A vocal minority still prefers Layout Plus over Allegro. Why? Because in Layout Plus, moving a component is instant. In modern Allegro, you must click, wait for the ratsnest to recalculate, and navigate modal dialogs. Layout Plus is "crude, but fast."
Enabled engineers to break complex designs into manageable blocks. cadence orcad 15.7
The original setup files occasionally feature 16-bit or 32-bit installer stubs that require manual file extraction to install on modern 64-bit operating systems. Transitioning from OrCAD 15.7 to Modern EDA Tools A vocal minority still prefers Layout Plus over Allegro