[Finishing] Cadence generate PDF schematics with tracing network

When using Cadence design, often we need complete schematic drawing after converting it into a PDF file for further reading or troubleshooting handover. After I heard that the network can generate PDF with the track (that is, with the tag jump), we explored consolidation of its generation method, this record is as follows.

Software ready

• Cadence : This says nothing of it, everything foundation. (I use version 16.6)
• FreePDF : PDF making use, in fact, equivalent to a virtual printer, you can print some text to PDF format. Download to FreePDF official website . After installation is complete, you can see a virtual printer in FreePDF equipment and printers.
• Ghostscript : Ghostscript is a set built on Adobe, PostScript and Portable Document Format (PDF) page description language and compiled into a free software. Download as Ghostscript official website , select the appropriate version of the download.

PDF generation operations

flow chart

The following figure shows the Capture PDF generated in the process, wherein the Postscript driver is in the above FreePDF, Postscript2PDF converter is in the above Ghostscript.

Steps

1. Capture works in the open window, click on the menu bar Accessories - >> Cadence Tcl / Tk Utilities - after >> Utilities, after entering a window to select PDF Export Application under the [Design Utilities] option, electronic right of [Launch] button to start. As shown in FIG.
   
   

2. In the PDF Export interface, as shown in FIG.
   
   • (1) the path of the output file (2) the name of the output file, (1) and (2) to change the selection on demand.
   • Change (3) is at FreePDF
   • (4) of the need to select the option to Ghostscript
   • (5) prescription box requires some changes, for example, I installed the 64-bit installation path is C: \ Program Files \ gs ... , we need to put in {} gswin32c.exeChangeC:\Program Files\gs\gs9.19\bin\gswin64c.exe
   • Option part to keep the default, remember to checkCreate Net and Part Bookmarks
   • Output Paper Size setting changes according to their own

3. Click [OK], you can wait generate.

4. Open the generated PDF, the bookmark directory to see which other information, other elements of the PDF file can click to view its properties also to create an effect shown below in FIG.
   
   

Further improvement

Step 2 mentioned above and the need for changes in the} {FreeFDP gswin32c.exechange C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.19\bin\gswin64c.exeafter the change in order to reduce the time of each subsequent generation, we can directly change the default associated text file, so that the click options for the correct path for the file.

Modify the file path is: <Installdirectory>:\tools\capture\tclscripts\capUtilslike I was
D:\Cadence\SPB_16.6\tools\capture\tclscripts\capUtils. File capPdfUtil.tcl.

1. The gswin32c.exechange to the correct path to
   
   change
   

2. PS will default to FreePDF
   
   Change
   

3. After saving, open the PDF Export again, you can see the default has been changed to the parameters we have changed.

Reference article

[1] FlowCAD_AN_Capture_PDF_Export.PDF
[2] OrCAD_Capture_TclTk_Extensions.PDF

Note: This article is a reference [1] translated text, be adjusted according to their own style, to express my gratitude to the original. [2] Everything described may be mounted hard disk search, the installation itself Cadence has installed on the hard disk.