I finally understand why people who use pads to draw boards use orCAD schematics.

Nubility

I finally understand why people who use pads to draw boards use orCAD schematics. [Copy link]

 

In the past, I saw my colleagues using pads to draw boards but never using the built-in logic or dxdesigner that came with pads to draw schematics. They all used orcad. I never knew how difficult dxdesigner was to use, but now I finally understand it, and I have a strong desire to say hello to my mentor company. Recently, I was reviewing a schematic that a client had drawn using dxdesigner. The drawing itself was very poor, with various bit numbers, attribute text, and component symbols stacked together and impossible to read. Then I wanted to edit it, but found it incredibly difficult, batch operations were almost impossible, and it was very easy to make mistakes and not be able to cancel the selection. In short, it was extremely difficult to use. In comparison, orCAD is very approachable. Of course, for people who can use AD schematics, the schematics of orCAD and dxdesigner are just as difficult to use as the dragon and the phoenix.

秦天qintian0303

Smaller boards are OK, but once they become complicated, they look quite annoying. The difference between light and dark is too small, and I always lose sight of it.

Nubility

Qintianqintian0303 posted on 2023-9-6 15:19 Small boards are okay, but once they become complicated, they look quite distressing. The difference between light and dark is too small, and I always lose sight of it

In this schematic I saw, all kinds of things were stacked together, and I had to click several times before I could select something.

POWER_BB

For more complex on-board systems, CADENCE (orcad+allegro) is more efficient and has more advantages in employment.

秦天qintian0303

Nubility posted on 2023-9-6 15:31 In the schematic I saw, all kinds of things were stacked together. If you want to click on something, you have to click several times before you can select it

That shouldn't be the case. How did the original designer draw it? It's possible that the version was pasted or the software caused the superposition. If not, you can select it and hide some logos.

qwqwqw2088

How easy is orCAD's schematics?

A few simple points

Nubility

Qintianqintian0303 posted on 2023-9-6 16:28 That shouldn't be the case. How did the original designer draw it? It's possible that the version was pasted or the software caused the superposition. If not, you can select it and put one...

It can be said that if you draw a schematic like that in an ordinary private company, you will basically be fired on the spot. . . .

Nubility

qwqwqw2088 posted on 2023-9-6 16:54 How approachable is orCAD's schematic diagram? Let me briefly talk about it.

Everything is afraid of comparison. Compared with mentor's dxdesigner, orCAD is so easy to use.

Nubility

Qintianqintian0303 posted on 2023-9-6 16:28 That shouldn't be the case. How did the original designer draw it? It's possible that the version was pasted or the software caused the superposition. If not, you can select it and put one...

I watched them draw it like that, dragged a component from the library, and then did not manually adjust the position of the position number and attribute text at all. The components were placed too close, and the text of different components overlapped. To put it bluntly, it was very perfunctory.

Nubility

qwqwqw2088 posted on 2023-9-6 16:54 How approachable is the schematic diagram of orCAD? Let me briefly talk about it

The default settings of mentor dxdesigner are very anti-human and uncomfortable to use. The connection point between the lines is very large, which makes it difficult to read the picture. I heard that it cannot be adjusted.

秦天qintian0303

Nubility posted on 2023-9-6 18:06 Everything is afraid of comparison. Compared with mentor's dxdesigner, orCAD is so easy to use

Is orCAD open source? I thought it was for drawing structural drawings. I want to learn more about it.

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I have never used PADS, so I don't understand this situation!