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2600:
Your right Orcad does show it's age.  I only still use it because I've used it for a while, I can do things really quick in it, and you have a lot of control in it.  It's good for TH and moderate SMT which makes it good for arcade related projects.  So far, I'm not a big fan of PADs.  I don't know it super well. It has some nice things that are better then Orcad while other things are quirky and a PIA.

It seems all the places around here were running Orcad and migrated to PADs. This makes it easier if you are farming out part of the work.  It's also a lot more common to find Part databases for the two.

I'll have to give Altium a look next time we are looking to switch.

HaRuMaN:
Ok... so I've created a board using Eagle.  Now the company I'm probably going to use requires:


--- Quote ---We need Gerber files 274X files, or Protel PCB files. When your send the Gerber files please also indicate the layers like below:                                                                                                                                                                                   *.BOT Bottom copper
*.TOP Top copper
*.inner1 Inner layer1( for multi-layers)
*.inner2 Inner layer2 (for multi-layers)
*.OVL silkscreen top
*.BVL silkscreen bottom (if you have)
*.RES solder resist
--- End quote ---

...as well as NC drill files.

How do I do this?  I know I need to use the CAM processor....

2600:
Google "eagle generate gerbers"

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