Mentor Graphics 2月20日宣布，PADS2007今天正式发布，用户可以在[url=http://www.mentor.com/supportnet/] SupportNet [/url]上下载。
PADS2007主要注重了功能集成、易用性以及增加新功能和补丁，其新功能主要包括：
All PADS Products
--ECO Enhancements
--Alphanumeric Pin Number Improvements
--Part Type Editor Enhancements
--File Locking
--GUI Customization
PADS Logic
--ECO Enhancements – Rules Comparison
--Dialogs, Menu Consolidation
--Allow Single Attribute Editing in Attribute Label Properties Dialog
--Launch Bus Properties Command from Bus Name Properties dialog
--GUI Customization
--38 defect fixes
PADS Layout/Router
--RF Design in PADS Layout including
------DXF Import in Decal Editor for RF Component Creation
------Via Array Enhancements (not just for RF design!)
------Artwork improvements for Copper Shapes - Square and
------Copper Creation
------Complex Solder Dams
--DFF Audit Now Included in all PADS Layout Licenses
--Solder Mask/Paste Mask Output CAM
--Pin Number Visibility in PADS Layout/Router, Decal
--Route Length Monitor in Bus Route Operation
--Conversion of Drafting Objects to Board Cut Out
--New Through/Partial Column in the Drill Chart
--Modeless Commands for Switching Current Design Units
--Differential Pair Routing Improvements
--New Text Command and Uncombine Operation Improvement
--Over 130 defect fixes
DxDesigner
--Alternate Decal Support
--ECO Enhancements – Rules Comparison
--DxDesigner to PADS Router Cross Probing
--Added DxDesigner Link Tool as Primary Integration Tool
--LineSim Integration with DxDesigner
DxSim
--DxSim is an addition to the DxDesigner family and provides an integrated, easy to use, analog simulation environment
