Starting with OrCAD and Cadence Allegro PCB - Tutorial for Beginners

For everyone who would like to learn how to start with OrCad and Cadence Allegro.

NEW: I updated this tutorial and here is the new version ( in case you need it ): Tutorial OrCAD 17.4 and Cadence Allegro PCB Editor | 2022 | Step by Step | For Beginners youtu.be/d_TPIxPX01s

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction: What you are going to learn
02:35 - Starting a new project
03:56 - Creating Resistor Symbol
06:01 - Creating LED Symbol
08:35 - Creating Connector Symbol
09:19 - Creating Through hole pad
11:35 - Creating SMD pad
13:18 - Creating VIA
14:19 - Creating Resistor Footprint
16:12 - Creating Footprint for LED
17:31 - Creating Connector Footprint
18:54 - Assign footprints to symbols
19:57 - Placing components and Drawing Schematic
23:14 - Annotating Schematic
24:28 - How to update symbol ans sync schematic
26:55 - Generating Netlist
27:48 - Starting New PCB
29:10 - Placing components in PCB
31:10 - Creating Board Outline
32:11 - Setting up Rules
34:45 - Doing Layout
37:36 - Adding Text
40:39 - Moving tracks and placing components on the bottom layer
41:48 - Working with Layers and Views
47:16 - How to sync changes in PADs and Footprints with PCB
52:25 - Adjusting LED Footprint
56:11 - Checking DRC and Generating Gerbers
1:00:10 - Generating Drill File
1:01:19 - Printing Layers
1:02:20 - Generating BOM, Printing Schematic



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