orcad schematic to powerpcb!!!

powerpcb

please help

it is difficuilt for me to use layout (cadence tool) , but powerpcb is easy to use(mentor tool)

but to draw the schematic cadence is easy because i have hands on this.

IS THERE ANY TOOL TO UPDATE
cadence schematic NETLIST to powerpcb(mentor)
help!!!

free powerpcb

Hi
using the cadence schematic's tool "create netlist".
select "other" .
The nest step is select pads2k.dll or padspcb.dll.

see help for details.


ynhe

powernet orcad

1) Switch Orcad Capture view to your project.
2) Choose Tool->Create Netlist
3) Choose Other->Formattors->choose 'padspcb.dll' and OK

Then, enjoy PowerPads.

Zhu

powerpcb project

Yes all suggestions are good !

If you want export Part attributes,
search PowerNet, netlist formatter.
It's a .dll using Comdlg32.ocx file.

From PCB_Standards site, it's Free,
and work well with all Capture versions !

Let me know if you need help for
using "PowerNet".

Best, Skywalker.

power pcb schematic

Sorry i forget this,

the Best solution, using Or/cad Capt*ure with
PA*DS Power*PCB is PC*B Nav*igator !

Cross probing, back and forward annotation,
and others ...

Very good solution, Skywalker.

pads2k

thanx for the HELP

but the problem is that when i import the netlist in powerpcb there is error.

"UNSUPPORTED VERSION OF ASCII FILE"

i dont have the formatter for my newer vesion of powerpcb.

i am not able to find the dll file on pcbstandards site can u point out in detail, wether i have to register on that site to get the dll file.

please help!!

orcad 　padspcb.dll

It can be as simple as editing the netlist and changing the 1st line to;

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

pads schematics & pcb translator v4.0 version

The 1st line, from Beepster are correc. But other 1st lines
are good.

I don't know if PCB Standards now require a registration.
You may try on PCB Libraries site, in Free Downloads option.

You can downloads, For Free this, let me know !
Skywalker.

powerpcb dll orcad to pads

PADS2004(The Update Version of PowerPCB) has a tool converting OrCAD Schemtic to Powerlogic format.

mentor powerpcb libraries

I used to play with a program called PCBNavigator. It
is used for bridging between different schematic tools
and layout tools.

http://www.precience.com/pages/PCBNavigator.asp

Gunship

powerpcb v4

bjxxh, are you sure ?

The conversion tool is:
From Cap*ture or From Power*Logic, To Pads *Designer (Dx*Designer).

Skywalker.

power pcb

skywalker said:

bjxxh, are you sure ?

The conversion tool is:
From Cap*ture or From Power*Logic, To Pads *Designer (Dx*Designer).

Skywalker.

Click to expand...

Library and Schematic Translator can do it, you can find it in System design

powerpcb orcad netlister

hi
try this

the macro attached in this
this will make easy to update from the capture to powerpcb

binu g

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.