I am looking at using PCB libraries software to create footprints for primarily Altium v20, for which I'd like to be able to build parts and also use the POD service as a kind of mix and match.

I think I therefore need to download the Builder and Pro versions, but can both be installed on the same machine?  If so, can I just copy the preference file from one to the other?

The Enterprise version seems to be a combined Builder and Pro version, with an initial purchase cost for exporting to Altium (presume it's locked to a specific CAD package?).  

Plus an additional annual maintenance fee (can't find that)

Plus an additional POD Subscription fee per year for access to footprints in your library via POD.

Have I got this right?

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The free versions and the Enterprise install in separate directories, so it's possible to have them both on the same machine. Each output is licensed separately in the Enterprise version.

 

The "Annual Maintenance" and the "POD Subscription" fees are linked to from the main page, on each product page, and the top navigation menu of the site (you need to leave the forum), under "Library Expert".

 

If you have further questions, let me know and we can discuss offline.

Can the preferences file from one version be copied to the other?

I take it with Enterprise, POD Subscription is the fixed price per year capped at 500/month, and that no POD credit style option is available?

Last question, does Enterprise maintenance need start from day one or at the end of the 1st year?

If preferred, please drop me an e-mail to discuss (address as used on the forum).

Library Expert POD Builder has all the features except you cannot edit the data and resave it to FPX. If you find a problem you report it and we fix it and you redownload the updated data. 

With POD Builder you can edit Preferences, Batch Build, open FPX files and save all you part data incase you change your preferences and want to rebuild a new library. 

You can purchase POD Credits for $50 or 1 year access to POD for $300 that allows you to download up to 500 parts a month for a year. 

Next week we start giving away the full featured Library Expert Enterprise for just the cost of yearly maintenance. For Altium it's $299 for a 1-year lease. 

You can also purchase POD Credits or a POD Subscription with LE Enterprise. 

All the software installs into separate folders so you can use all versions simultaneously. 

Or you can Lease 3D STEP for a year for $299 and automatically create Altium footprints with 3D STEP together. 

Lease LE Enterprise for 1-year for Altium $299 & 3D STEP $299 and POD Subscription for $120 to download 100 parts a month. Total cost = $718 a year. 

Is this on the website or by request?

Certainly before February 1, there will be - 

V2020 is a 100% rewrite of the code and the UI. It is a major improvement to everything that we've ever created and the Calculator portion will be released in Beta in early February. 

All Library Expert Enterprise users will have access to the V2020 Beta release. The FPX file format is identical to V2019 to allow you to create data In V2020 that can be read by V2019 and visa versa. 

Hi Tom,

Could you please give an update on Cloud License availability, I'd very much like to switch to it?

We will be placing both the free Pro and the Enterprise license on a very similar cloud license, and expect to finish/release them both on 1st week of March.

 

The Cloud License was intended to Lease software at an affordable price point for 1-year. 

The Cloud License has a start and stop date and then you renew your lease, just like any other software today (like Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat). 

Contact us in March and we'll set you up.