Nexar Announces CAD Model Marketplace

Nexar, a business unit of Altium LLC (ASX-ALU), has launched the Octopart CAD Model Marketplace, a free database made up of a large repository of computer-aided design (CAD) models for electronic components. Octopart, part of the Nexar ecosystem, is an electronic component search engine powered by part data and intelligence from the Nexar API. Octopart’s new CAD Model Marketplace simplifies PCB design and part selection workflows to create a single unified user experience that aggregates CAD models.

Octopart aims to simplify the electronic component search and discovery journey by introducing the new CAD Model Marketplace. Image courtesy of Altium LLC.

“As the industry’s leading search engine for electronic parts, Octopart continues to simplify the part search and discovery journey by introducing our CAD Model Marketplace feature,” says Daniel Schoenfelder, head of Nexar Sales and Octopart. “Octopart users can eliminate the drudgery of locating and accessing CAD models. By using Octopart’s powerful search capabilities, users can access 10 million electronic component CAD models that are compatible with all major PCB design tools.”

Octopart.com simplifies and streamlines workflows by providing a central hub to search for parts and their available data and models. Users no longer have to search in various locations for CAD models. They can now preview symbols, footprints and schematics from partners like Ultra Librarian and SnapEDA on a single platform, making their Octopart experience a one-stop-shop for free CAD models. In the future, users will also have access to 3D models from TraceParts, Nexar’s newest partner.

To start searching the CAD Model Marketplace or to find out more about Octopart, click here.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.