Re: Problem in orcad

On 30 Apr 2005 08:32:51 -0700, "Ethan" <idethan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>It sounds like you have an error in the schematic that is screwing up
>the netlist. Try running the "Design Rule Check" it should give you an
>indication of where the error is.
>
>Just a comment: the last couple new versions of Orcad (9 & 10) have
>been terrible. In 9 the rubber banding of signals when ou move a part
>got screwed up, then in 10 it randomly drops connection dots all over
>the place. And here is the killer, twice now I have found errors in
>the netlist generated for the PCB layout. The connection looked fine
>in the schematic, and when I generated the netleist a second time the
>error was fixed. Fortunately my layout guy was sharp enough to wonder
>why there was an op-amp with only one of the inputs connected. Lately
>the things I have been working on have been small enough that I can
>take a couple hours to check the netlist manually, but soon I am going
>to have to do a large board and an very worried about the integrity of
>the netlist.
>
>So I am looking around for new schematic tools. Does anybody have
>recomendations? I am considering Protel, just because I haven't heard
>anybody complain about it yet.
>
>Ethan Petersen

Isn't it amazing? Cadence/OrCAD is intent on dropping the old
original MicroSim Schematics that work so well with PSpice and forcing
everyone over to Capture.

But the Capture developers must be the dumbest creatures on three
wheels... they keep making Capture more and more of a kludge.

...Jim Thompson
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