i need help using the footprints in Orcad

[obyone]

autoeco cannot find a footprint

hi, friends.
I am a new user on Orcad, i have a few question;

Now when i make a design on Capture CIS, i can't not see the footprints of my component at component properties window. so, after i created netlist, when using layout plus every footprints thats in my design i have to find the footprints of my component manually. How I automatically find the footprints that i used in my desing?

Added after 4 minutes:

I wanna say one more thing, i think my netlist doesn't contain footprints. How can i obtain it?

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By the way, AutoEco always the same message for each component in my design. " AutoECO cannat find a footprint for component ... from part name ...."

 

[senthil_pcb]

footprints for orcad

HI,
U should create the footprint using Library Manager and then give to the schmatic editor in Capture CIS. After that U create the netlist. U will get the .MAX file.

 

[obyone]

cannot find footprint property in menu capture

thanks but i have already footprint library in my layout plus how can i integrate them to the capture cis

 

[kender]

autoeco was unable to find footprint

thanks but i have already footprint library in my layout plus how can i integrate them to the capture cis

Layout and Capture communicate with each-other through the netlist file. They are not very tightly integrated together.

If you double-click the properties of the component (let's call it U1) in Capture there will be a property called "footprint". You need to look-up the name of your footprint in the footprint library in the Layout. Then you need to paste the name of the footprint into Capture. When you generate the netlist, U1 will be assigned the footprint.

I have to say that this is a fairly painful part of working with OrCAD (at least for me).

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[obyone]

xtall footprint orcad

thanks kender,
but i don't know how i can learn the footprint name of my component?

 

[kender]

autoeco footprint with same name

but i don't know how i can learn the footprint name of my component?

There's a mechanical drawing of the package at the end of your component's datasheet. It has mechanical dimensions (pitch, width etc), from which you can find the OrCAD footprint. If you post the link to the datasheet to OrCADexchange, I'll explain you how to do it in more detail.

 

[obyone]

pcb footprint u1

ok, for example i need the footprint of 8086min processor. i am creating the schematic of the my design at capture cis, then i create the netlist and then i open the layout plus and try the create pcb of the schematic that i was create every message same "" AutoECO cannot find a footprint for component ... from part name ...." every component that i used in my design i have to show its footprint by manuel?

 

[vijaya_narayana]

creating orcad footprints

u must specify the foot prints manually either in Capture r in layout it is the best way