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  <md:abstract xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Demonstrates how to archive files in a layout design using OrCAD.</md:abstract>
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The final thing you should do is a little file cleanup in your directory hierarchy. OrCAD generates a lot of files that you don’t really need to keep (they can be generated again, if necessary). Below is a list of the files you need to keep in each directory. You can safely delete all the others.
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<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">sch\*.opj – Capture project file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">sch\*.dsn – Capture design file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">sch\*.mnl – Layout netlist file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">lib\*.olb – Capture library file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">lib\*.llb – Layout library file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.max – Layout board file (You don’t need to keep the backup files)</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.bot – Gerber file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.drd – Gerber file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.dts – Gerber file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.gnd – Gerber file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.gtd – Gerber file</item>
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<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.smt – Gerber file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.sst – Gerber file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.top – Gerber file</item>
<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">board\*.tpl – Layout template file</item>
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