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Offline DutchGertTopic starter

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Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« on: November 17, 2024, 04:12:24 pm »
As the name says, KiCAD, Altium etc all have their own space on the forum but why not Cadence?
 

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2024, 06:14:44 pm »
No demand. From a quick search, there seems to have been no Cadence-related posts for the past couple years.
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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2024, 06:27:13 pm »
No demand. From a quick search, there seems to have been no Cadence-related posts for the past couple years.

Probably because there has been no dedicated section. I have seen one requested over the years but seems as if there is some bias against creating one.

 

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2024, 07:05:09 pm »
Just post in the general CAD section, what is the problem.
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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2024, 07:47:04 pm »
No demand. From a quick search, there seems to have been no Cadence-related posts for the past couple years.
Cadence = Orcad. Plenty of Orcad questions over the years. Probably more compared to Proteus which has its own sub-section.
« Last Edit: November 17, 2024, 07:49:35 pm by nctnico »
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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2024, 02:41:24 pm »
As the name says, KiCAD, Altium etc all have their own space on the forum but why not Cadence?
This has been asked (and answered) many times before. Some people high up the management of this board really hate Cadence for some reason. Maybe their user manual book has fallen on their feet and hurt them when they were kids (it's heavy!).
« Last Edit: November 26, 2024, 02:43:12 pm by asmi »
 
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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2024, 02:42:10 pm »
Just post in the general CAD section, what is the problem.
Just create a separate section, what is the problem.

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2024, 10:43:26 pm »
Just post in the general CAD section, what is the problem.
Just create a separate section, what is the problem.

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2024, 11:06:40 am »
Just post in the general CAD section, what is the problem.

Lets remove all the vendor specific boards then, what's the problem?

Its just strange and inconsistent that a big vendor like Cadence does not have a place here.
 
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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2024, 11:07:38 am »
No demand. From a quick search, there seems to have been no Cadence-related posts for the past couple years.

Chicken and egg, do ppl not post because there is not place for it or?
 

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2024, 11:38:33 am »
I use Cadence professionally every day.

TBH they're tools I know well, I can do all the things with them that I ever need to do, so I don't have questions to ask on a forum.

Also my local distributor (Parallel Systems) has really excellent technical support, so a forum wouldn't be my first port of call if I were to get stuck anyway.

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2024, 03:54:52 pm »
Parallel systems User guides are IMO better than Cadence own user manuals...

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2024, 04:50:20 pm »
I use Cadence professionally every day.

TBH they're tools I know well, I can do all the things with them that I ever need to do, so I don't have questions to ask on a forum.

Also my local distributor (Parallel Systems) has really excellent technical support, so a forum wouldn't be my first port of call if I were to get stuck anyway.

Same, I do as well but still, might be nice to run into some tips and tricks posted on this forum.

Anyway, for me it seems strange there is none
 
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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2024, 03:41:54 pm »
I use Cadence professionally every day.

TBH they're tools I know well, I can do all the things with them that I ever need to do, so I don't have questions to ask on a forum.

Also my local distributor (Parallel Systems) has really excellent technical support, so a forum wouldn't be my first port of call if I were to get stuck anyway.

As do I.  Have you tried Presto layout?  I've been using it for the last 6 months and like the quick workflow of it.  However, it's missing a bunch of features that make me jump back into PCB Designer to get to work.  This is documented NOWHERE.  I've made my own long list of fixes and workarounds.  There's a whole discussion of how Presto fits into the Cadence PCB tools - but maybe that's best saved for later.

So, on topic, a dedicated subforum here would be excellent for that.  I do use the (quiet) Cadence Community Forum on their site.  Sadly, I think you have to be a licensed user to use that forum. 
 

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2024, 04:23:00 pm »
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I do use the (quiet) Cadence Community Forum

If the official forum is quiet, perhaps there's just not the interest (traffic-wise) to justify a dedicated space?
 

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2024, 04:28:08 pm »
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I do use the (quiet) Cadence Community Forum

If the official forum is quiet, perhaps there's just not the interest (traffic-wise) to justify a dedicated space?
From what I have seen generic forums are used way more often compared to manufacturer specific forums. The generic forums are easier to access and have less cruft. Where it comes to Cadence specifically, most questions people might have are already answered. When I need to know something about Orcad capture or Allegro which I can't find in the manual, the answers are easely found either on Cadence's forum or on Youtube.
« Last Edit: December 14, 2024, 04:30:19 pm by nctnico »
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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2024, 11:03:51 pm »
I guess it depends on the product. Just recently I went to the official forum of one (linked from the official website) to give them a piece of my mind, and just got told that I was wasting my time since it was entirely volunteer run and only sometimes do the manufacturer's staff pop in briefly.
 

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2025, 07:05:08 pm »
I use Cadence professionally every day.

TBH they're tools I know well, I can do all the things with them that I ever need to do, so I don't have questions to ask on a forum.

Also my local distributor (Parallel Systems) has really excellent technical support, so a forum wouldn't be my first port of call if I were to get stuck anyway.

As do I.  Have you tried Presto layout?  I've been using it for the last 6 months and like the quick workflow of it.  However, it's missing a bunch of features that make me jump back into PCB Designer to get to work.  This is documented NOWHERE.  I've made my own long list of fixes and workarounds.  There's a whole discussion of how Presto fits into the Cadence PCB tools - but maybe that's best saved for later.

So, on topic, a dedicated subforum here would be excellent for that.  I do use the (quiet) Cadence Community Forum on their site.  Sadly, I think you have to be a licensed user to use that forum.

Hi PassedPawn
Please connect with me on linked in (john carney at Cadence) so I can talk with you more about this.   We know there are features that Allegro PCB editor has which Presto does not have yet.   We work through these features to enable them in PREsto with improved usability and functionaltiy.   What I could use your help with is priority.  Which missing features are most important to you?   thanks.    PS I like the chess reference

To all the other Cadence and OrCAD users,  thanks for using our product.  I try to pop in here occasionally and help where I can.   You can also jump onto our youtube streams and engage with us and other users there.   
 

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Re: Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence?
« Reply #18 on: Yesterday at 04:05:18 pm »
I think the Cadence user forums are very good and responsive, maybe the Cadence users are all over there.
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