# Using AI to edit PADS Projects A data-acquisition engineer changes a PADS regulator to LTM8051IY#PBF and adds five supply-rail test points. Written by [Matthias Wagner](https://www.flux.ai/natarius) Published Oct 2026 - 1 min read ![Using AI to edit PADS Projects](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/using-ai-to-edit-pads-projects/main.webp) Grace supports data-acquisition hardware. She was the team's only PADS engineer, and she retired. The power design needs a regulator the team can source and clear test points for board bring-up. Her note to the engineer who inherits the board: > "The LTM8051 regulator (U3) has a long lead time and we can't get it for our next build. Find an in-stock replacement that supplies the same rails with enough current, swap it in the schematic and on the PCB, update the support parts, and tell me what changed." ## Dear past self, U3 now specifies LTM8051IY#PBF. Flux updated its support-part identities and added five labeled test points to the PCB. TP1 through TP5 connect to the 12 V, 3.3 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 1.0 V rails. The named points give Grace's successor clear places to probe each supply during board bring-up. ![PADS PCB layout centered on the LTM8051IY#PBF regulator at U3.](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/using-ai-to-edit-pads-projects/layout.webp) The replacement regulator at U3. The board keeps its existing outline and mounting pattern as the enclosure reference. The update centers on the regulator, its support parts, and five labeled supply points for bring-up. The five rail labels keep the test points clear in the PCB view during board bring-up. [Continue the next power-stage revision in Flux.](https://www.flux.ai/) ## About the author [Matthias Wagner](https://www.flux.ai/natarius) Founder & CEO at Flux Matthias is the Founder and CEO of Flux, a hardware design platform that's revolutionizing how teams create and iterate on circuits. Find him on Flux [@natarius](https://www.flux.ai/natarius). Let’s start building Build your big idea together with Flux. All you need to do is describe what you want to make, or what problem you want to solve. Flux will work with you to make it a reality. ![Close-up photo of a PCB made with Flux, with an ESP32 module, buttons, and a microSD slot.](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/miscellaneous/sidebar-cta-pcb.webp) [Try it Free](https://www.flux.ai/signup) ## Related Content [ ![Illustration of a circuit board with glowing teal traces and a pair of parallel traces from a connector, with the enclosure parts of the device around the board](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/agentic-routing/main.webp) ### Route Your Board in the Flux Chat: Pairs, Lengths, USB-C, Fanout, and Every Edit After 6 Min Read](https://www.flux.ai/p/blog/agentic-routing)[ ![Illustration of a smartphone with a microphone button and a voice waveform whose lines run into an exploded view of a circuit board and its two-part enclosure, in glowing teal line art](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/eda-and-mcad-on-your-phone/main.webp) ### EDA and MCAD on Your Phone: Dictate the Hardware You Want to Build 6 Min Read](https://www.flux.ai/p/blog/eda-and-mcad-on-your-phone)[ ![A rigid-flex board in the Flux 3D view, with two rigid ends joined by a thin flex section](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/flex-and-rigid-flex-boards-in-flux/main.webp) ### Flex and Rigid-Flex Boards Are in Flux 10 Min Read](https://www.flux.ai/p/blog/flex-and-rigid-flex-boards-in-flux)[ ![Illustration of an aluminum bracket with a cutter and the toolpaths for its holes, slot, and profile](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/from-part-to-gcode-in-one-chat/main.webp) ### From Part to G-code in One Chat 3 Min Read](https://www.flux.ai/p/blog/from-part-to-gcode-in-one-chat)[ ![An illustration of a device with its board and enclosure next to the title OpenUSD and the file types .usda, .usd, and .usdz](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/openusd-in-flux/main.webp) ### OpenUSD in Flux: Move Your Device into Digital Twins and Physical AI Simulation 4 Min Read](https://www.flux.ai/p/blog/openusd-in-flux)[ ![Concept proposal sketch of a walking companion robot that Flux drew from a reference photo](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/blogs/sketch-to-3d-device/main.webp) ### Sketch First, Then Build: How Flux Turns an Idea or a Photo into a 3D Device 4 Min Read](https://www.flux.ai/p/blog/sketch-to-3d-device) See All (6) ## Let’s start building. Let’s build your idea together. All you need to do is describe what you want to make, or what problem you want to solve. Flux will work with you to make it a reality. [Try it Free](https://www.flux.ai/signup) ![Close-up of a Flux-designed printed circuit board](https://www.flux.ai/p/assets/homepage-v2/mission-visual.webp)