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File Format Changes

Changelogs and some history is provided in

Typically, over time a file format changes due to new features introduced and old ones or mistakes being removed. This section should provide some insight what changes were introduced in which version.

  • OrCAD 9.2.3
    • Initial (see here)
    • Web Update 1 (see here)
  • OrCAD 10.0
    • Initial (see here)
    • Service Pack 1 (see here)
    • Service Pack 2 (see here)
  • OrCAD 10.3
    • Initial (see here)
  • OrCAD 10.5
    • Initial (see here)
    • Service Pack 1 (see here)
  • OrCAD 15.7
    • Initial (see here)
  • OrCAD 16.2
    • Initial (see here)
      • Line styles can be further adjusted (see here)
      • Junction dot size can be adjusted (see here)
      • Introduced elliptical arcs (see here)
  • OrCAD 16.5
  • OrCAD 16.6
    • Initial (see here)
      • NetGroup enhancements (see here)
      • Shapes for hierarchic blocks (see here)
      • Introduced flag to indicate user specified references (see here)
      • Introduce XML import/export and XSD schema (see here)
      • Introduce user specific DRCs (see here)
      • Introduce flag for waived DRCs (see here)
      • Database upgrade (see here)
    • QIR #1
    • QIR #2
    • QIR #3
    • QIR #4
    • QIR #5 (see here)
    • QIR #6
    • HotFix 32 QIR #7 (see here or here)
    • HotFix 38 QIR #8 (see here)
    • HotFix 51 (see here)
  • OrCAD 17.0
    • Initial (see here)
      • Allow negative x offset in intersheet references window (see here)
  • OrCAD 17.2
    • QIR #1 (see here)
    • QIR #2
    • QIR #3
      • Introduced design password protection (see here)
    • HotFix 025 QIR #4 (see here)
    • QIR #5
    • QIR #6
    • QIR #7
  • OrCAD 17.4
    • Initial (see here)
    • QIR #1
    • QIR #2
    • HotFix 019 QIR #3 (see here)
    • HotFix 028 QIR #4 (see here)
  • OrCAD 22.1
    • Initial (see here)

OrCAD SDT File Format

What exactly is this format? OrCAD can export libraries (and probably schematics) to an SDT file format that was already reverse engineered.

https://pcengines.ch/orcad.htm

https://pcengines.ch/orcadff.htm

The format seems really old, but maybe the current file format is somehow based on the old one?

OrCAD SDT III Manual