Streamlined Schematic Entry
Hierarchical and Multi-Sheet Schematics
Easily communicate complex design intent with hierarchical blocks, hierarchical ports, and off page connectors.
Block Diagram Support
With shapes, text, lines, and more you can easily complete your functional block diagram and improve readability of your schematic.
Efficient Connectivity and Automatic Wiring
Manually and automatically communicate connectvitiy with wires, buses, bus entries, net aliases, net groups, junctions, and no connects.
Automated Component Alignment and Distribution
Increase schematic readability with automated alignment and distribution of components.
Differential Pair Definition and Management
Manually or automatically identify and define the differential pairs within the schematic.
Graphical Design Compare
Review all or only logical differences between schematic revisions.
Comprehensive Project Hierarchy
Access to schematic, layout, simulation, outputs, and more through project hierarchy.
Customizable Workspace and Open Design Framework
Work at peak efficiency and ehnace functionality with customizable toolbars, project hierarchy, TCL scripting, and apps.
Automatic Titleblocks
Automatic population of standard titleblock information.
Automated Design Cache
With components automatically cached, easily reuse recently placed components in future designs and libraries.
Comprehensive Schematic Search and Bookmarks
Easily find objects or a specific section within the schematic using bookmarks and comprehensive searching. Automatically navigate to the location on the schematic based on your search results.
Picture and Documentation Support
Insert pictures, documents, excel sheets, and more into the schematic to accurately convey design intent.
Built-in Translators (Altium, Mentor, Eagle, more)
Translate schematics and PCB designs from PADS, PCAD, Altium, and Eagle.
Integrated Access to Component Database
Direct access to approved parts within the schematic canvas.
Integrated Part Manager
Ensure parts used in the schematic are up-to-date with easy, real-time status check of all components.
Part Status Notificaition
Color-coded status identifies components that are approved, temporary, and more.
Design Variant Support
Create a design variant by defining differing component values and do not stuff components.
Color-Coded Variant Component Display
Efficiently communicate variant component differences with color-coding in the schematic.
Libraries, Symbols, and Models
Schematic Symbol Editor
Easily create and edit the necessary schematic symbols in your design.
Library of Common Schematic Symbols
Includes Power, Ground, Off Page Connectors, and hierarchical blocks and ports.
Library of Common Components
Libraries include discrete components, OpAmps, connectors, FPGAs, microcontrollers, and more.
Millions of Symbols, Footprints, and 3D Models
Access to real-time part information and verified component models from Samacsys and Ultra Librarian.
Customizable Component Properties
Easily define vital component information to be included in the Bill of Materials.
Easy Association of Supporting Models
Easily define the PCB footprint and PSpice model for components in the design.
Centralized Component Data
Provide shared, centralized access to your company's verified symbol and footprint libraries.
Parametric Part Search
Search your component database based on parametric information to quickly find the desired part.
Temporary Part Management
Keep designing while requested components are reviewed and approved with temporary parts.
Symbol and Footprint Preview
View the corresponding symbol and footprint before placing a database part.
Streamlined Temporary Part Creation
Keep designing while part requests are approved with temporary parts.
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Easy New Part Introduction
Easily request new components for the part database, complete the required fileds, and associate known symbol and footprint models.
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Automatic Population of Parametric Information
Eliminate manual entry of part numbers, parametric information, and more.
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Automatic Part numbers
New parts receive the next available company part number.
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Part History
Detailed version history of updated items: date, time, and user tracked for each part.
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Association of Simulation Models, Symbols, Footprints, Datasheets, and Documents
Link all associated model files within the component database.
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Starter Component Database Schema
Starter database schema provided to ensure accurate and efficient database.
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5,000 Part Starter Database
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Bulk Import of Existing Components
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Access to Component Database Through Web Browser or OrCAD
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Streamlined Component Searches
Save search parameters to find and filter components in the database quickly.
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Customizable Permissions for Component Library
Fully-customizable, built-in permissions for managers, librarians, project leaders, and designers.
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Real-Time Pricing and Availability
Get access to real-time supply chain data to drive intelligent part selection directly within OrCAD.
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Real-Time Compliance Based Search
Limit searches only to parts that meet your complaince requirements (RoHS, etc).
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Multi-Sourcing Support
Associate multiple distributors and manufacturers with a component to ensure component sourcing.
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Integrated Distributor Information (Digi-Key, Mouser, Arrow, and More)
Live supply chain information directly from multiple distributors including Digi-Key, Mouser, Arrow and more.
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Where-Used
Easily update designs or replace obsolete components with automatic identifiction of where components are used.
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Cloud-Based Workspaces
Cloud-based environment for sharing and collaborating on designs and libraries with team members.
Managed User Roles
Specify user roles for users, librarians, designers, and admins.
Customizable Permissions
Specify permissions for users, librarians, designers, and admins
File Management and Version Control
Collaborate, manage and track schematic (.dsn) and PCB Design (.brd) files.
Integrated Part Authoring and Management
Integrated part authoring let's you add custom parts and parts based on SamacSys, Ultra Librarian, or SnapEDA data to your cloud-based library.
Promoted Library of Symbols and Footprints
Add components from your library to a library of approved symbols and footprints for designers to access and utilize.
Automatic Population of Parametric Information
Eliminate manual entry of part numbers, parametric information, and more. Parametric data is pulled form Samacsys, Ultra Librarian, and SnapEDA and incorporated into your component database.
Association of Simulation Models, Symbols, Footprints, and Datasheets
Link all associated model files within the component database. Symbols and footprints are pulled directly from SamacSys, Ultra Librarian, and SnapEDA or pre-built models can be assigned.
Comprehensive Rules and Checks
Electrical Design Checks
Check for unconnected pins and bus nets, single node nets, off page connectors, duplicate net names, and more.
Physical Design Checks
Check for missing PCB footprints and pins, power pin visibility, power ground shorts, incorrect pin group assignment, and more.
Simulation Design Checks
Verify the accuracy of the PSpice model path.
Custom Design Checks
Check for overlapping wires, hanging wires, invalid pin numbers, device pin mismatch, and more.
Customizable ERC Matrix
Easily define errors and warnings to test connections between pins, hierarchical blocks, and hierarchical ports.
Define Design Check Exemptions
Specify any warnings you do not want checked during DRC and netlisting.
Real-Time Design Rule Checking
The design is validated in real-time and violations to the defined design rules are displayed within the schematic canvas.
Embedded Rules
Embed rules within the schematic to drive the PCB Layout.
Net Property Definition and Management
Easily define and embed voltage properties, shileding requirements, route priority or resitrictions, and identify critical nets.
Electrical Rule Definition and Management
Easily define and embed design rules for impedance, wiring, and total etch length, and more.
Physical Rule Definition and Management
Easily define and embed design rules for line width, neck width, neck length, differential pairs, and more.
Spacing Rule Definition and Management
Easily define and embed design rules for spacing and same-net spacing.
PCB Layout Creation and Automatic Netlist Generation within your Schematic
In one step, generate the PCB layout and automatically include the necessary schematic outputs to begin your PCB design.
Real-Time Design Synchronization
Bi-directional integration with the ability to push or pull changes between schematic and PCB.
ECO Support
Automatically identify changes in either the schematic or PCB.
Cross Probing and Cross Placement of Components Between Schematic and PCB
Integrated Spice Simulation
Eliminate translations or re-creating the schematic with the same environment for schematic creation and PSpice simulation.
Signal Integrity Simulation
Perform early analysis on your critical high-speed nets with built-in signal integrity analysis.
Standard PDF Output of the Schematic
Intelligent PDF Output of Schematic
Generate a PDF that contains embedded component information and interactivity to easily identify components, nets, and connectivity.
Automatic Netlist Generation
Customizable Bill of Material (BOM)
Automated Zero-Touch Bill of Material (BOM) Creation
Predefined properties and automatically populated information based on your component database creates ready-to-order BOMs.
BOM Templates
Create templates to quickly generate the required BOMs.
Relational BOM Support
Include multiple distributor options to ensure efficient purchasing and timely sourcing.
BOM Variant Support
Easily select which design variation should be used to create the Bill of Materials.
Variant Report
Automatically generate a report including component differences between a core design and a variation.
Easy BOM Import/Export
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Easy BOM Revisioning
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