How to view/print Orcad PCB?? - Electronic Circuits Projects Diagrams Free

theo92 · 19th October 2008, 05:26 PM

My friend gave me a PCB layout in Orcad PCB format with .MAX and .DSN file extension.

Can somebody tell me how to see/print it?
Without the main cadence orcad PCB layout editor which is expensive and too large to download â‰ˆ600MB.

please gimme the link of the required reader....please

CCD · 19th October 2008, 05:51 PM

Hi,
here is a viewer for orcad capture files from orcad website, just 2MB. But I think it'll not open .max file as it is a layout editor file. Check it out.

http://www.cadence.com/products/orca...downloads.aspx

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Design with Microcontrollers

colin mac · 19th October 2008, 06:16 PM

You could ask your friend to extract the gerbers and email you them.
You could open them in a gerber viewer program like Viewmate.

theo92 · 19th October 2008, 06:16 PM

but which to download:::

OrCAD Downloads

CIS Admin Tool
MYRIAD Capture Viewer
OrCAD Capture/OrCAD Capture CIS ViewReader
OrCAD CIS Wizard
PSpice Schematics Installer
Third-party translator

CCD · 19th October 2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theo92

but which to download:::

OrCAD Downloads

CIS Admin Tool
MYRIAD Capture Viewer
OrCAD Capture/OrCAD Capture CIS ViewReader
OrCAD CIS Wizard
PSpice Schematics Installer
Third-party translator

OrCAD Capture/OrCAD Capture CIS ViewReader, for viewing the schematics

theo92 · 19th October 2008, 07:14 PM

but what to use for seeing pcb NOT THE SCHEMATICS...

I'm posting ya, hope somebody will convert it to gerber file

jhusssain · 21st February 2009, 12:43 AM

I have some old schematics done using Orcad from 1996 time frame.
Is there any viewer I can use to open these files and view them?
I tried the link http://www.cadence.com/products/orca...downloads.aspx but it is Viewdraw viewer to Orcad, not Orcad Schematic viewer.

Thanks for help.

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19th October 2008, 05:26 PM	#1
theo92	How to view/print Orcad PCB?? My friend gave me a PCB layout in Orcad PCB format with .MAX and .DSN file extension. Can somebody tell me how to see/print it? Without the main cadence orcad PCB layout editor which is expensive and too large to download â‰ˆ600MB. please gimme the link of the required reader....please

19th October 2008, 05:51 PM	#2
CCD	Hi, here is a viewer for orcad capture files from orcad website, just 2MB. But I think it'll not open .max file as it is a layout editor file. Check it out. http://www.cadence.com/products/orca...downloads.aspx -------------- Design with Microcontrollers

19th October 2008, 06:16 PM	#3
colin mac	You could ask your friend to extract the gerbers and email you them. You could open them in a gerber viewer program like Viewmate.

19th October 2008, 07:14 PM	#6
theo92	but what to use for seeing pcb NOT THE SCHEMATICS... I'm posting ya, hope somebody will convert it to gerber file

21st February 2009, 12:43 AM	#7
jhusssain	I have some old schematics done using Orcad from 1996 time frame. Is there any viewer I can use to open these files and view them? I tried the link http://www.cadence.com/products/orca...downloads.aspx but it is Viewdraw viewer to Orcad, not Orcad Schematic viewer. Thanks for help.