Before looking at the latest HotFixes, it helps to understand what OrCAD 17.4 brought to the table. The base release introduced major enhancements such as:
Improved visualization and faster rendering. orcad 174 hotfix new
Some users on the Cadence community forum reported needing to re-run license manager configuration after applying this hotfix. Also, double-check custom pad stacks—rare cases of property loss were noted in previous patches. Before looking at the latest HotFixes, it helps