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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...

Altium Designer, included in Altium Develop, is the world's most powerful PCB design software and a seamless data integration tool for ECAD to MCAD data. It not only offers you a range of features and technologies to boost your productivity, but it also works with a full ecosystem of applications to help you stay on top of multiple streams of work. And that's really important when you're using Altium Designer to keep up with any design needs...

The original goal of PCAD, to give PCB designers the best tools possible, lives on today in Altium. Altium Designer is made for designers like you and will import your legacy PCAD designs so you can continue your work. ALTIUM DESIGNER CAD software that will continue through the years. Back in 1982, an innovative new PCB design software CAD tool called P-CAD was introduced to the world. This PCAD PCB design tool quickly outgrew its...

Just as you design your home environment to enhance your quality of life you can customize your work environment to improve the quality of your work. Although a comfortable chair can provide a relaxing ambiance while designing PCBs, the most important feature for generating quality work is the comfort level you feel with your PCB software design tool. Altium Designer is designed to provide the greatest capability coupled with exceptional...