PADS AutoRouter

PADS® Routing Solutions feature efficient methodologies and native, any-angle and diagonal routing algorithms that make it easy to produce high-density, high-quality designs efficiently.

PADS AutoRouter is the industry’s first true, angle-free autorouter. It is tightly integrated with PADS Layout, for fast, efficient layout and routing. By routing correctly from the outset, PADS AutoRouter minimizes trace rework, thus reducing design iterations and getting your board to fabrication faster

With PADS AutoRouter you can:

PADS AutoRouter is an intelligent, high-performance batch router.

  • Batch-route designs in a predefined order
  • Target and prioritize dense areas or high-priority nets
  • Modify design rules and settings
  • Automatically follow design rules entered at the schematic or PCB level
  • Set additional rules that are specific to an advanced routing environment
  • Reduce routing times significantly with automatic routing of high-speed nets
  • Improve design integrity by eliminating errors incurred by manual routing
  • Speed design completion by routing without violations or conflicts
  • Confirm that all high-speed constraints are met
  • Enable higher completion rates of dense designs without impacting fabrication
  • Easily route high-pin count and fine-pitch devices by automatically adhering to your component clearance and routing rules

Features and Benefits

General Features

  • Any-angle batch router
  • Includes PADS Router for interactive routing
  • Offers a graphical design review during routing
  • Targets and prioritizes dense areas or high-priority nets
  • Allows modification of design rules and settings
  • Employs automatic test-point insertion during routing
  • Speeds design completion by routing without violations or conflicts
  • Enables higher completion rates of dense designs

Intelligent, High-Performance Batch Router

  • Ease of use
  • A short learning curve
  • High completion rates
  • Minimal trace rework

Produce High-Density, High-Quality Designs Efficiently

  • Native, any-angle, and diagonal routing algorithms
  • Ultra-fast, animation-quality graphics
  • Hierarchical project windows
  • Component placement

Free Online Training

STAR Award Purchase a seat of PADS AutoRouter on maintenance and receive three hours of FREE online training. This course teaches the workflow for completing connections using the PADS AutoRouter. Course highlights include routing a sample PCB using the manual autoroute and interactive autoroute modes.

Ten hours of free online training for PADS Layout are also included with your purchase. Highlights of this course include instructions for creating physical components, importing netlists, adding or updating components, routing connections, and generating reports.

Both online training courses are available 24x7 from SupportNet, Mentor Graphics' customer support website, so you can take the courses whenever--and as often as--you wish. Read more

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