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Floor Plan Creator
Floor Plan Creator
Move rooms and symbols with mouse or set their sizes and distances numerically when high precision is required. Use your mobile device on location and complete the work on your computer at the office. See your project in 3D, as many floors as you need. Camera can be freely positioned. Create detailed and precise floor plans. See them in 3D or print to scale. Add furniture to design interior of your home. Have your floor plan with you while shopping to check if there is enough room for a new furniture. Native Android version and HTML5 version available that runs on any computer or mobile device. Projects can have multiple floors with rooms of any shape (straight walls only). Import existing plan and use it as a template. Automatic calculation of room, walls and level area; perimeter; counts of symbols. Symbol library: doors, windows, furniture, electrical, fire survey. User symbol library, where you can store rooms, symbols (also grouped) and labels for quick reuse.Starting Price: $5 per year -
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Metareal
Metareal
Metareal is a reality capture company. We’re developing tools for photographers and designers to easily create and share virtual environments without the need for expensive 3D scanning equipment. In other words, Metareal lets you build truly 3D VR experiences and publish them, no game engines or development skills required (imagine sharing a VR version of your apartment online so you can meet there virtually with your friends!). We also offer reality capture production services to games, vfx, and web design companies who want to create mobile-ready virtual experiences from real-world locations. Although they look as good as expensive tours made with 3D scanners costing thousands of dollars, Metareal's 3D virtual tours are invariably simpler to make, and the whole process is fast and dependable. Here are the top benefits of using Metareal Stage. Metareal works great with almost any 360 camera or DSLR (plus pano bracket).Starting Price: $8.16 per month -
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Envision evCreator
Canvas GFX
Envision evCreator is a powerful graphics application* combining 2D drawing and image editing with 3D model handling for creating technical illustrations, product visualizations, animations, charts, text and more. The evCreator handles the preparation of every visual asset you need to add to your instructional content - as well as the creation of end-to-end documents. Envision evCreator gives technical creatives the autonomy to work with 2D graphics, images and 3D CAD models in a single, intuitive application. No more switching between different apps for different uses, and no more delays caused by reliance on engineering teams for 3D model screenshots. 2D drawing, 3D CAD, and vector graphics in a single, easy to use application: - Image editing - 3D CAD visualization - Flow charts and process diagrams - Animation with text to speech - Smart annotation & dimension tools - Charts, tables, symbols - Export to JPG, PNG, PDF, MP4, and more -
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Canvas Envision
Canvas GFX
From a powerful creator app to hosted solutions and deep integrations with manufacturing tech stacks, Canvas Envision delivers interactive instructional experiences that minimize errors and delays. The Envision platform is an End-to-end solution for creating, managing, and consuming interactive digital work instructions. Cloud collaboration and document viewing. Available hosted or in your private cloud. Document viewers will be able to easily access and consume digital instructional content containing precise 2D graphics, narrated animations, and fully interactive embedded 3D models. Interactive digital instructions are proven to drive faster time to task completion, and reduce error count. - Create end-to-end digital work instruction documents - Leverage 2D drawing, image editing, and 3D visualization - Create 3D model animations with text-to-speech narration - Collaborate with teams on document creation - Deliver fully interactive instructional experiences -
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Shapr3D
Shapr3D
Shapr3D is an intuitive, cross-platform 3D modeling app for iPadOS and macOS that is compatible with all major desktop CAD software. You can import projects and export work directly to your rendering, manufacturing, drafting, or splicing tools. Shapr3D’s tech stack and software combine the industrial power of desktop CAD tools and intuitive user experience. Shapr3D users get battle-tested Siemens™ geometric Parasolid™ modeling kernel and D-Cubed™ sketch engine. CAD-compatibility with hi-res X_T, STEP, STL, OBJ, 2D DXF, 2D DWG, USDZ export support. SLDPRT, SLDASM, STL, STEP, IGES, X_T, 2D DWG, 2D DXF, JPG, PNG import support. Offline functionality and local storage with all officially supported Macs running on Big Sur (11.0) or later. A modeling experience designed for fluid mouse and keyboard input. Get tangible results with 2D Drawings: prepare your models’ technical drawings, and start prototyping right away.Starting Price: $25/month/user -
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Autodesk EAGLE
Autodesk
EAGLE is electronic design automation (EDA) software that lets printed circuit board (PCB) designers seamlessly connect schematic diagrams, component placement, PCB routing, and comprehensive library content. Bring your design to life with a wide range of PCB layout tools in EAGLE. Drag and drop reusable design blocks between your projects, complete with synchronized schematic and PCB circuitry. Validate your schematic design with a complete set of electronic rule checks, so your schematic can stay on track. All changes stay automatically in sync between your schematic and layout, so you can focus on the creative process. Control your design flow and avoid unexpected surprises with fully customizable PCB design rules and constraints. Worry-free libraries are ready for your next design. Find and place parts dynamically linked to our growing catalog.Starting Price: $60 per month -
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Autodesk Viewer
Autodesk
Autodesk Viewer supports most 2D and 3D files, including DWG, STEP, DWF, RVT, and SolidWorks. Quickly get the feedback you need with Autodesk Viewer's lightweight drawing and annotation tools. Autodesk Viewer lets you access and collaborate on your designs from any device or operating system. View DWG files or convert them to work with older versions of AutoCAD software. Add Design Review to mark up 2D and 3D files without the original design software. For greater flexibility consider Autodesk Viewer or AutoCAD web app. Get quick, anytime access to CAD drawings with the AutoCAD web app. View, edit, share, and create DWG files in a web browser on any computer. No software installation required. Use the drafting tools and commands you're used to. -
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WORKXPLORE
WORKXPLORE
WORKXPLORE is distinguished by having a powerful combination of full feature capabilities, highest overall functionality, and incredible speed. It is specifically developed to dramatically increase collaboration, productivity and effectiveness throughout your cross-functional product development activities including: design, process development, manufacturing, quality, sales and customer communication, purchasing, product documentation and others. The clear, practical interface gives users access to the full set of core functions directly from the home screen to ensure they are up and running with the software fast. WORKXPLORE enables users to build virtual unified prototypes or 3D models from files imported from various CAD applications. Users can work on model set up and improvements before committing time and resources to creating a real prototype. -
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OpenSCAD
OpenSCAD
It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, Windows and Mac OS X. Unlike most free software for creating 3D models (such as Blender) it does not focus on the artistic aspects of 3D modelling but instead on the CAD aspects. Thus it might be the application you are looking for when you are planning to create 3D models of machine parts but pretty sure is not what you are looking for when you are more interested in creating computer-animated movies. OpenSCAD is not an interactive modeller. Instead it is something like a 3D-compiler that reads in a script file that describes the object and renders the 3D model from this script file. This gives you (the designer) full control over the modelling process and enables you to easily change any step in the modelling process or make designs that are defined by configurable parameters. -
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Ultiboard
NI
Ultiboard is printed circuit board design and layout software that integrates seamlessly with Multisim to accelerate PCB prototype development. Ultiboard software offers efficient PCB design layout and routing with a customizable environment. You can use its flexible tools to place parts and copper with manual precision to define critical board elements. With its automated functionality, you can quickly complete a design. The advanced spreadsheet view, toolbox, and design wizards help you easily manage, control, and define any board layout. Seamless integration with Multisim software provides simple schematic transfer to PCB, and forward and backward annotation ensures design iteration management. You can easily export industry-standard file formats such as Gerber and DXF to complete the design flow from schematic to layout. From data and automation to research and validation, our tailored, software-connected approach is rooted in helping you engineer what’s next.Starting Price: $ 2,816 -
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BluePrint-PCB
DownStream
BluePrint-PCB® works your PCB CAD system and/or CAM350® to help you quickly produce comprehensive electronic drawings to drive PCB fabrication, assembly and inspection processes. BluePrint-PCB “knows” it is creating a PCB document and imports the entire PCB CAD database once to automatically create and link unlimited PCB views and details, while at the same time maintaining the design intelligence and overcoming the constraints imposed by both PCB and mechanical CAD alternatives. The result is an electronic document which better articulates the instructions for successful PCB manufacturing. Automatically create PCB views, details, and tables from PCB CAD data. Remove constraints of PCB CAD but retain design intelligence. Use PCB intelligence to create common drawing elements. Create live and interactive documentation with hyperlinks and multi-media. Store all information associated with the PCB assembly in one electronic “release package”. -
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SOLIDWORKS PCB
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS PCB enables the productivity you need to design Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) quickly along with unique, collaboration between electrical and 3D mechanical design teams. It offers a clear advantage where ECAD-MCAD collaboration is critical for overall success of electronic product design. Define rigid-flex regions, layers, and stack thicknesses enabling single board rigid-flex PCB design. The rigid-flex layer stack regions can be defined with bend lines and angles and validated with 3D folding and component clearance checking to ensure layout correctness. Manage project, design files and documentation with SOLIDWORKS PCB-PDM Connector and the SOLIDWORKS PDM-based design and data management workflow. Securely store and index design data for fast retrieval, eliminate concerns over version control and data loss, and collaborate on design data from multiple locations. Unmatched ECAD-MCAD integration and collaboration with SOLIDWORKS that unifies design data. -
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3DViewStation
Kisters
The 3DViewStation Desktop version is our most popular product. The Desktop viewer will be installed on your local PC and can very quickly visualize over 60 data formats from the areas of 3D CAD, 2D CAD, images and Office. In addition to pure viewing, many functionalities are available. These are navigation, selection, search & filter, measuring, dimensioning, cutting, comparison. But also advanced Digital Mockup, redline/markup, exploding, volume calculation, preparation for meetings, intellectual property protection, content generation for technical documentation and much more. With our Desktop viewer you can add CAD data from various CAD systems to a model, simply via drag & drop, without preparation. We call that real Multi-CAD DMU (Digital Mockup). The 3DViewStation Desktop version can work on its own (as a stand-alone), or thanks to APIs it can also integrate into any leading system. -
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Acme CAD Converter
DWG TOOL
All-in-one DWG converter, batch DWG converter that allows you to convert DWG to PDF, WMF, JPEG, TIFF, EPS, SVG, CGM, etc. Supports command line parameters, it is also a very nice Free DWG Viewer. Identify literal fonts and entity color correctly; Supports batched conversion of multiple files. Supports to select the printout of color or monochrome raster file, set background color freely. Print out raster mask file, be used as image channel (used in Photoshop etc.). Replaces fonts. Sets the size of raster file to be printed out freely. Supports full-screen mode ( press F ). Supports printing. Supports AutoCAD pen sets file (*.ctb). Supports the paper setting of each layout, can adjust the size of output pages with its layout. Supports 3D objects Hidden line removal when convert DWG, DXF to other formats. Creates PDF bookmark automatically with layout name and file name, and you can edit them.Starting Price: $99.95 -
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Acme CAD See
DWG TOOL
DWG viewer , browser and Print.The fastest and easiest-to-use DWG/DXF/DWF(AutoCAD R2.5-R2018), PSD, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PCX, GIF, PNG, MNG, TGA, PCX, ICO, WMF file viewer available for WindowsXP/Vista/win7/Win8! Acme CADSee is two tools in one. A full-featured drawing viewer quickly displays your images in high quality. The drawing file browser lets you efficiently find and organize your drawing file. Browse window presents an Explorer-like interface that allows you to locate and manage images stored in your file system. This is the default mode when you start Acme CADSee. View Window allows you to view a selected sequence of drawing, one at a time. This is the default mode when you double-click on an drawing file in Explorer to view it in Acme CADSee. Identify literal fonts and entity color correctly. Support full-screen mode. Register once and upgrade free permanently. Open various DXF, DWG versions ( R2.5-R2020) and DWF.Starting Price: $59.95 -
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CAD Assistant
Open Cascade
Open Cascade CAD Assistant is a powerful offline 3D CAD viewer and converter with simple and intuitive interface, free for both personal and commercial use. Originally developed as a testbed and showcase for the Open CASCADE Technology on mobile platforms, the solution has been appreciated as fast and handy 3D viewer by thousands of end-users on mobiles and desktops worldwide. CAD Assistant brings the power of open technologies to the hands of engineers working with 3D data. CAD Assistant is based on open source libraries (Open CASCADE Technology, Qt, FreeType, FreeImage, etc.) and employs open formats for CAD and mesh data (STEP, IFC, IGES, BREP, glTF, JT, PLY, STL, OBJ, 3DM). It also supports a set of other file formats like DXF, SAT (ACIS), XT (Parasolid). Viewing mesh models with associated data is an additional functionality included in CAD Assistant. Mesh can be read from files in PLY format.Starting Price: Free -
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CADlook
CADlook
CADlook Viewer is an interactive CAD file viewer and translator. It is low-cost, easy to use, fast, and robust. CADlook Viewer allows you to view and inspect IGES/ STEP/ VDA-FS/ SAT(Acis), ASAT(Acis Assembly)/ X_T(Parasolid)/ NC G-Code/ VRML/ STL files. Measure coordinates, distances, closest points, angles, areas, volumes, centroids, and moments of Inertia. The translators are integrated into CADlook Viewer. CADlook Viewer can also run in batch mode. You can run CADlook executable from a console window or from within your program. Stitch trimmed surfaces into solids. Move, rotate, scale objects. Define and save custom views. Create local coordinate systems. Fill holes and pockets. Create lists of holes. Remove protrusions and ribs. Assembly creation and manipulation. Fast multi-core processing. CADlook is the leading global solution for CAD data conversion and viewing.Starting Price: $329 -
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Cortona2D Viewer
Cortona3D
Cortona2D Viewer enables you to view various graphic formats including CGM, BMP, ICON, GIF and JPEG to name just a few. Cortona2D Viewer works as a pluggable component for Internet Explorer and Office applications (Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word). At this time the Cortona2D Viewer is available on the Windows platform. Cortona2D Viewer is more than just a viewer! The powerful API allows for integration of Cortona2D Viewer into any third-party application supporting ActiveX technology. With Cortona2D Viewer, you can create a wide range of 2D applications. Navigate hotspots and embedded hyperlinks in your technical drawings just like any web page. 2D images generated in procedures are linked to the procedure action and timeline allowing automated update (including raster images generated from 3D). 2D images generated in catalogs are linked to the sheet view allowing automated update (including raster images from 3D).Starting Price: €475 -
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PCB Artist
Advanced Circuits
Professional-grade online PCB design software with free live technical support. PCB artist includes features such as multi-page schematics and Netlist import. Advanced circuits' online PCB design software is not only easy to use, it is absolutely the best free PCB layout software available! Our customers tell us one of the reasons they love doing business with us is because of our PCB design software. When it comes to designing printed circuit boards, we help you get it done right, and that saves you time and money down the line. -
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Delcam Exchange
FreeCAD
Work on multiple projects in CAD and exchange data by establishing a connection that translates the content from one compatible input format to another. The utility opens and views files from all CAD systems and selects the entirety of it or selected parts for translation. With free version of Delcam Exchange you can read all commonly used CAD format files as ACIS, IGES, Parasolid, STEP, VDA, AutoCAD (dwg, dxf), CATIA V3, V4, V5, Cimatron, Elite, IDEAS, Inventor, Pro/Engineer, Rhino, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, SpaceClaims, TopSolid, Unigraphics NX. Exchange is Delcam's CAD translation solution. Exchange is a powerful stand alone CAD translator program capable of translating from many popular CAD input formats to many output formats. Downloading Exchange and opening and viewing files from all compatible systems is free and without obligation, and everything is confidential as you don't have to send any of your CAD data files over the internet. -
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Glovius CAD Viewer
Glovius
Simple and easy-to-use CAD Viewers with powerful tools for visualization, analysis, collaboration, reporting, and exporting CAD files. Take measurements, cut sections, compare revisions, analyze CAD parts and assemblies, create reports for collaboration, and export to STEP, 3DPDF, STL, and many more formats. Glovius comes with a free 2D viewer to view DWG, DXF, and CATDrawing files. View CAD files in your browser. No installation required. Upload and view popular CAD parts, assemblies, and drawing files. Link your Dropbox for automatic syncing. View 3D Geometry, Product Structure, PMI and GDnT, and Attributes information. Cut dynamic sections, take measurements, save Bill of Materials, and view essential component information. Share 3D files with a link, and embed models in websites. Glovius for iOS provides a simple and easy way to view, showcase, and collaborate on 3D CAD parts and assemblies from your iPhone and iPad, and view 3D parts and assemblies from popular CAD formats. -
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JETCAM CAD Viewer
JETCAM
The JETCAM CAD Viewer is a free tool to allow viewing of all major 2D CAD files on your PC. It's a lightweight tool which does not require much memory or hard disc space, and runs extremely fast. It's ideal to install on top of existing CAD/CAM software to provide you with a fast, one-click viewing of CAD files, with pan and zoom capabilities. It's provided free, 'as is' and without warranty. Extremely lightweight, JETCAM CAD Viewer can be installed on unlimited computers within your company. It provides instant viewing of all major CAD files, along with native JETCAM component files. Totally free. There's no time period or fee to unlock additional features. No registration required to download or use, just click on the Download link. No adverts, spyware or malware. Extremely small memory footprint, around 50MB when running. Simple tree view for all local and mapped network drives. Thumbnail images of all recognised 2D CAD files. -
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RxView
RASTEREX
With RxView you get access to basic features and will be able to view, measure and print 250 different file formats natively. Upgrade to RxHighlight and get access to extended functions and benefits, so you can work even more efficiently in processes and teams. See benefits and features down under. It gives you smooth rendering, unmatched performance and intuitive navigation. Our software is compatible with over 250 different file formats, including PDF, CAD, BIM, DWG, DOC, XLS, PPT and image files. Less need for training, integrations and no compatibility issues. Our software requires no web-access and runs under Windows. Access to native information, like CAD layers, BIM attributes, blocks, attributes, XREFs and more. No data loss during conversion. Take advantage of the latest versions of supported file formats as they are released and our world-class support. Work with CAD, BIM, office and image files, or convert to PDF for fast viewing and effective annotation. -
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SUPERVIEW
TransMagic
SUPERVIEW is the perfect 3D CAD viewer for interactive viewing of 3D CAD files, complete with PMI / MBD information, the ability to interrogate, markup, measure and add dimensions, delivering superior accuracy for job quotes and the shop floor. Outputs optimized polygonal formats such as 3DPDF, WebGL, Obj and STL. Estimators can quote customers with more accuracy & speed, resulting in more business. Job Shops can view any major CAD format easily, sometimes doing away with more complex and expensive CAD seats. 3D Artists and Makers can reduce polygons and output optimized polygonal files for arts & entertainment as well as 3D Printing. Measure, dimension, and interrogate models with quickly and easily. SUPERVIEW can read any major 3D CAD format. Too many CAD formats to read? Need to measure and quote customer parts quickly and accurately? TransMagic SUPERVIEW allows you to view, interrogate, dimension and create reports for any major 3D CAD file on the planet. -
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ViewCompanion
Software Companions
ViewCompanion Standard is an application for viewing, printing and converting plotter files generated by your CAD program or plotter driver. ViewCompanion can open PLT plotter files using HPGL, HP-GL/2, KIPGL, HP-RTL and Calcomp formats. In addition to plotter files it can view, print and convert Adobe PDF, CGM, Autodesk DWF and Gerber files. One of the most important features is the ability to convert the viewed file into other formats. ViewCompanion can convert your files into several different formats. You may measure distances and areas using ViewCompanion's precise measurement tools with snap to drawing geometry. If your drawings are not in original scale (1:1) you may calibrate the measurement tools to provide correct results. Use ViewCompanion to annotate your files with markup elements like stamps, revision clouds, text notes, dimension lines, area measurements, barcodes, symbols, images and more. -
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Autodesk Design Review
Autodesk
Design Review CAD viewer software lets you view, mark up, print, and track changes to 2D and 3D files for free, without the original design software. Work with a variety of file formats, including: DWF, DWFx, DWG, and DXF (requires installation of free DWG TrueView software); Adobe PDF; as well as image file types such as.bmp, .jpg, .gif, .pcx, .pct, .png, .rlc, .tga, .tif, .mil, .cal, and more. Use intuitive tools to measure, mark up, and review 2D and 3D designs on the desktop. Share changes with your extended team and stakeholders, even if they don’t have the original design software. Eliminate paper and avoid misunderstandings. Take advantage of enhanced features and tools for DWF Viewer and Volo View users. Open and view high-resolution drawings, maps, and models. Measure parts, areas, surfaces, and dimensions for more accurate communication. Add comments, information, and suggestions for design changes to 2D and 3D files. -
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Bentley View
Bentley
In addition to viewing 3D models, you can use Bentley View as a free CAD viewer with capabilities to search for objects, measure distances and areas accurately, and print drawings to scale with full fidelity, on every desktop, for free. With millions of users, Bentley View is the industry's most powerful free viewer. In addition to being the most popular AutoCAD reader, you can view over 50 file formats, including CAD and raster images as well as Bentley's uniquely powerful iModels. You can easily open DWG and open DXF designs with the same fidelity as the authoring software. More than just a free DWG viewer, some of Bentley View’s recent enhancements in the latest CONNECT Edition include newly added format support and advanced viewing features. If all you need is to view CAD files, then Bentley View is a great free solution! If you also need to edit them to generate drawings, models, and visualizations, you might consider MicroStation PowerDraft. -
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DWG Viewer
Microspot
Microspot DWG Viewer is an easy to use app for viewing your AutoCAD DWG and DXF files from your PC on the Mac. Open your DWG and DXF files with ease and without file size restrictions, then annotate them with your own comments. In addition you’ll be able to save your annotated DWG files as an flattened scaleable PDF file. Microspot DWG Viewer has had a huge overhaul, to bring you the most easy-to-use and precise DWG viewer app yet. The new features in the latest version range from a complete interface update, bringing more speed and power to the addition of new tools to make navigating, measuring and working with you DWG files easier. Our main focus is to provide a fast and easy to use solution to opening your DWG files. We understand that not everyone knows what scales and units are, especially when working with complex drawings. We’ve designed a system that automatically opens your DWG files with the most relevant scale and units.Starting Price: $19.99 -
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PADS Professional
Siemens
As electronics content increases, so does design complexity. This video offers insights into how PADS Professional delivers powerful PCB design capabilities in an affordable and easy-to-deploy solution for hardware engineers. The Siemens portfolio enables the digital transformation of electronic systems design. See how it is best positioned to deliver digitally integrated product ideation platforms for the next market-winning products. Join this experience to learn more! Create a design from start to finish, and see how easy it is to use its advanced technology including rigid-flex design, RF design, and advanced routing, including HDI and area rules, to help get your job done faster! Intuitive project and design navigation, complete hierarchical support, and advanced tools for rules and attribute management help you meet your PCB design goals. -
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Ansys Exalto
Ansys
Ansys Exalto is a post-LVS RLCk extraction software solution that enables IC designers to accurately capture unknown crosstalk among different blocks in the design hierarchy by extracting lumped-element parasitics and generating an accurate model for electrical, magnetic and substrate coupling. Exalto interfaces with most LVS tools and can complement the RC extraction tool of your choice. Ansys Exalto post-LVS RLCk extraction lets IC designers accurately predict electromagnetic and substrate coupling effects for signoff on circuits that were previously "too big to analyze.” The extracted models are back-annotated to the schematic or netlist, and support all circuit simulators. The proliferation of RF and high-speed circuits in modern silicon systems has raised electromagnetic coupling to a first order effect that must be accurately modeled to reliably achieve silicon success.
