Pads suite comes in three configurations with features ranging from schematic capture to advanced hierarchical placement planning and analysis. 

Pads Standard performs schematic capture and PCB layout. Comes with starter parts library, parts creation wizard, and archive management.

Pads Standard Plus adds advanced constraint management, high-speed net constraints and routing, central library creation and management, HyperLynx-powered signal/thermal/analog simulation, and variants design. 

Pads Professional adds Xpedition-based sketch routing, simultaneous 2D/3D layout, hierarchical placement planning, component and net explorers, and other Valor-based manufacturing and design check tools. Scales to Xpedition Enterprise platform.

Mentor Graphics, www.mentor.com/pads

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