P-CAD 2006

Many P-CAD users have made the move to Altium Designer – and have done so successfully. You too, can do so in the confidence that you have peers who have gone before you, supported by Altium.

DeepSea Power & Light

"I am very happy with the change, and as I am getting used to the system I like it more and more. The tech support has been exceptional and has been one of the highlights -- it makes the whole transition much better. I am happy with the switch and I would recommend other people going the Altium Designer way."

– Jan Soukup, Hardware Engineer

Elma Electronics

"Since making the switch to Altium Designer, there have been many improvements in our designs. Our schematics look much more professional, and with the 3D visualization feature, we even have a realistic view of the board. The DRC runs faster and Altium Designer's Design Rules management is much better. There have also been improvements in routing such as differential pair length tuning. Altium Designer is the next level for board design."

– Laurentiu Popovici, Design Engineer

MIT

"We first chose Altium Designer primarily for its easy upgrade path from P-CAD, but have since discovered the remarkable capabilities of the Altium Designer unified design environment. This powerful design system has positively impacted our ability to complete projects on time and on budget. MIT students who use Altium Designer learn new skills that will prove to be very useful in their future careers."

– Thaddeus Fulford-Jones, PhD Candiate MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Vanteon

"I have trained a few P-CAD users on Altium Designer, and its GUI is very intuitive and easy to learn. I can pretty much set someone down in front of the tool, spend an hour or so showing them the project hierarchy and menu concept, and they can figure out 95% of the program without even looking in the help file.

The migration and translation from P-CAD was also very smooth. That's where Altium's tech support really shines. We didn't usually have to wait more than a day to get a response, and when we did, we got an honest response rather than beating around the bush."

– Mark Wyman, Senior Engineer Electronics Designer

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Altium.com Contacts News Product Information Features of P-CAD Product Overview Information for Upgraders Specifications System Requirements P-CAD Resources Knowledge Base Downloads Training P-CAD Libraries Browse Library Downloads Search for a Component Third-party Libraries About the ALDC Learning Guides Getting Started	Many P-CAD users have made the move to Altium Designer – and have done so successfully. You too, can do so in the confidence that you have peers who have gone before you, supported by Altium. DeepSea Power & Light "I am very happy with the change, and as I am getting used to the system I like it more and more. The tech support has been exceptional and has been one of the highlights -- it makes the whole transition much better. I am happy with the switch and I would recommend other people going the Altium Designer way." – Jan Soukup, Hardware Engineer Elma Electronics "Since making the switch to Altium Designer, there have been many improvements in our designs. Our schematics look much more professional, and with the 3D visualization feature, we even have a realistic view of the board. The DRC runs faster and Altium Designer's Design Rules management is much better. There have also been improvements in routing such as differential pair length tuning. Altium Designer is the next level for board design." – Laurentiu Popovici, Design Engineer MIT "We first chose Altium Designer primarily for its easy upgrade path from P-CAD, but have since discovered the remarkable capabilities of the Altium Designer unified design environment. This powerful design system has positively impacted our ability to complete projects on time and on budget. MIT students who use Altium Designer learn new skills that will prove to be very useful in their future careers." – Thaddeus Fulford-Jones, PhD Candiate MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Vanteon "I have trained a few P-CAD users on Altium Designer, and its GUI is very intuitive and easy to learn. I can pretty much set someone down in front of the tool, spend an hour or so showing them the project hierarchy and menu concept, and they can figure out 95% of the program without even looking in the help file. The migration and translation from P-CAD was also very smooth. That's where Altium's tech support really shines. We didn't usually have to wait more than a day to get a response, and when we did, we got an honest response rather than beating around the bush." – Mark Wyman, Senior Engineer Electronics Designer