Designers moving from legacy systems, such as an OrCAD® schematic + PADS® PCB editor combination can now easily transfer their valuable libraries and design files into Altium Designer.

The new importer, accessed via the Import Wizard, imports the OrCAD® schematic symbols and PADS® footprints (Patterns), adding them to a new Altium Designer Library Package ready for compiling into an Altium Designer integrated library. The importer also supports importing OrCAD® schematics and PADS® PCB documents in a single operation to create an Altium Designer PCB project.

This importer provides a straight-forward and robust methodology for managing the transfer of legacy designs into Altium Designer.