EDA-Xperts Utilities
A comprehensive toolkit for PADS

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PowerAccess CIS
PowerAccess Component information system for PADS Logic and PADS Layout

PowerAccess is a library oriented CIS tool, which helps you to find parts, footprints, and verify that the attribute information in job files matches the library.

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RF-Kit 5.2
Designs over 2 GHz, Use Radial stubs, Lange couplers, curves, tapers on a pcb? 

A tool for parametric design of microstrips and embedded resistors. 

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L2R2L
Swap between Layout and Router.

Use L2R2L to swap the job between Layout and Router with just one click. Download, unzip and create a shortcut for the exe.

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PowerPCB IPC-D-356A netlister v. 4.81C

Run a netlist report for the fabricator in IPC-D-356A format for testing.  Source:  PCBStandards.com.  This version is fixed to handle different decimal separators.

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Update PADS Logic attributes from library

This utility helps to update PADS Logic attributes from library (PADS Layout or demo is needed also).

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Gluepoints

Do you use wave soldering for SMD's on the bottom side?  Gluepoints helps to produce the documentation.  You can define the number, size and location of the glue points, or just use a default point in component center.

PDF.  Send email if you are interested.

Mentor to PADS netlist conversion

This utility converts Mentor nets and comps files to PADS compatible format.  It produces also a .csv table file containing parts with attributes

If you have VB6 programs in your machine already, just copying the menpadnl.exe (just 32kB) might do.   The whole installation pack is 5.1 MB

Feedback welcome!  Note!  this is in early beta.

AutoConnectSlavePin 1.02 macro (for PowerLOGIC 3.5+)

Need a part which has one pin shown in schematic but multiple connected pins in layout?

See the description.

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PCBStandards script collection
An FTP site with a number of scripts.

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