use Design Sync and the changes will be listed BEFORE you commit. There's a video www.youtube.com/watch,

Thank you very much!