orcad pspice no longer shows the usual tabs...

[Jean-Pierre Coulon]

Perhaps I typed the wrong key but now Orcad Pspice no longer shows the
usual tabs: File Edit View Simulation etc. at the top of the page. I can\'t
use it. Only a few grey icons that do not respond. How can I put it back
to its normal state?

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Jean-Pierre Coulon

 

[Ricketty C]

On Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 8:04:52 AM UTC-4, Jean-Pierre Coulon wrote:

Perhaps I typed the wrong key but now Orcad Pspice no longer shows the
usual tabs: File Edit View Simulation etc. at the top of the page. I can\'t
use it. Only a few grey icons that do not respond. How can I put it back
to its normal state?

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Jean-Pierre Coulon

Can\'t help you with that. I can point you to the download page for KiCAD.

https://kicad-pcb.org/download/

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[Don Y]

On 8/9/2020 5:04 AM, Jean-Pierre Coulon wrote:

Perhaps I typed the wrong key but now Orcad Pspice no longer shows the usual
tabs: File Edit View Simulation etc. at the top of the page. I can\'t use it.
Only a few grey icons that do not respond. How can I put it back to its normal
state?

Are you sure you have opened a project of the correct *type*?

Perhaps some indication of which VERSION you are using??

 

[Jean-Pierre Coulon]

On Sun, 9 Aug 2020, Don Y wrote:

> Are you sure you have opened a project of the correct *type*?

What is a project? I can\'t even open a .cir file because there is no File
tab.

> Perhaps some indication of which VERSION you are using??

Demo version 9.1 web update 1. And it worked fine for several days!


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Jean-Pierre Coulon

 

[Don Y]

On 8/9/2020 7:02 AM, Jean-Pierre Coulon wrote:

On Sun, 9 Aug 2020, Don Y wrote:

Are you sure you have opened a project of the correct *type*?

What is a project?

OrCAD supports different types of \"projects\" -- analog/mixed
signal simulations, PCB layout, schematic capture, etc.
The commands available depend on the type of project \"open\".

> I can\'t even open a .cir file because there is no File tab.

Do you mean the \"menu bar\" across the top of the window?
(sorry, my ESXi server is being upgraded so I can\'t look at
the actual application)

Can you double-click on the file and see what OrCAD does
with it?

First hit googling for \"orcad pspice menus\":
<https://techaddicts2012.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-fix-missing-pspice-menu-in-capture.html>
appears to apply to 9.1

Perhaps some indication of which VERSION you are using??

Demo version 9.1 web update 1. And it worked fine for several days!

<frown> Isn\'t that \"really old\"? I recall using 7 and 9 more
than a decade ago.

What does their support group/forum have to say on the subject?

 

[Jean-Pierre Coulon]

On Sun, 9 Aug 2020, Don Y wrote:

Do you mean the \"menu bar\" across the top of the window?
(sorry, my ESXi server is being upgraded so I can\'t look at
the actual application)

Yes. It should contain File Edit View etc. Instead there are about 10 grey
icons. Moving the cursor on either icon shows e.g. \"position cursor at
next ...\" at bottom of the window.

Can you double-click on the file and see what OrCAD does
with it?

There is no association with the cir files.

> What does their support group/forum have to say on the subject?

I try to find.

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Jean-Pierre Coulon

 

[Don Y]

On 8/9/2020 7:20 PM, Jean-Pierre Coulon wrote:

Can you double-click on the file and see what OrCAD does
with it?

There is no association with the cir files.

Shift-right-click (on a file).
\"Open With\"
\"Choose default program\"
\"Browse...\" to the desired executable.
Uncheck \"Always use the selected program to open this kind of file\"
(until you\'re sure you\'ve made the correct choice)

 

[Jean-Pierre Coulon]

On Sun, 9 Aug 2020, Don Y wrote:

Shift-right-click (on a file).
\"Open With\"
\"Choose default program\"
\"Browse...\" to the desired executable.
Uncheck \"Always use the selected program to open this kind of file\"
(until you\'re sure you\'ve made the correct choice)

Done. Now when I click on a .cir file I see its content on the center of
the Orcad window but I still don\'t have access to Simulate, Trace etc.

In the left column I have icons that give access to e.g. the .out file
if I already have simulated this .cir file.

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Jean-Pierre Coulon

 

[Don Y]

On 8/9/2020 11:37 PM, Jean-Pierre Coulon wrote:

On Sun, 9 Aug 2020, Don Y wrote:

Shift-right-click (on a file).
\"Open With\"
\"Choose default program\"
\"Browse...\" to the desired executable.
Uncheck \"Always use the selected program to open this kind of file\"
(until you\'re sure you\'ve made the correct choice)

Done. Now when I click on a .cir file I see its content on the center of the
Orcad window but I still don\'t have access to Simulate, Trace etc.

In the left column I have icons that give access to e.g. the .out file if I
already have simulated this .cir file.

I don\'t understand why you aren\'t asking these questions of the OrCAD
(Cadence) folks. IME, they are very helpful -- esp if this is at all
\"common\" problem.

As I said, my ESXi server is being upgraded so I can\'t \"see\" what you
might be seeing.

Good luck!

 

[Jean-Pierre Coulon]

Thanks. I\'ll try to find the right forum.

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Jean-Pierre Coulon