(Layout Plus 9.2) How to copy a part from one MAX file to another
In the old OrCAD 9.2 and 10.5, you can open the layout file (*.max) with the Library Manager as if it were a library.  Here are the steps:


Start OrCAD.
select the menu Tools -&gt; Library Manager
In the Library Manager under the list of libraries click Add... as if you were adding a library.
In the Open File dialog at the bottom, select Files of type Board (*.max) 
Choose the file from which you want to extract the libraries.  Click Open
Now your layout file should appear in the list of libraries.  You can save the footprints in a separate library and use them like any other footprints.


This approach was originally published here (link goes to OrCADexchange Yahoo group).