Technology PADS Classic users have been asking for

Why migrate to PADS Professional?

What are the advantages of migrating to PADS Professional?

Yes, I want to migrate to PADS Professional

Best-in-class routing automation, ECAD/MCAD collaboration, and integrated signal integrity analysis
Access to advanced PCB design technologies, including embedded component support, rigid-flex, RF, and integration with I/O Optimizer
An ever-expanding ecosystem including cloud-based collaboration and data management, supply chain integration, and on-demand symbol and part creation

Classic to Professional Migration

For every license of PADS Classic you own, get a free license of PADS Professional!

We want to help more of our customers make the move to PADS Professional. For every license of PADS Standard, Standard Plus, or other, older PADS bundle you own, you can get a free license of PADS Professional, only paying for the first year of support.

In PADS Professional you will find features and tools that have long been demanded for in PADS Standard/PADS Layout. The short videos below are special made for PADS Standard/PADS Layout users and are a general introduction to what more you get in PADS Professional.
Check them out and see for yourself why you should upgrade to PADS Professional.

You can upgrade to PADS Professional for only 1 year of maintenance costs
You will keep access to your current license(s)
You can migrate old designs and libraries to PADS Professional if you wish
You will receive a 12 months term license Technology Bundle (including Rigid Flex Design and Multi-Trace High-Speed (HSD) Routing/Tuning
Access to the PADS Professional OnDemand Training

On 30 September 2021 there will be a separate webinar for PADS Layout users as an introduction to the PADS Professional Layout user interface. You can sign up here.

Migration Program

In this video, you will learn about the advanced technologies from schematic design, to layout, to manufacturing, cloud-based collaboration, supply chain integration, PartQuest Portal, and beyond that will both save you design time and ensure first-pass PCB design success. 5:30

Migration Technology

This video will give you a quick overview of some of the unique technologies available in PADS Professional that will accelerate your PCB design flow. From Connect, the new cloud-connected collaboration hub that brings you and your stakeholders together to design-centric capabilities for RF, Rigid-flex, routing automation and beyond you’ll discover how PADS Professional can tackle today’s and tomorrows challenges in electronics design. 6:47

Migration Existing PADS Classic Library & Project Data

The biggest question companies ask themselves when moving to a new design tool flow is “Should I translate my symbol and component libraries?” To assist you with the library translation decision, we’ve compiled a set of questions to guide you through the decision-making process. 2:25

Technology PADS Classic users have been asking for

Unified environment (merge Layout and Router)
- Copper splits/pours in Router
- Dynamic copper pour
- Bus routing in Router
Area Rules
Advanced HDI (Stacked Via's and more)
More advanced and time-based constraints (with Multi-trace HSD)
Differential Pair routing (push/pull, curved traces and more)
Design Reuse (more functionality, push/reorder layers)
Rooms/Hierarchical placement
Pad entry rules – able to detect blind/buried vias per part
Embedded component support
Powerful teardrop functionality (dynamically updated)
Rigid-flex
RF
Integration with IO Optimizer
64 bit support
Panelization
Data management (with Connect for PADS)
Advanced manufacturing prep
Support for single pin nets
Ecosystem
- Connect for PADS Pro
- Supply chain integration
- Greater PQ functionality
- PCBFlow (DFM Check in the Cloud)

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