PADS Schematic and PCB Translators

PADS library and translators are reliable, thorough, accurate, and FREE.

With them you can:

• Easily convert P-CAD, CADSTAR, OrCAD, Protel, and Altium Designer data to PADS
• Eliminate the need to redraw symbols from scratch
• Provide product documentation customized with your customer’s title blocks, company logo, etc.
• Ensure design data integrity
• Leverage existing designs and data in future designs
• Move designs in and out of client systems
• Safely investigate powerful tools for your PCB design flow without risking the loss of valuable schematic symbols, libraries, and PCB footprints.

Learn more! Request our technical paper, “Recent Improvements in Safe and Accurate Electronic Design Data Migration.”

To include translators as part of your evaluation, contact a local distributor or sales representative.

Current customers on maintenance can download the translators directly from SupportNet.

Schematic Translators
With PADS schematic translators, you can convert schematics and symbols to DxDesigner or PADS Logic from the following programs:

• To DxDesigner (PADS2005.x), from:
  • OrCAD
  • P-CAD
  • CADSTAR
  • Protel / Altium Designer
  • PADS Logic
• To PADS Logic (PADS2005.x), from:
  • OrCAD
  • P-CAD
  • CADSTAR
  • Protel / Altium Designer

PCB Translators
With PADS PCB translators, you can convert PCB designs and footprints to PADS Layout from the following programs:

• To PADS Layout (PADS2005.x), from:
  • OrCAD
  • P-CAD
  • CADSTAR
  • Protel / Altium Designer

Supported Releases
PADS translators support schematic and/or layout translation from the following software products: