Summary of PCB123® launches access to millions of cloud-based symbols & footprints
This article announces an integration between Sunstone Circuits' PCB123 and SnapEDA, enabling designers to search and download digital models directly within the design environment. This update aims to eliminate time wasted on creating parts definitions manually. The collaboration allows users to access cloud-based symbols, footprints, and InstaPart services for rapid component acquisition, significantly boosting productivity in PCB design workflows.
Parts used in the PCB123 and SnapEDA Integration:
- PCB123 Version 5.6
- SnapEDA parts library
- Digital models
- Cloud-based symbols
- Footprints
- Schematic editor
- Physical layout editor
- 3-dimensional mechanical previews
- BOM editor
- InstaPart service
Designers can now search SnapEDA’s vast component library directly in PCB123
MULINO, OR and SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 13, 2017) — Today, Sunstone Circuits, creators of the free PCB design tool, PCB123, and SnapEDA, the Internet’s first parts library for circuit board design, are launching a new integration that allows designers to search for digital models directly inside the PCB123 design environment.
Designers have traditionally wasted days creating digital models for their designs. This process is tedious, time-consuming, and error-prone. With today’s release of PCB123 Version 5.6, designers can now search and download free, cloud-based symbols and footprints directly during design capture and layout, significantly boosting design productivity.
“For forty years, PCB designers have frittered away countless hours defining parts because there simply wasn’t a workable, affordable source for accurate, ready-made parts. In fact, surveys show that most professional designers spend an average of 30-35% of their design time just making new parts definitions before they can even get started,” said Nolan Johnson, CAD & EDA Product Marketing Manager at Sunstone Circuits.
“SnapEDA has disrupted that dynamic in an easy-to-use, no-cost utility, and PCB123 is proud to be bringing true in-tool integration of SnapEDA’s parts search functions to our loyal users – in a free PCB CAD tool, no less,” Johnson added.
PCB123 is a free, full-function PCB CAD tool, comprised of a schematic editor, physical layout editor, 3-dimensional mechanical previews, and BOM editor. By augmenting the tool with cloud-based libraries, designers will get real-time access to new symbols & footprints added to SnapEDA’s catalog, as well the ability to request parts they need for their designs with InstaPart, the company’s popular 24 hour parts request service.
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- What new capability does PCB123 Version 5.6 offer?
Designers can now search and download free, cloud-based symbols and footprints directly inside the design environment. - How much time do professional designers typically spend making new parts definitions?
Surveys show most professionals spend an average of 30-35% of their design time on this task. - Can designers request parts they need for their designs through this tool?
Yes, users can request parts using the InstaPart service which offers a 24-hour turnaround. - What components make up the PCB123 CAD tool?
The tool includes a schematic editor, physical layout editor, 3-dimensional mechanical previews, and BOM editor. - Is the PCB123 tool free to use?
Yes, PCB123 is described as a free, full-function PCB CAD tool. - What problem did traditional digital model creation cause for designers?
The process was tedious, time-consuming, error-prone, and caused designers to waste days. - Does the integration provide real-time access to new parts?
Yes, designers get real-time access to new symbols and footprints added to the SnapEDA catalog. - Who created the free PCB design tool PCB123?
Sunstone Circuits is the creator of the free PCB design tool PCB123.
