The Cadence® OrCAD® PCB Designer suite contains everything needed to take a
PCB design from concept to production with a fully integrated design flow–including
design capture, component tools, a PCB editor, and an auto/interactive router as well
as interfaces for manufacturing, and mechanical CAD.
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Cadence OrCAD Capture, a comprehensive solution for entering, modifying, and verifying complex system designs quickly and cost-effectively
- Cadence OrCAD PCB Editor, based on Allegro technology: an intuitive, easy-to-use, constraint-driven environment for creating and editing simple to complex PCBs
- Cadence SPECCTRA® for OrCAD, the leading solution for automatic and interconnect PCB routing
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Proven, scalable, cost-effective PCB editing and routing solution that grows as needed
- Provides a complete interconnect environment
- Includes a comprehensive feature set
- Features a front-to-back constraint management system for constraint creation, management, and validation
- Increases productivity through application integration
- Tight front-to-back integration
OrCAD Capture offers a comprehensive solution for entering, modifying, and verifying complex system
designs quickly and cost-effectively.
SCHEMATIC EDITING enables users to place and connect parts from a comprehensive set of functional
libraries.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT enables users to collect and organize all the resources needed for the project
throughout the design flow.
HIERARCHICAL DESIGN AND REUSE enables subcircuit reuse—without having to make multiple copies.
LIBRARIES AND PART EDITING enables users to create and edit parts in the library or directly from the
schematic page without interrupting workflow.
EASY DATA ENTRY allows designers to access all part, net, pin, and title block properties or any subset
and make changes quickly through the spreadsheet property editor.
FEATURE SUMMARY
| Unlimited database |
Exposed copper DRC |
| Netlist/crossplace/crossprobe |
Interactive routing/etch editing |
| Padstack and symbol editor |
Automatic silkscreen generation |
| Split plane support |
Customizable/automated drill legend/NC output |
| Multiple via sizes, blind/buried via support |
SKILL runtime, macro, and script support |
| Autoplacement/Quickplace/Floorplanner |
Variant assembly drawing creation |
| IFF import |
Variant bill-of-materials generation |
| 2-D drafting and dimensioning |
Dynamic shapes with real-time plowing and healing |
| Gerber 274X, 274D artwork output generation |
CAD interfaces – DXF (Ver.14), IDF (Ver. 2 and 3) |
| Multiple UNDO/REDO |
PCB interfaces – OrCAD Layout, PADS (Ver.5), P-CAD (Ver.8) |
| Valor ODB++, ODB++(X) and universal viewer |
Constraint manager (physical, spacing, properties, and DRC) |
| HTML-based reports |
Manual testprep |
PCB EDITING ENVIRONMENT provides an intuitive, easy-to-use, constraint-driven environment for creating
and editing simple to complex PCBs.
CONSTRAINT MANAGEMENT system displays physical and spacing rules along with a spreadsheet
interface that enables the user to define, manage, and validate the different rules in a hierarchical fashion.
FLOORPLANNING AND PLACEMENT is driven by the constraint and rules-driven methodology.
INTERACTIVE ETCH EDITING delivers controlled automation to maintain user control, while maximizing
routing productivity.
Dynamic push-and-shove capabilities make interactive editing easy
DYNAMIC SHAPES technology offers real-time copper pour plowing/healing functionality. Shape parameters
can be applied at three different levels.
PCB MANUFACTURING features include a full suite of photo-tooling, bare-board fabrication and test outputs,
including Gerber 274x, NC drill, and bare-board test, generated in a variety of formats.
FEATURE SUMMARY
| 6 signal layer limit |
Interactive via search |
| Shape-based or gridded autorouting |
Interactive routing with shoving and plowing |
| SMD fanout |
Interactive Floorplanning |
| Trace width by net and net classes |
Online design rule checking |
| Staggered pin support |
Flip, rotate, align, push, and move components |
| 45-degree ECO routing |
Placement density analysis |
| Memory pattern routing (SMD or through-hole) |
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AUTOMATED INTERCONNECT ENVIRONMENT solves the challenges of complex interconnect
routing with powerful, automated technology.
AUTOROUTING with fast, high completion rates. Routing algorithms are designed to handle a wide range of
PCB interconnect challenges—from simple to complex, low density to high density.
INTERACTIVE ROUTE EDITING simplifies and streamlines the etch editing process. As new conductors are
routed, the plowing feature automatically pushes aside existing conductors and routes around pins.
PLACEMENT EDITING allows designers to quickly place components while simultaneously evaluating space,
logic flow, and congestion before beginning the route or as needed during the routing process.
PCB EDITOR INTEGRATION Through the PCB editor interface, all design information and constraints are
automatically passed to the router. Once the route is completed, all route information is automatically passed
back to the PCB editor.
PSpice A/D is a full-featured analog simulator with support for digital elements to help solve virtually any
design challenge—from high-frequency systems to low-power IC designs.
Customers with proper training will receive a much greater return on their investments. Even a seemingly small productivity improvement can have a significant effect on time-to-market, and can have a noticeable effect on your bottom line. For this reason, EMA offers several different training options to meet your individual needs and budget. Click
here for an overview of EMA's training options.