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OrCAD (Allegro) not running properly with .bat fil

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Topic: OrCAD (Allegro) not running properly with .bat fil

Posted By: simpsond
Subject: OrCAD (Allegro) not running properly with .bat fil
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2020 at 10:29am

Hi,

I have not used Library Expert Enterprise in a while. I first had the Windows 10 environment path issue when trying to run PCB Libraries Expert which I 'fixed' by using the 'Allegro-OrCAD PCB Import Instructions.pdf' that Tom had posted a while back. (I'm running OrCAD 17.2)

Now when running the PCB Libraries generated batch file, the Windows command window opens, Allegro comes up running but then brings up the 'Create a New Design' window dialog box (asking for the new design parameters). When I click on the 'OK' button, Allegro just hangs. If I then close down Allegro, the 'padstack_editor' then starts up and creates the pads. In the batch file Allegro is again started up at the end and again brings up the 'Create a New Design' window box; I again hit 'OK' Allegro hangs and then I close down Allegro. Long story made short, the pads are being created but the .dra file is not being created.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Danny

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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2020 at 10:33am

Check the Allegro/OrCAD PCB instructions here -

uploads/3/Allegro-OrCAD_PCB_Import_Instructions_2020-06-16_10-33-03.zip" rel="nofollow - uploads/3/Allegro-OrCAD_PCB_Import_Instructions_2020-06-16_10-33-03.zip

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Posted By: simpsond
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2020 at 12:12pm

Hi Tom,

The Allegro-OrCAD Import Instructions that you had mentioned above did not contain the solution to this particular problem. You may want to add the info below to this PDF.

Sometime fairly recently, Allegro vs. 17.2 / 17.4 were changed so that when you first create a new PCB footprint using script files, there is a new Windows messagebox that pops up asking for design information. When this pops up, it stops the script file.

There is a setting in Allegro / OrCAD that disables this Windows messagebox from opening. Check the following checkbox:

'Setup -User Preferences -> Drawing -> New_design -> orcad_no_new_design_form'.

This solved the issue...

Danny