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Guide to version control Guide to Choosing Version Control For Your PCB Design Projects If you’re deciding on a version control system for your hardware projects, use the cloud-connected PCB design and management environment in Altium 365.
Sharing PCB design files How to Share PCB Design Data: Best Practices for Sharing PCB Files vs. Sharing PCB Projects When is it best to share files vs. sharing projects for your PCB design? Altium 365 gives you both options in your web browser or within Altium Designer.
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PCB design reuse Thought Leadership Complete Guide to PCB Component and Design Reuse in the Cloud Isaac Newton once said "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." Not all
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40:03 Webinars Don’t Let Multiple ECAD File Formats Slow Your Time-To-Market! Altium 365 Multi-CAD Support Watch the webinar and learn how to remove ECAD data silos to enhance design collaboration, efficiently manage all your BOMs
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Constraint Article The Critical Role of Constraint-Based PCB Design in Modern Electronics Welcome to the intricate realm of PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design, where what begins as a simple circuit board evolves
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26:15 Webinars ECAD-MCAD Collaboration for Improved Product Development In this webinar we'll show you how simple it can be to bridge the electronic and mechanical design realms with MCAD CoDesigner in Altium Designer
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57:29 Webinars Overcoming Production Blockers: How Altium 365 & Basler AR Accelerate Last-Minute Design Changes Has a component shortage or unexpected part EOL caused a design change at the last minute? Watch our webinar to learn how to solve this problem and overcome production blockers with Altium 365 and Basler AR!
Revolutionizing Grain Storage: New Tech for Sustainable Agriculture OnTrack Podcasts Revolutionizing Grain Storage: New Tech for Sustainable Agriculture Join host Zach Peterson as he sits down with Lorenzo Conti, Founder and Managing Director of Crover. Discover how Crover is making waves in agriculture with their pioneering locomotion technology in granular materials.
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Cover Photo for the SiliconExpert Article SiliconExpert Integration with Altium 365: Top Benefits SiliconExpert is your one-stop shop to choose low-risk parts and optimize your electronics supply chain. And the best part? It's now integrated with Altium 365, making the design process even smoother!
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Top 3 Multi-Board PCB Connectivity Errors Top 3 Multi-Board PCB Connectivity Errors Multi-board PCB design errors almost always come back to some element of connections between boards. Here’s how to fix them.
What Makes a PCB Enclosure Rugged? What Makes a PCB Enclosure Rugged? Rugged PCB enclosures have a few important characteristics in common. Here’s what you should look for in a rugged enclosure.
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44:22 Webinars Digitally Connecting ECAD-MCAD Collaboration Collaborative product development between the Electronic and Mechanical design domains brings unique challenges. Today, most companies are still using a
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Bridging the Gap between ECAD and MCAD: The Fusion 360 and Altium Designer Synergy Learn how to merge electronic design (ECAD) and mechanical design (MCAD) for successful product development. Learn how the integration of Altium Designer, Fusion 360, and Altium MCAD CoDesigner enables smooth collaboration, efficient design changes, and advanced geometry exploration. This synergy facilitates real-time data exchange, reduces errors, and leads to shorter design cycles and improved communication between design teams.
41:54 Webinars An Expert Panel Discussion on Altium 365 GovCloud Watch our exclusive panel discussion featuring industry experts Mahesh Venugopala and Bruno Blasigh as they explore the realm of Altium 365 GovCloud on July 2023.
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Unite PCB and Mechanical Designers Guide Books Unite PCB and Mechanical Designers Unite PCB and Mechanical Designers Effective collaboration between mechanical and electrical designers is crucial for better product design, but language
24:31 Webinars Discover the Benefits of Altium 365 Version Control for Solo Designers with Ari Mahpour Are you a solo electronics designer or engineer looking to optimize your design process and boost productivity? We invite you
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40:50 Webinars MCAD-ECAD Collaboration Workflow We invite you to watch our webinar, during which the Altium Product team members will demonstrate the most efficient MCAD-ECAD collaboration workflow and answer questions.
Collaboration for Mechanical & PCB Designers Whitepapers Collaboration for Mechanical & PCB Designers Enhance your product design process by enabling seamless collaboration between mechanical and PCB designers. Discover how Altium MCAD CoDesigner simplifies
New Opportunities for PCB Education with John Watson Podcasts New Opportunities for PCB Education with John Watson John Watson talks about the importance of education for designers, what it's like working with students, and what new opportunities there are for PCB designers in today's market.
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Your Path to Design Automation Watch our webinar: “Altium Enterprise Solutions: Your Path to Design Automation”. Click here.
How to Hire the Right Pcb Designer for Your Project in 2023 How to Hire the Right PCB Designer for Your Project in 2023 Learn what you should look for when you hire your first design engineer for your company.
Integrating an Electronics Enclosure Design with Altium Designer Integrating an Electronics Enclosure Design with Altium Designer Industry expert Mark Harris shows you how easy it is to create a bespoke enclosure using SolidWorks with Altium’s MCAD CoDesigner. With step-by-step guidance and seamless integration between ECAD and MCAD workspaces, you'll be able to design and update your project's electronic and mechanical aspects in parallel, ensuring compatibility and right-first-time results. Bring an end to transferring design files between teams and start a hassle-free design process!
How Embedded Design Teams Can Simplify I/O and Routing How Embedded Design Teams Can Simplify I/O and Routing Each member of an electronics product design team can take concrete steps to simplify I/O selection and routing in embedded systems design.
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45:54 Webinars What's New What’s New In Altium Designer 23 Watch our webinar: “What’s New In Altium Designer 23”. Click here.
Electronics Product Design Today's PCB Designers Are Driving Electronics Product Design Professional designers know they play a fundamental role in the electronics product development process. Without circuit boards, all those semiconductors
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How I Improved My Collaboration Efficiency with Altium 365 In my years as a practising electronics engineer, one of the most significant inefficiencies I have noticed has always been
Webinars Three Methods for Building MCAD Ready Components Watch our webinar: “Three methods for building MCAD ready components”. Click here.
Altium Digital Transformation The Last Mile of Digital Transformation Made Easy We live in an era fueled by innovation. In almost every aspect of our lives, we are constantly being reminded
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PCB Workflow Management Overview of PCB Workflow Management We provide an overview of PCB workflow management for on-premises and remote teams. Use the Altium enterprise solutions to manage your PCB design workflow and engineering teams.
Using Altium 365 Over Your Vanilla Version Control System Using Altium 365 Over Your Vanilla Version Control System A review on the highlights of Altium 365 and why you would choose it over your vanilla version control system.
Engineering design review How to Solve Your Engineering Design Review Procedure Challenges Electrical engineering design reviews should focus on manufacturability, functionality, and reliability. Here’s how to solve your design review challenges.
Project Conception in the Project Management Lifecycle Project Conception in the Project Management Lifecycle Your electronics project conception management is essential to identifying risks, establishing the product’s viability, and setting reliable development timescales and budgets. Expert Mark Harris explains the importance of project conception in this article.
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What's New: Altium 365 November 2021 Updates What's New What's New: Altium 365 November 2021 Updates Check out the latest developments and new features on Altium 365. Open Beta features include Schematic Compare, Gerber Compare, MCAD CoDesigner Updates, and more. Read now to learn more.
MCAD CoDesigner - Rejection Comments What's New MCAD CoDesigner - Rejection Comments MCAD CoDesigner now displays the complete history of accepted and rejected changes, along with any comments the engineer has entered
Interactive Commenting in Altium 365 What's New Interactive Commenting in Altium 365 With Altium 365 Interactive Commenting, your comments provide you instant access and complete visibility to any design changes, so your explanations are all in one place.
Part 2: Why Your PCB Design Review Process Is Obsolete and What You Can Do About It Part 2: Why Your PCB Design Review Process Is Obsolete and What You Can Do About It As we established in Part 1, the PCB design review and collaboration practices have room for improvement in many organizations
Multi-board design What is Multi-board Design? Want to know about multi-PCB design? Learn more about what is multi-board design and how to use native 3D design with ECAD MCAD collaboration aids complex PCB layout.
ECAD MCAD Integration Thought Leadership Mechanical and Electrical Design Come Together With Altium’s MCAD CoDesigner Electronics designers working in small design houses or in large enterprises often encounter a common set of challenges when interfacing
28:59 Webinars Configuring and Resolving Design Rules Design rules are there to help you design your board, but what’s there to help you design your rules? Without
Designing with Shock Management for Avionics PCBs Designing with Shock Management for Avionics PCBs Of all the electronics application areas, there is one that needs to consider mechanical and thermal shocks during design: avionics
Webinars How to Scope and Prioritize your PCB design rules Design rules are a must for any PCB design, but for them to be active and effective they need to
Webinars Getting Started with Design Rules and Constraints Getting started with design rules can sometimes be a difficult task, but it doesn’t have to be. A proper structure
cloud simulation Using Altium 365 to Share Simulations in the Cloud Altium 365 allows you to share your cloud simulation models and data with your signal integrity team and test engineer.
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PCB sharing PCB Sharing and What Data You Can Share in Altium 365 Open up your design data files with your team using the PCB sharing features in Altium 365.
SUBCKT sharing Thought Leadership SUBCKT Sharing: The Fastest Ways to Share SPICE Models Online SPICE simulation files shouldn’t be difficult to find. Use Altium 365 to store, track, and access your SUBCKT files for sharing.
Spinning gears with the word collaboration on them Successful ECAD/MCAD Collaboration Practices In this article Zachariah Peterson, founder of Northwest Engineering Solutions, discusses how his company successfully collaborates with mechanical engineers outside
Guide to version control Guide to Choosing Version Control For Your PCB Design Projects If you’re deciding on a version control system for your hardware projects, use the cloud-connected PCB design and management environment in Altium 365.
Sharing PCB design files How to Share PCB Design Data: Best Practices for Sharing PCB Files vs. Sharing PCB Projects When is it best to share files vs. sharing projects for your PCB design? Altium 365 gives you both options in your web browser or within Altium Designer.
Using Product Lifecycle Management Software for PCB Design Using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Components Software for PCB Design Any product, including circuit boards and electronic components, will become obsolete and must be replaced with completely new versions. If
PCB Library and Supply Chain Integration in Altium Concord Pro PCB Library and Supply Chain Integration in Altium Concord Pro Altium Concord Pro™ as a standalone product and brand name has been discontinued and the capabilities are now available as
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Connectors Benefit from Compatible ECAD/MCAD Tools Modeling and Placing PCB Connectors Within Altium Designer ALTIUM DESIGNER The most powerful, modern, and easy-to-use PCB design tool for professional use. I/O use connectors for PCB system
How to Keep Your 3D PCB Models Current with Data Management Tools How to Keep Your 3D PCB Models Current with Data Management Tools Any component includes a significant amount of design data. This includes electrical design data management software, electrical models, 3D PCB
Create, Share, Collaborate, and View CAD Drawings with Altium Designer Create, Share, Collaborate, and View CAD Drawings with Altium Designer PCB design collaboration becomes seamless with a complete suite of design tools and a cloud platform for viewing CAD drawings
Manufacturing Output Files and Why They are Important With Altium Designers PCBDOC Viewer Nothing is Left to Chance With Altium’s free PCBDOC viewer, every member of your design team will have read-only access to your design data leaving
Jira for Hardware Development Jira for Hardware Development: Tools and Processes New collaboration tools can create a Jira for hardware development-type process for PCB designers and electrical engineers.
Printed circuit board defects Thought Leadership Common Printed Circuit Board Defects You Can Fix in the Cloud Solve these printed circuit board defects you can fix with the cloud collaboration tools in Altium Designer.
How the Best Integrated PCB Libraries Lower Development Costs How the Best Integrated PCB Libraries Compare Electronic Components to Lower Development Costs With development schedules becoming tighter and technology advancing at an ever faster pace, designers and engineers need tools that help
Electronics inventory management Thought Leadership Sync Your Electronics Inventory Management System With the Cloud Do you use internal databases and tracking tools for electronics inventory management? Sync your inventory management system with the cloud.
PCB fabrication data Working with Customer PCB Fabrication Data Through the Cloud Manufacturing won’t begin until you can receive and inspect PCB fabrication data from customers. Here’s how Altium 365 helps by bringing design and fab data into Altium Designer.
PCB design reuse Thought Leadership Complete Guide to PCB Component and Design Reuse in the Cloud Isaac Newton once said "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." Not all
Spot Copper Connection Errors in Design Rule Checks Copper Connection Software: Instantly Check Every Connection With Rules-Driven PCB Design Tools It’s easy to find errors in most simple PCBs. Simply scan through your critical nets and trace each copper connection
Extreme ECAD/MCAD Integration in Altium Designer Model Your PCB Supports with MCAD Integration in Altium Designer You can place mechanical elements like PCB supports and mounts with the complete set of MCAD features in Altium Designer.
Enclosures for Flex, Rigid-flex, and Multiboard Designs How to Use ECAD/MCAD Co-design for Your PCB Enclosure and Board Layout Printed circuit boards are fun to design and lay out, but a PCB will need an enclosure to hold it
Stay Productive When You Switch to Altium Designer Upgrade from AutoCAD PCB Design Software to Altium Designer's Unified Environment Most designers are familiar with AutoCAD electrical PCB design software for mechanical or construction drafting, and for making important engineering
Design Your Small Circuit Board in Altium Designer Design Your Small Circuit Board in Altium Designer Large circuit boards, small circuit boards, and anything in between might seem like they need separate sets of PCB layout
MCAD Collaboration in Altium Designer MCAD Collaboration in Altium Designer Having two different design teams working together on computer-aided design processes can be tough. You constantly have to share software
Using the iPad Pro for Electronic Design Using the iPad Pro for PCB Electronic Design Altium 365 was updated with a smoother, more feature-full and more intuitive interface for the web design viewer. I want to use this occasion to share with you some of my favourite apps and websites for electronic design.
3D Printing PCBs 3D Printing PCBs and Generating Printing Models Altium Designer® offers a fully integrated environment for generating instructions for 3D printing PCBs. Use the MCAD/ECAD collaboration tools in Altium Designer for PCB design and integration with mechanical design tools.
Sharing Inside and Outside Your Altium 365 Workspace Sharing Inside and Outside Your Altium 365 Workspace Forget about sending emails with design data. You can use sharing in Altium 365 to give anyone access to your PCB projects within a web browser.
Altium 365 workspace How Your Altium 365 Workspace Keeps You Organized If you need to collaborate with multiple users, here’s how to use your Workspace in Altium 365 to organize your projects.
PCB design collaboration and time management Top 4 Time Wasters in PCB Design Collaboration PCB design collaboration doesn’t have to be difficult when you use the right project management and communication tools.
PCB 3D Design Software Helps You Build Advanced Products PCB 3D Circuit Design Software Helps You Build Advanced Products New products are intimately designed to fit their enclosures, and getting the design right takes the right set of PCB
PCB Prototype Board Layout Software PCB Prototype Board Layout Software That Helps You Scale Your PCB design software package includes the tools found in simpler prototype board software. Learn more about these software packages here.
Clone and Modify an Arduino Mega Schematic in Altium Designer Clone and Modify an Arduino Mega PCB Schematic in Altium Designer There are many different Arduino boards available for development and prototyping, and you might consider designing your own Arduino PCB
Circuit CAD Software for PCB Design Circuit CAD Software for PCB Design Altium Designer is the complete circuit CAD software for PCB design. Altium Designer unifies capabilities from CAD PCB design software to help you complete challenging designs.
Altium Designer’s Board Layout Software Altium Designer’s Board Layout Software Handling the ever-growing complexities of today’s routing demands requires board layout software that can keep up. When yesterday’s tools are
Auto-Interactive Routing Gives You More Control The Altium PCB Auto Router: The Best PCB Automated Routing Tool Routing traces on your printed circuit board is that critical step during layout that creates the connectivity and functionality your
The PCB Design Process Methodology and Application The PCB Design Process Methodology and Application Your next great idea probably started on a piece of notebook paper. How do you go about taking your great
Schematic Drawing Software and PCB Layout Tools in Altium Designer Free Schematic Drawing Software and PCB Layout Tools in Altium Designer Every circuit board starts with circuit diagrams and schematic sheets. Your schematic capture software takes your component and footprint data
Best Software for PCB Design and Manufacturability (DFM) Guidelines Best Software for PCB Design and Manufacturability (DFM) Guidelines Getting your circuit board to manufacturing requires following certain manufacturability guidelines. Once you gain an understanding of DFM standards, you
Altium Rigid-flex Guidebook: Your Complete Design Guide Flex and Rigid-Flex PCB Design Guidelines and Assembly in Altium Designer Many electronic devices don’t live on a single printed circuit board. Flex and rigid-flex PCBs are used to link multiple
How to Build a Circuit Board With Altium’s PCB Design Software How Are Circuit Boards Made With Altium Designer Your printed circuit board (PCB) design might be designed to work correctly, but you also need to make sure it
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Create Your PCB Design Workflow for Military Systems in Altium Designer Military PCB Assembly and Workflow in Altium Designer No matter which industry or vertical you work in, you’ll need to follow important design, performance, and manufacturability standards. These
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PCB design and embedded systems firmware Embedded Systems Firmware and Hardware in the Cloud Embedded systems firmware development is easier when your hardware designers and coders can work together in the cloud.
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Real-time PCB Component Traceability in Altium Concord Pro Altium Concord Pro: Real-time PCB Component Traceability for All Requirements Altium Concord Pro™ as a standalone product and brand name has been discontinued and the capabilities are now available as
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Design data management system The Search for the All-in-One Electronic Design Data Management System In this article we discuss the pain points of using a single design data management system over linking many together.
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Prevent Copper Wear and Short Circuits with Rules-Driven Design Prevent Copper Wear and Short Circuits with Rules-Driven Design The phrase “PCB design” might seem to emphasize design, but it actually includes all aspects of printed circuit board manufacturing
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