OrCAD X delivers a unified PCB design environment that combines schematic entry, mixed-signal simulation, PCB layout, supply chain intelligence, real-time design analysis, and manufacturing readiness. Its intuitive user experience and efficiency-focused workflows reduce barriers between design phases while enabling complex high-density and standards-based development.
Features
Rigid-Flex design
OrCAD X enables advanced rigid-flex PCB design with multiple independently defined stackup zones, allowing precise control of materials, layers, and fabrication attributes to match real-world builds. Its 3D bend visualization, automatic constraints, and contour-aware routing help designers meet mechanical limits and deliver fabrication-ready boards with reduced risk.
OnCLoud Workspace
OnCloud Workspace in OrCAD is a cloud-based environment to centrally manage all design data, including schematics, components, libraries, and board files. The integrated File Manager and Component Explorer streamline file and component management across teams.
MCAD Collaboration
OrCAD X enables seamless collaboration between electrical and mechanical design through integration with leading MCAD tools. Using the IDX standard, teams can exchange incremental updates, review, and manage changes, and stay aligned on board geometry, component placement, and enclosure design while reducing coordination errors.
Design review and markup
Design reviews are vital but often rely on static files that make feedback tracking and resolution challenging. OrCAD X streamlines the process with integrated review and markup tools available in both desktop applications and web-based viewers.
Live DOC
OrCAD X includes Live Doc, an automated documentation system that generates fabrication and assembly drawings from templates to streamline output creation. Since documentation is driven directly from the PCB database, changes update dynamically, ensuring manufacturing files always reflect the latest design revision.
Presto PCB Layout Interface
Presto is another advanced UI from Cadence within the OrCAD X platform, designed to deliver a fast, modern, and intuitive PCB layout experience. Its high-performance graphics and real-time interaction model streamline placement and routing, helping designers work more efficiently on complex boards.