{"id":1552,"date":"2013-08-16T08:34:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T15:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/jimmartens\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:20:27","slug":"start-smarter-with-pads-webinar-q-and-a-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/electronic-systems-design\/2013\/08\/16\/start-smarter-with-pads-webinar-q-and-a-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Smarter With PADS Webinar Q and A \u2013 Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello.\u00a0 Sorry for the lag from the last blog answering questions from the Start Smarter webinar.\u00a0 Between vacation with my family in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and a trip to the PacRim, I\u2019ve been slow getting back to this.\u00a0 On the positive side, it\u2019s given many users time to view the on-demand version, which generated some more questions!\u00a0 So here\u2019s part 3:<\/p>\n<p>Q:\u00a0 Oscar Z asks if PADS has provisions for controlling controlled impedance.<\/p>\n<p>A:\u00a0 Absolutely.\u00a0 PADS allows you to easily add design constraints such as trace widths, what layer to route on, what layers not to route on etc. that are important for controlled impedance design.<\/p>\n<p>Q:\u00a0 Greg H is looking for a way to move a decal from extended layer mode to standard.<\/p>\n<p>A:\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen a procedure for this posted in the Mentor Communities.\u00a0 \u00a0These community forums are a great place to look for info like this.\u00a0 Check the PADS communities at <a href=\"http:\/\/communities.mentor.com\/mgcx\/community\/pcb\/pads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/communities.mentor.com\/mgcx\/community\/pcb\/pads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Q:\u00a0 Vishal O asked for the hardware requirements for PADS.<\/p>\n<p>A:\u00a0 For a minimum its Windows based PC, minimum of 1 GB RAM.\u00a0 The installation (if everything is installed) is 3 GB.\u00a0 Windows 7, Vista, and XP are currently supported; 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