Why no 'Çhild board' for Cadence? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: DutchGert
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2024, 04:12:24 pm
content: As the name says, KiCAD, Altium etc all have their own space on the forum but why not Cadence?

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2024, 06:14:44 pm
content: No demand. From a quick search, there seems to have been no Cadence-related posts for the past couple years.

author: mstevens
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2024, 06:27:13 pm
content: Quote from: ataradov on November 17, 2024, 06:14:44 pmProbably 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.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2024, 07:05:09 pm
content: Just post in the general CAD section, what is the problem.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2024, 07:47:04 pm
content: Quote from: ataradov on November 17, 2024, 06:14:44 pmCadence = Orcad. Plenty of Orcad questions over the years. Probably more compared to Proteus which has its own sub-section.

author: asmi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2024, 02:41:24 pm
content: Quote from: DutchGert on November 17, 2024, 04:12:24 pmThis 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!).

author: asmi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2024, 02:42:10 pm
content: Quote from: Bud on November 17, 2024, 07:05:09 pmJust create a separate section, what is the problem.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2024, 10:43:26 pm
content: Quote from: asmi on November 26, 2024, 02:42:10 pmThey aren't a mod..

author: DutchGert
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2024, 11:06:40 am
content: Quote from: Bud on November 17, 2024, 07:05:09 pmLets 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.

author: DutchGert
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2024, 11:07:38 am
content: Quote from: ataradov on November 17, 2024, 06:14:44 pmChicken and egg, do ppl not post because there is not place for it or?

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2024, 11:38:33 am
content: 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.

author: Uky
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2024, 03:54:52 pm
content: Parallel systems User guides are IMO better than Cadence own user manuals...

author: DutchGert
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2024, 04:50:20 pm
content: Quote from: AndyC_772 on December 01, 2024, 11:38:33 amSame, 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

author: passedpawn
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2024, 03:41:54 pm
content: Quote from: AndyC_772 on December 01, 2024, 11:38:33 amAs 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.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2024, 04:23:00 pm
content: QuoteIf the official forum is quiet, perhaps there's just not the interest (traffic-wise) to justify a dedicated space?

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2024, 04:28:08 pm
content: Quote from: PlainName on December 14, 2024, 04:23:00 pmFrom 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.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2024, 11:03:51 pm
content: 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.

author: CadenceAE
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2025, 07:05:08 pm
content: Quote from: passedpawn on December 14, 2024, 03:41:54 pmHi PassedPawnPlease 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 referenceTo 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.

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 13, 2025, 04:05:18 pm
content: I think the Cadence user forums are very good and responsive, maybe the Cadence users are all over there.

author: Uky
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2025, 09:13:19 am
content: I am a frequent visitor there and that forum is quite active but the eficciency,that is "text information vs web-design" is very low compared to eevblog forumswhere the texts compared to the web designis much higher and gives a better over-all view, making threadseasier to follow.IMHO Cadence could have used any of the different forum softwaresout on the intenet and created a better "product".

author: passedpawn
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2025, 01:13:05 am
content: will do that now. Thanks for the note John.