A History of Constant Innovation
23.X Highlights
Experience next generation design solutions today with the latest feature packed release of OrCAD.
Introducing OrCAD X
The next generation PCB design built on the industry standard OrCAD PCB design flow.
LiveDoc
Automatically create and update your PCB documentation as you design saving you countless hours and headaches come release to manufacturing time.
LiveBOM
Access critical supply chain insights direclty inside OrCAD to ensure orderable and up to date BOMs from the beginning.
Full OrCAD Release History
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- 23.1.1
PSpice
Release Date: 03/25/2024
ISO Transient Sources
ISO Transient sources for automotive applications including ISO 7637-2 for electrical disturbances form conduction and coupling and ISO 16750-2 for environmental conditions and related testing.
Performance Improvements
Parallel simulation support for parametric sweep, temperature sweep, and Monte Carlo Analysis on desktop to improve performance.
Noise Contributors
Control noise contributors in noise analysis to produce an accurate simulation.
Audio Simulation Support
Use a .wav file as a simulation input or export a .wav file as an output to perform audio simulations.
Simulation Personas
Use and create PSpice simulation personas as a simplified way to globally apply simulator options.
- 23.1.1
Presto
Release Date: 03/25/2024
Design Review and Markup Improvements
Easily archive and remove embedded comments to share the design with external users and partners.
3D Enhancements
3DX canvas has been improved in both OrCAD X PCB Editor and OrCAD X Presto to include cutting planes, material colors, transparency control for all 3D objects, 3D DRC display options, and measuring in 3D.
Object Visibility Improvements
Incorporate stipple patterns for improved object visibility. User-defined views allow you to save views and recall the visibility display in OrCAD X Presto.
Footprint Enhancements
Updates to editing footprints including mass editing of pin locations through the search panel, pad preview in search, and DXF import for footprints.
Paste Special Improvements
Preserve the location of copied shapes for easy replication.
LiveDoc Enhancements
Dimension improvements including alternate units and user-controlled text, panning and zooming improvements, ISO and ASME page sizes, and definition of export PDF location.
- 23.1.1
PCB Editor
Release Date: 03/25/2024
Design Review and Markup Improvements
Easily archive and remove embedded comments to share the design with external users and partners.
3D Enhancements
3DX canvas has been improved in both OrCAD X PCB Editor and OrCAD X Presto to include cutting planes, material colors, transparency control for all 3D objects, 3D DRC display options, and measuring in 3D.
- 23.1.1
Capture
Release Date: 03/25/2024
ASME 2 level Revision Scheme Support
Automatic ASME 2 level alphanumeric revision scheme within cloud workspaces.
LiveBOM Cross-probe
- OrCAD Pro
Cross-probe between LiveBOM and the schematic to efficiently identify at-risk components in the design.
LiveBOM On Premise CIS Support
- OrCAD Pro
Connect to on premise CIS database within LiveBOM to analyze supply chain risk for CIS database components in your schematic designs.
LiveBOM Enhancements
- OrCAD Pro
Enhancements to LiveBOM and ease of use with the inclusion of supply chain lead time and customizable property columns.
- 23.1.1
EDM
Release Date: 03/25/2024
Restricted BOM Check In
Added a configuration CIP BOM Restricted field value report in BOM Validation. This feature allows you to warn or prevent the check in of a managed DSN and its automatically generated files (BOM, PDF, etc.) when any of the configured Restricted Part Field Values are found in the CIP Restricted Part Filed. When found, a pop-up report window will display which CIP parts and RefDes are affected.
Default Group Assignment
Import and check in to a flat team design now defaults to the existing group when only one group exists.
BOM Search Update
BOM Search now displays results from Unfrozen Team Designs.
Vault Updates
Improved handling of missing items in FS Vault by attempting to automatically recover them from their latest vault history record. Improved handling of stray items in FS Vault that are not part of EDM. Such items are no longer shown in EDM and no longer part of Full Project Download since they are not considered EDM items.
Performance Improvements
Improved speed when renaming a project group, project, or project revision. Added an activity or progress bar when renaming or deleting a project group, project, or project revision and prevented multiple clicks on these forms.
- 23.1.1
CIP
Release Date: 03/25/2024
CIP for System Capture
Created CIP Client for System Capture for integrated access to CIP database while designing. Additional settings have been added to support the integration to system Capture including transferring fields to design with choices for using CIP, System Capture and CIP and System Capture.
Udpated Database Configuration File
Added a new CIS Database Configuration (DBC) file for compatibility with CIP 7.7 database.
Window Users Update
Added the domain name to the user list when searching for Windows users to add to CIP.
SiliconExpert Field Updates
- Compliance Module
Added a filter for SiliconExpert fields to the manufacturer’s customizable fields and added new SiliconExpert API fields to the CIP database and Compliance search result mappings.
Compliance Module UI Updates
- Compliance Module
Many updates have been made to update the Compliance module UI including:
- Incorporated additional text colors (green, orange, purple) to represent various risk values for 8 SiliconExpert risk fields. These colors are shown for Manufacturer PN data in the Compliance Search detail page and when viewing the manufacturer part data of a component.
- The display type for many SiliconExpert fields have been updated to display links.
- The order in which values are shown in the Compliance Summary charts have been updated to display high risk to unknown.
The SiliconExpert detail page has been updated with new field groups/sections, new and updated field names, and new order.
SiliconExpert BOM Exclusion
- Compliance Module
Created a new manufacturer view that excludes SiliconExpert parts from the CIS Manufacturer Parts view for exporting CIS BOMs.
Additional Revision Tracking
Added Last modified and Last Modified By fields at the Manufacturer Part level for additional revision tracking and history information.
Digi-Key and Future Updates
Updated mapping and handling of Digi-Key and Future distributor searches to account for changes to their API.
Updated Documentation
Updated User and Install Guides with more information on Read Only user role, Distributor Sync, troubleshooting timeouts, configuring multiple Windows domains, and more.
- 23.1
PSpice
Release Date: 03/25/2024
Enhanced Help Documentation
Cadence Doc Assistant presents help content as individual easy-to-read topics and has improved the speed and relevance of search capabilities.
Modeling Applications for Digital Devices
Wizard-based Modeling Application support for efficient creation of digital models including gates, digital pulse, digital stimulus, flip-flops, and latches.
Single Simulation for Modeling Temperature Variation
Include temperature coefficients in model definitions, express temperature as a function of time, and perform a single simulation to understand the effect of temperature variation.
Enhanced Exponential Sources
Model and simulate repeated exponential electrical fast transients (EFTs), commonly required in stress testing of AC power mains, automotive DC electrical systems, ethernet and data lines.
Enhanced Debugging for Convergence Errors
Enhanced error and warning messages for expressions leading to high or abnormal values helps users pinpoint issues and ensure convergence.
Modeling Frequency-Based Impedances
Input data points from the measured inductor response in the laboratory or extracted datasheet information to quickly and easily model non-linear and frequency dependent impedances.
- 23.1
Presto
Release Date: 11/02/2023
A new layout environment offering a cutting-edge solution for PCB design. Cloud-connected and unconnected modes allow you to work based on your preferences and requirements.
Efficient Design GUI
Intuitive, capable, efficient, and accessible GUI offering compact menus and a streamlined workflow to design quickly and efficiently. Informative and interactive panels provide insights, accelerate search and navigation, and allow efficient management of properties and visibility to design productively.
Improved 3D Engine
An integrated 3D viewer allows seamless transition between 2D and 3D views and helps designers perform fast and accurate 3D analysis with 3D clearance design rule checks (DRCs) and enhanced visualization capabilities.
Accelerated Real-Time Manufacturing Documentation
LiveDoc provides a templated real-time approach to creating manufacturing documentation efficiently. Easily add pre-configured views to create the required documentation and artwork for manufacturing. Changes made in the PCB design are updated in real-time on the manufacturing documentation, saving time and eliminating errors.
Design Review and Markup
Facilitate a collaborative design review environment with the ability to markup and comment design feedback directly in the PCB canvas. Markups are stored in the design database, streamlining the design review process.
Enhanced Help Documentation
Cadence Doc Assistant presents help content as individual easy-to-read topics and has improved the speed and relevance of search capabilities.
Real-Time PCB Team Design
- OrCAD Pro
Symphony integration into OrCAD X Presto allows two designers to work concurrently on the same PCB design in real-time.
Rigid-Flex Improvements
Rigid-flex improvements to OrCAD X Presto include real-time bending in 3D, easier management of zones and bends with streamlined access to creation, modification, rule assignment and more.
- 23.1
PCB Editor
Release Date: 11/02/2023
Enhanced Documentation
Cadence Doc Assistant presents help content as individual easy-to-read topics and has improved the speed and relevance of search capabilities.
Design Review and Markup
Facilitate a collaborative design review environment with the ability to markup and comment design feedback directly in the PCB canvas. Markups are stored in the design database, streamlining the design review process.
Counterbore/Countersink
Define secondary drill definitions on either the primary or secondary side.
Microvia Slot
Expanded the capability of microvia drill support beyond circle and square-plated holes to include microvia slot. This allows rectangular or oval-plated slots while following standard microvia constraints in the design.
Drilled Hole Padstack Definition
Drilled hole fields for circle and square holes as well as round slot fields for rectangle and oval shot holes have been added for accurate unit-controlled values of the drill hole size before plating and tolerances.
Multi-Drill
Pitch values for rows and columns can now be defined to calculate the spacing automatically for a multi-drill.
Freeze/Unfreeze Dynamic Shapes
When dynamic shapes need to remain constant to protect critically circuitry and maintain design intent, suspend or freeze dynamic voiding instead of converting to static shapes. Once frozen, new objects entering a shape will not void and will generate a DRC error.
Zone Adherence for Symbol Pins
Components placed in a zone with some of the pins protruding into another zone can cause buried or floating pins. Easily check to verify that all pin pads of a component exist on the same placement layer.
Nested Zone Support
Designate stackup differences in particular areas of your rigid-flex designs by defining one zone inside another for scenarios where one shape needs to be surrounded by another.
Updated Zone Boundary Editing
Zone modifications can now be performed without activating Shape Edit Application Mode.
Fill-In Materials
Define the fill-in material for multi-layer PCBs to account for the different dielectric constants that affect the electrical characteristics of conductors running across the dielectric.
Update Dimension Line Width
Define dimension parameters to apply a line width globally for all dimensions.
Z-Copy Enhancements
Define the net during Z-copy to copy etch shapes to other layers. Incorporate a subclass wildcard to copy the shape to multiple layers.
Place Replicate Enhancements
A new delete option will remove routing from the previous module for components that are part of another module.
Netlist Import Enhancements
Reuse device files and component definitions that are currently in the design when loading an updated netlist.
Net Short Report
New net short properties report is available to easily find all the objects in the design with the Net short property to verify the nets being shorted.
- 23.1
Capture
Release Date: 11/02/2023
Enhanced Help Documentation
Cadence Doc Assistant presents help content as individual easy-to-read topics and has improved the speed and relevance of search capabilities. New documentation has been provided for library and part management, part authoring, and more.
Enhanced Component Explorer
Access all the library sources along with complete part details in a unified view. The intuitive user interface provides access to various libraries supplied by Cadence, PSpice libraries and models, and external providers.
Integration with Content Providers
A new content provider has been integrated into the unified CIS environment. In addition to Ultra Librarian and SamacSys, SnapEDA can now be accessed directly through the schematic.
Integrated Part Authoring
Create new components from scratch using available libraries or existing parts from content providers. An easy-to-use dialog box lets you easily configure a description, category, logical symbol, footprint information, PSpice models, and electrical specifications. Incorporate lifecycle status, manufacturing part numbers, and more.
Part Template Creation
Quickly create parts from templates containing verified symbols, footprints, models and properties and organize the parts in the workspace efficiently.
Teams and Workspace Support
OrCAD X provides a new collaborative development environment to create shared workspaces containing work-in-progress components, projects, libraries, and design files. Create multiple workspaces for different projects and user needs. Share workspaces, define user access and roles to efficiently collaborate with team members.
Workspace Content Management
Cloud optional workspace allows you to access data from anywhere and sync data between the local disk and cloud to keep all team members up-to-date.
Seamless Integration to OrCAD X Presto
OrCAD X Presto is fully integrated into Capture CIS allowing you to perform design synchronizations from the schematic to PCB and vice versa. Cross-probing capabilities between the schematic and PCB help to efficiently complete the layout design.
LiveBOM
LiveBOM is a dynamic bill of materials (BOM) that is generated using up-to-date supply chain data with zero configuration. The rich UI provides live part status from cloud libraries including real-time component availability, price data, alternative parts, life cycle status, dynamic part information and more.