Re: OrCAD Capture schematic to PADS PowerPCB Layout !!!
I was looking for the latest version of PowerNET and most links were dead or had an old version from 2002. One had a 2005 version.
Chuck kindly provided a link to the latest version: v2.1.0.1, 3/11/2009.
Go here for Chuck Tidwell's PowerNet:
docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B83dlkzdNDUjNzJkOWZlOTMtY2VkMS00NzY0LTgzZmUtYTM5ODE2YTcyNDVm&sort=name&layout=list&num=50
I've also attached his .zip.
The additional netlist formatters that are widely used for OrCAD to PADS are here:
padspwr4.dll
cpdserver.com/pcbstandards/PADS/OrCAD%20Netlister/padspwr4.dll
padspwr3.dll
cpdserver.com/pcbstandards/PADS/OrCAD%20Netlister/padspwr3.dll
The two netlist formatters for PADS provided with OrCAD are -
padspcb.dll (originally oriented to the 16-bit DOS version) and
pads2k.dll (originally oriented to the 32-bit DOS version).
Between these two, I recommend the pads2k.dll version.
For cross-probing between OrCAD and PADS, the only product I know of is PCBNavigator from Precience, if it is still available.
Rick Shaich has links to a BMP to asc utility here:
ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/pcb/pads/bmp2asc.exe
and a good netlist compare article:
ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/pcb/pads/Netlist%20compare%20in%20CAM350%20V8.pdf
Thanks to Chuck Tidwell, James Tidman, Rick Shaich, and Dave White.