Issue link: https://resources.pcb.cadence.com/i/1160462
Cadence Allegro and OrCAD 17.2-2016 Installation Guide for Windows
New Features and Enhancements in 17.2-2016
April 2016 13 Product Version 17.2-2016
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In 17.2-2016, help documents are installed only for the selected products. This is a deviation
from the previous releases that installed all or no documents.
The latest version of the Online help tool, Cadence Help, creates a table of contents on the
fly. It then updates the search index to enable searching content across installed documents.
The installer provides a new option to generate search index at the end of product installation.
If you are installing a server, generate the documentation index by selecting the option so that
users accessing the server can view and search documents.
Cadence Download Manager
Use the new Cadence® Download Manager to download and install available Cadence
Allegro and OrCAD product releases and updates. The easy-to-use manager lets you quickly
view, install, and update products from a single window without opening any external browser.
Use the Updates tab of the Preferences dialog box of Cadence Download Manager to
schedule automatic updates. Specify the update mode, select packages, and set the
schedule by specifying start time, frequency (in terms of weekly recurrence), and the days of
the week.
The Download Manager can also be used to manage a local cache to store releases and
updates for distribution across an enterprise, streamlining the deployment process.
The user-friendly interface lets you keep a tab on all Cadence Allegro and OrCAD downloads
and installations by displaying the current status of downloads and installations. You can also
pause a download and then resume it at a later time, ensuring that the download starts from
where it was stopped.
Installing without Administrative Privileges
You can now perform installation without administrative privileges (standard user) using the
Only for me option. If you do not have administrative privileges and need to install hotfixes,
ensure that you install products as a standard user.
For base releases, install the products as a standard user and then configure the installation
by running the InstallConfig utility using administrative privileges. This utility is present
in the