Latest Footprint Expert version is highly recommended as POD data format is periodically updated to accommodate new Footprint Expert features. Previously purchased maintenance that included POD access will continue to have POD access as purchased until that maintenance is due for renewal. * Access to the POD database is available for $300/year, download limit is 500 parts per month. Flexibility to add, delete, or modify data fields - for example:.Search, edit, save functions for effective part library management.Save component dimensions to a library file.User definable preferences or define and customize default rules wow!!.FREE training webinars as needed, one-on-one or group.1 Year maintenance renewal is 20% the list cost of license(s).Perpetual license does not expire no maintenance.High priority phone, email, or shared desktop support.Low cost & FASTEST return on investment.Ability to create footprints with arbitrary pad shapes and positions.New part requests, regardless complexity, as little as $5 each**.BOM Builder Service (subscription optional purchase)*.Parts on Demand 2+ million parts (subscription optional purchase)*.(Libraries Enhanced with Automated Preferences) Here is what you get with the CAD output for Altium Designer license: It outputs individual parts or entire libraries to all major CAD formats (each available separately). The Footprint Expert is the original IPC footprint automation solution, which is also flexible enough for the most advanced user-defined modifications to effortlessly create footprints from component data. Welcome to the next generation of PCB library development.

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