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Archiving Your Design in OrCAD

Module by: Patrick Frantz

Summary: Demonstrates how to archive files in a layout design using OrCAD.

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The Connexions version of the OrCAD tutorial is still in development. Please click here for the original and complete tutorial. You may also browse this complete tutorial within Connexions by using the Mozilla browser and accessing the main Connexions page at http://cnx.rice.edu. Click on the 'Contents' tab and select Rice University ELEC 424/427 under the 'Courses' tab.

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.

  • sch\*.opj – Capture project file
  • sch\*.dsn – Capture design file
  • sch\*.mnl – Layout netlist file
  • lib\*.olb – Capture library file
  • lib\*.llb – Layout library file
  • board\*.max – Layout board file (You don’t need to keep the backup files)
  • board\*.bot – Gerber file
  • board\*.drd – Gerber file
  • board\*.dts – Gerber file
  • board\*.gnd – Gerber file
  • board\*.gtd – Gerber file
  • board\*.pwr – Gerber file
  • board\*.smb – Gerber file
  • board\*.smt – Gerber file
  • board\*.sst – Gerber file
  • board\*.top – Gerber file
  • board\*.tpl – Layout template file

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