Allegro/OrCAD Rigid Flex Design Creation Best Practices
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After creating the outline, you can copy the cutouts. To copy the cutouts, perform the following steps:
1. In the Compose Shape Options tab, set the Active class to BOARD GEOMETRY, and the subclass
to which the shape is added is to CUTOUT.
As each item is selected, it is copied to the BOARD GEOMETRY/OUTLINE subclass.
The board outline or a cutout might not be created if a closed shape is not created. You will need to
check the geometries for gaps at intersections, or where line/arc segments form an overlapping
where a shape boundary will overlap itself.
2. Right-click and choose Find Break from the pop-up menu.
This command zooms into the location for any breaks that prevent the creation of the closed shape.
Creating Rigid-Flex Stackups
This section of the document focuses on how to create rigid-flex stackups.
Overview
Cross Section Editor has been enhanced in 17.2 to provide the ability to add mask layers above the TOP
conductor layer, and below the BOTTOM conductor layer. Soldermask, pastemask, coverlay, and so on
