Updating PadsLayout with Orcad Netlist

[hooman]

Hi, I have imported an orcad netlist to PadsLayout, and placed so many parts I wan t to know how to update my design with a newer orcad netlist. I also want to know if there is anyway to save a do file of my placement to prevent placeing each time, this can be done in specctra.
Thanks.

 

[Beepster]

In Pads-Layout, under Tools, Compare/ECO, Browse (select .ASC filetype) select the netlist.asc and it will make a ECO file to import.
File, Import (file type to .eco)...
Be carfull, read the ECO first to see if it makes sense.
Good luck

 

[sigint]

You will more than likely receive an error using Orcads netlister - go to w*w.pcbstandards.com in the forum section - resources - you will find a netlister for Pads - follow the directions, the Orcad netlister ascii header is incorrect.

SiGiNT

 

[skywalker]

hooman,
wich release of Or*Cad Cap*ture you use ? If you have a release 9xx, follow the instruction of Sigint.

If you have a release 10, no problem and follow the right info of Beepster, Skywalker.

 

[sigint]

Skywalker,

I use version 10.2, (for allegro), at work and the netlister still inserts a bad header.

SiGiNT

 

[skywalker]

Sigint,
are you sure ? I have asked a friend, he tell me header are ok, and no problem to generate netlist to Ca*p*ture 10.2 to Pa*ds La*y*out.

Skywlker.

 

[sigint]

Could be because we are still using Pads 5.1, but I don't think so, the file header from Orcad 10.2 simply says -

*PADS-PCB*

It should look more like -

!PADS-POWERPCB-V4.0-MILS! DESIGN DATABASE ASCII FILE 1.0

But, if it works, I wouldn't worry about it.

SiGiNT

 

[skywalker]

Sigint,
after select pads*pcb.dll for netlist, then select in option 'create*pads*bga* netlist'.

Using or*cad 10.2 off course, the header are ok.

Try it and let me know, Skywalker.