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Altium Strengths
Altium Strengths Mentor Positioning
Unified UI with modern look & feel Task specific UI improves ease-of-use in each
domain
Strong ecosystem including university program,
Octoparts, Altium 365, Concord Pro
Investing in ecosystem: PADS Pro Student Edition,
PartQuest, MCAD integration, Cloud, SaaS
Active BOM PADS Designer supply chain integration investment
Multi-board Basic capability, not decisive factor. If required,
Xpedition has more
Design data management (Nexus) If required, Xpedition
Relationship with Dassault/SolidWorks Full Mentor and Siemens portfolios
Seen as low cost solution PADS Pro offers more to user at a comparable price
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