Hello, Welcome to the Altium Learning Hub

Considering switching to new design software? Wondering how to make a DXF file? Tired of working in a command line interface just to complete simple design tasks? Instead of using an antiquated workflow, Altium Designer makes using your CAD, data management, analysis, and deliverable generation tools easy. Altium Designer also gives you access to file formats from your other design and CAD programs. You’ll be able to use DXF format, SCH, ODB++...

If you design PCBs for high-speed digital, RF, Microwave or Millimeter Wave applications, you’re probably very familiar with Roger’s laminates. However, did you know Rogers Corp has doubled in size in the past 10 years? Recently, while I was at IPC APEX Expo, I had the opportunity to interview Tony Mattingly, Sr. Product Manager and learn more about the company behind some of the world’s top-performing advanced circuit materials. Judy Warner: Pl...

With every release, we try to make our users more productive in what they do every day. One way to achieve this is to keep improving the product, and we will, of course, continue to focus on that. What we realized, however, is that many of our users don't fully take advantage of all the capabilities already available in Altium Designer. We have a lot of users who are just starting with Altium Designer, but even some of our experienced users do...

Being able to design a board in your ECAD environment doesn’t mean that it is manufacturable in real life. You have to make sure your CAD representation won’t have any problems in the real world by taking some precautions. For example, there are certain areas that need to be free of components and have specified clearances like your board edge. This webinar will help you get acquainted with the creation and modification of your board shape so...

Editor's note: While originally presented for Altium Designer 20, the features shown here are applicable in later versions of Altium Designer. The design workflow and configuration of design rules has not changed. For more information on these features in the newest version of Altium Designer, read the documentation. Introduction Many of today's PCBs run with high-speed signals, so many traces in a typical board will act like transmission lines...

Modern devices have dense layouts in shrinking enclosures. Fitting and mounting a PCB into an enclosure while taking cooling, cabling, and assembly/maintenance processes into consideration requires continuous interaction and cooperation between Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Precise design data and mechanical information must be sent in a smooth, uninterrupted bi-directional manner. Unfortunately, many engineers still use methods from over...