{"id":7778,"date":"2020-11-20T09:18:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/pads\/?p=7778"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:37:54","slug":"pads-professional-vx-2-8-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/electronic-systems-design\/2020\/11\/20\/pads-professional-vx-2-8-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"PADS Professional VX.2.8 is Now Available!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pads.com\/new-in-pads\/padsvx-2-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/pads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/11\/whatsnew_VX28_800x450_PADS_Pro-815AE24F.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/11\/whatsnew_VX28_800x450_PADS_Pro-815AE24F.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/11\/whatsnew_VX28_800x450_PADS_Pro-815AE24F-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/11\/whatsnew_VX28_800x450_PADS_Pro-815AE24F-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/11\/whatsnew_VX28_800x450_PADS_Pro-815AE24F-395x222.jpg 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Before you read on, a newer version of PADS Professional is now available. To learn more, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/eda.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/pcb\/pads\/professional\/release-highlights-2-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VX.2.12 page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PADS Professional solves the problems other unified\u00a0PCB\u00a0design tools don\u2019t. With industry-leading placement, routing, and analysis technologies,\u00a0PADS\u00a0Professional contains everything you need to unlock your\u00a0PCB\u00a0design potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What&#8217;s New!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The new release of PADS Professional VX.2.8 is now available for download. This release is enhanced with many new features that improve product usability and efficiency. It includes also key updates, enhancements and ideas submitted from our user community. Packed with new features across the design flow PADS Professionals&nbsp;the VX.2.8 release empowers engineers and designers to create modern electronics products even faster!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Highlights:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhancements to Design Reuse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Differential and Sketch Routing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Net Tiebars and Plane Enhancements <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multi-hole &#8211; Custom Vias and Unified Teardrop Enhancements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MCAD Collaboration Enhancements&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><em>and much more!<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you go, a newer version of PADS Professional is now available. 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