Product Documentation
OrCAD Capture User Guide
Product Version 17.4-2020, June 2020

Outside a Project

When you create a project, a design is immediately created with the project. However, you also have the option of creating a design without first creating a project.

To create a Design

The design with the name Design<n>.dsn is created in the Windows\temp directory. Capture checks if a file with the name Design1.dsn exists in the temp directory. If it exists, the design is designated the name Design2.dsn. This is continually incremented as you create designs using this procedure.

  • When you create a design using the above procedure, you do not have the option to name the design.
  • If you have a project currently open in Capture and you use the above procedure to create a design, a new design is created. The design in the current project is not affected.