OrCAD is a software product family for professional PCB design, printed circuit board (PCB) layout, simulation, and routing. OrCAD PCB Editor is powered by the Cadence Allegro engine and offers you fast and predictable results. OrCAD can be used in a constraint driven design methodology, where design rules are managed in the Constraint Manager. These rules which are captured while entering the schematic and are checked in real time as design rule checks (DRC).
PCB layout and high-speed routing is supported with a lot of automatization, which makes your design very efficient and reliable. With OrCAD you can produce a manufacturable board design faster.
OrCAD is a well known tool for years, so a complete eco system with reference designs, schematic symbols, PCB footprints, component information, apps, and TCL-enhancements are available in the designer community.
The Footprint Viewer Toolbar Available in Version 16.3, the Footprint Viewer Toolbar provides a three dimensional view of the Footprint symbol of a selected part on the schematic page or in the Part Editor. This a quick snap shot or view of the Footprint pattern you have assigned to your OrCAD Capture part. If your OrCAD Capture CIS designers work in a multi-user networked environment, you can leverage CIS functionality for easier management of your group's part and footprint libraries and files you can browse. Placing libraries and files in a designated location forces all engineers to pull information from a.
Orcad 17.2 Footprint Viewer
Hi, in the older Orcad Layout tool there was a library manager so one could organize their footprints into one Library file. You could also view your footprints in an easy way too, Basically all you had to do was click on the library file and browse the footprints contained in this file. Footprint Views (not all views will be available for every part) Basic: Our standard footprint view showing, contact area, pin number, top, top assembly. Detailed: Additional info to help you evaluate the part and the footprint including: dimension, silkscreen, soldermask, and solderpaste. PinDetail: Highlights the pin to pad contact area. While Cadence does have some built-in footprint libraries, they are limited due to the hundreds of thousands of different parts in existence. Additionally, most companies make their own footprints to match the specific manufacturing processes that they use. In most cases, it is easier and faster to build your own custom footprints for all.