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Library Health
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Library Health

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Summary: The Altium 365 Workspace can be used to create and collaborate on your component library, and you can use the component data you store here in Altium Designer or in other apps.  Data within the workspace uses component types to categorize components. This video demonstrates how to select a part choice based on a manufacturer and part number.  It also shows users how to check the manufacturer price, stock, and part life cycle.  The...
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Assembly Assistant Workshop
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Assembly Assistant Workshop

17 min
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Develop a comprehensive understanding of how to use the Assembly Assistant in Altium 365 to reduce errors, increase efficiency, and ensure consistency in your Printed Circuit Board Assembly.
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Changing the Lifecycle State of Components used in a Project
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Changing the Lifecycle State of Components used in a Project

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The video explains how to manage the lifecycle state of components in Altium 365 Pro. It demonstrates how to release design files like Gerber and NC drill files, and how to change the lifecycle state of components in a project to indicate they are trusted in Altium Designer. The user changes multiple components' lifecycle states to prototype and updates the project view to reflect these changes. Agenda: Manage Lifecycle States - Change the...
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Add Dictionaries for Component Templates
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Add Dictionaries for Component Templates

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Summary:  This video discusses how to add dictionaries for use in component templates.  It demonstrates the process to do so and begins by opening the dictionaries in the settings in Altium 365 and selecting new.  Next, the name of the parameter,  and the packages for the dictionaries are added.  These entries are then saved, and Altium Designer is restarted to use the new dictionary.  Once Altium Designer is restarted, the parameters for the...
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Acquire a Component from a Manufacturer Part Search
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Acquire a Component from a Manufacturer Part Search

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Summary:  This video demonstrates the process to add a component from the Manufacturer Part Search to your workspace.  It begins by opening the Manufacturer Part Search Panels Button and typing in a part number, or selecting a category.  Within this, users can see that information for the part including description, production, supply chain, volume, symbol, and footprint are visible.  Next, by opening the processor component category, users can...
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Component Templates and the Manufacturer Part Search Panel
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Component Templates and the Manufacturer Part Search Panel

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Summary:   This video demonstrates how to take advantage of component templates to bring components into your managed library in Altium 365, as well as using the Manufacturer Part Search Panel.  Component templates allow Altium 365 users to create specific settings or requirements in your library resources, thus streamlining the creation of components, or the process of retrieving them from the Manufacturer Part Search Panel.    The video begins...
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Creating a Tag for a Released Project
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Creating a Tag for a Released Project

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This video demonstrates how to create a tag for a released project in Altium 365.  Agenda Open a design  - Open the design that needs a tag. Create the tag - In the history link and three radial dots, create a tag for a milestone release, or a note on the design. It will be noted in purple. Rename or remove the tag, if desired.  
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Download File Permissions
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Download File Permissions

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Summary: This video discusses how to check if a user has permissions to download a file from a project.  It begins by opening the share button to verify who the file is shared with, as well as the advanced settings for adding recipients.   Permissions can be updated by selecting the update button in the dialogue box.  Finally, the video concludes by showing the steps for users to download a schematic file from the project, as well as the entire...
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Create a Library from a Project to add to Altium 365
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Create a Library from a Project to add to Altium 365

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This video demonstrates how to create an Altium Designer Library from a project to add to Altium 365. It also shows users how to use the File Library Importer to parse a file and validate components and map parameters in the project. Agenda Create an integrated library - generate and import a library of components and footprints from a project schematic and PCB. Parse the data and define the component types - verify the defined components from...
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