Demonstrates how to archive files in a layout design using OrCAD.
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The final thing you should do is a little file cleanup in your directory hierarchy. OrCAD generates a lot of files that you don’t really need to keep (they can be generated again, if necessary). Below is a list of the files you need to keep in each directory. You can safely delete all the others.
- sch\*.opj – Capture project file
- sch\*.dsn – Capture design file
- sch\*.mnl – Layout netlist file
- lib\*.olb – Capture library file
- lib\*.llb – Layout library file
- board\*.max – Layout board file (You don’t need to keep the backup files)
- board\*.bot – Gerber file
- board\*.drd – Gerber file
- board\*.dts – Gerber file
- board\*.gnd – Gerber file
- board\*.gtd – Gerber file
- board\*.pwr – Gerber file
- board\*.smb – Gerber file
- board\*.smt – Gerber file
- board\*.sst – Gerber file
- board\*.top – Gerber file
- board\*.tpl – Layout template file
