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Connect for PADS Professional

Go beyond your desktop work environment and seamlessly collaborate with teammates worldwide via design data management, BOM management, and team sharing, visualization, and markup.

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What's New in Connect – September 2023

The Collaboration Panel in Connect's 2D viewer streamlines the design review process, allowing feedback capture via markup annotations directly on designs. It provides status tracking, ensuring timely issue resolution and maintaining a record of all discussions and resolutions. Additional features enhance the review process, enabling reference links, design object association, view links, and tagging.

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Save now: PADS Professional - three app suite deal

PADS Professional users can get three powerful, easy-to-use cloud-integrated apps that enable you to consistently deliver products to market on time, on budget, and on requirement. This suite of cloud apps includes Connect, PartQuest Portal, and Supply Chain. For a single purchase at a reduced price of USD $59/month billed annually.

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Connect for PADS Professional Resources

Key Features

Experience Collaborative PCB Design in the Cloud

Connect for PADS Professional enables you to connect to all key stakeholders and disciplines involved in your designs from anywhere, at any time.

Built for the Cloud with Siemens Security

Siemens supports the Cloud Security Alliance, the leading global organization dedicated to best practices for secure cloud computing. The CSA Trustmark affirms our alignment with CSA best practices.

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A Single Source of Truth for PCB Design Data

Track design revisions and enable your team to review the latest changes by checking
in your design into Connect. Data such as the schematic, 3D view, and bill of materials can all be accessed from Connect, without the need for desktop tools.

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Start Connecting in Just Minutes

Try Connect for PADS Professional for free for 90 days, no installation required!