Implementing Complex Pad Shapes Component pads are not always simply round or rectangular shapes. Analog, high-power, or RF components often require geometrically complex or irregular shaped pads. This paper details an easy and efficient solution for when a user is confronted with having to quickly implement complex pad shapes that must meet the manufacturer’s layout requirements without resulting in DRC violations or manufacturing errors. INTRODUCTION Most component package Read Article Queries - How to Utilize Rules to their Full Potential Queries allow you to find, isolate, and operate on objects in a PCB design. Altium Designer provides multiple methods of utilizing queries prioritized by particular rules. This will help you use the Query Builder and Query Finder, which are two essential tools for implementing the definitions of queries in different areas of the PCB documents. INTRODUCTION A query is a string composed of various, yet specific, keywords and syntax, which will Read Article 5 Tips for Specifying PCB Hole Size Tolerance Learn how to quickly add and clearly communicate hole size tolerance specifications to your fabricator to ensure your PCB design is manufactured properly. One of the more forgotten topics in PCB design are the holes through which components are mounted. Specifying the tolerance of hole dimensions in PCB fabrication ensures proper fit of plated-through-hole (PTH) components. Just as important, those dimensions must be clearly communicated to the Read Article Assembly Variants Management Systems Keeps Designs Synchronized Altium Designer gives you a robust centralized variant management system. You can define any number of design variations of a base design, then manage component parameters and configure the variant components as fitted, not fitted, or alternate parts. As these variants share the same bare board and have impact on the assembly process only, we call these assembly variants. Now you will see how variant management in Altium Designer can harmonize Read Article Automating Your ECO with Component Links Component links are what unite your schematic editor with your PCB layout. The utilization of unique IDs allows for the connection and net information to be communicated between the schematic and the PCB design. These links are important, as the seamless connection they create provides you with a truly unified design environment. A UNIFIED DESIGN ENVIRONMENT One of the major advantages of Altium Designer is that it provides you with a single Read Article Getting Your Layer Stack Right An improper layer stack in your PCB design is one of the most common errors leading to fabrication failures and rejects. Every multilayer circuit board needs a precise PCB stack-up and accurate layout before it can be sent for PCB manufacturing. When you have the right set of circuit board design tools, you can turn your stackup into a real PCB layout and prepare the documentation your fabricator needs. The multi-layer PCB troubleshooting tools Read Article 4:45 Altium Designer goes 3D Watch Video 3:15 The Gift of Sound. Cochlear, an Altium success story Watch Video 2:09 Altium Designer and NASA Watch Video 7:50 Interfacing to Altium Designer from SolidWorks - Part 2 Watch Video 8:00 Interfacing to Altium Designer from SolidWorks - Part 1 Watch Video Footprint Not Found? How to Find Missing Footprints . Watch Video 4:44 Next generation electronics design Watch Video 2:11 Altium at DesignCon 2009 Watch Video 2:27 DesignCon® 2009 Chiphead® competition Watch Video 1:26 A better way Watch Video 6:27 Altium Innovation Station Watch Video Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page222 Current page223 Page224 Page225 Page226 Page227 Next page ›› Last page Last » Load More
