OrCAD

This software allows the user to engage in PCB design. This program is very popular among professional PCB designers, which means that its functionality will be enough for professional work. OrCAD is rather not one program, but a complex of necessary tools, which are contained in one utility. Each element of the complex is used for this or that work, as well as to perform certain tasks. In general, each program has its own clear purpose, while working two programs do not cross each other in any way. From the negative aspects it can be noted that such a set of programs is not the most convenient solution. Each element has its own requirements for hardware and software, some of the programs in this complex are paid, while there are utilities that are provided completely free of charge. In general, because of this "mush" many people are not quite comfortable to use OrCAD. Functions, options and user interface. As it was said earlier, this program contains an indefinite number of utilities, how many of them to install you choose yourself. The main task of each program from the complex is the design of printed circuit boards. For the creator is available a wide range of utilities, some of them are free. Among all the utilities are: graphics editors, modulators of components, signal analyzer, a program that monitors the direction of signals, and much more. Choosing from a wide variety of programs by

Key Features

OrCAD allows you to make PCB design more automated. The number of elements of the final product depends only on how many utilities you add and install. Beginners who don't have much experience in this environment may have trouble getting the hang of it. Some utilities are not available for free and you will have to pay a certain amount of money to install them. Also, each utility has its own system and hardware requirements. There is no Russian language support in this software.