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PCB design libraries offer improved efficency for your design team. Browse our resource library to learn more about library management and access free PCB design libraries.

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Guide Books

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Library management interface screenshot Library Migration: Onboarding Guide 2 min Guide Books PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians +3 PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians Project Leads Project Leads Existing Customers Existing Customers Altium Designer, in conjunction with Altium 365, provides a streamlined and highly automated process to quickly migrate your existing libraries Read Article
Organizational Security Package (OSP) Image Organizational Security Package (OSP) 1 min Guide Books Engineering Managers IT Managers Existing Customers Engineering Managers Engineering Managers IT Managers IT Managers Existing Customers Existing Customers Create multiple Altium 365 Workspaces with unlimited data storage. Enhance access controls through IP whitelisting, groups, Workspace Management, Security Information Read Article
TVS Diode PCB Design Guidelines for Using TVS Diode for Transient Protection 10 min Guide Books PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers A TVS diode can help with your PCB layout withstand an ESD event by diverting surges away from protected components. Read Article
PCB design reuse Complete Guide to PCB Component and Design Reuse in the Cloud 10 min Thought Leadership Isaac Newton once said "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." Not all Read Article

Webinars

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Ensure Best Designs with Professional Library Management 45 min Webinars Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers

In this webinar, you'll discover how Altium Designer facilitates robust component management, including adding part choices to mitigate supply chain

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Ensuring Electronic Component Traceability From Idea to Innovation 36 min Thought Leadership Procurement Managers Manufacturing Engineers Procurement Managers Procurement Managers Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Engineers

Watch the webinar to learn how to achieve full transparency, improve collaboration, and ensure compliance throughout your entire supply chain—whether

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Bridge the Information Divide: Altium 365 Meets Z2Data 54 min Webinars Electrical Engineers Procurement Managers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Procurement Managers Procurement Managers

Watch the webinar to learn how Z2Data can help you build resilience in engineering, compliance, and procurement through the comprehensive

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Design with Confidence: Altium 365 Meets SiliconExpert 47 min Webinars PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Procurement Managers +1 PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Procurement Managers Procurement Managers Engineering Managers Engineering Managers

Watch the webinar to learn how SiliconExpert Integration in Altium 365 can optimize your workflows and elevate your design process.

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Videos

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6:42 Component Templates and the Manufacturer Part Search Panel 7 min Videos ECAD Librarians Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers This video demonstrates using component templates to bring components into a managed library in Altium 365. Read Article
3:30 Create a Library from a Project 3 min Videos Engineering Managers Project Leads ECAD Librarians +2 Engineering Managers Engineering Managers Project Leads Project Leads ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers This video demonstrates how to create an Altium Designer Library from a project to add to Altium 365. Read Article
5:37 Component Types Verses Folders 5 min Videos PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians +1 PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians Product Managers Product Managers Summary: In Altium 365, the component library is an essential place to store your electronic design data. The library is Read Article
9:02 Version Control System 9 min Videos Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers Project Leads Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Project Leads Project Leads This video demonstrates the version control system in Altium 365. In this system, projects are available in the web interface in folders. Sharing rights are set up per folder or per project, and can be set by editor, or by viewer. A new project template is created in Altium Designer and saved to the Altium 365 Workspace, and the Altium 365 version control system is enabled to view the project history. In Altium Designer, the project is created locally on the C Drive for quick access, and it is saved to Altium 365. A schematic is opened and two parts are placed with an annotation and saved to the server. The project history in the version control is opened, and the history of the project is discussed. A tag is created, and a comparison of the tag to a previous commit is made. Other options in the history are discussed as well, including reverting to a previous version. Likewise, a where used for components feature is demonstrated to trace parts across a project, and the process to prevent users from making duplicate conflicting changes is also shown. These history changes are also available on the web on Altium 365. Next, the process to create a personal version control server via a template on an SVN server is demonstrated. The project is committed to the SVN locally and moved into Altium 365 to utilize the web viewer and Altium 365 capabilities. However, this disables web viewer history visibility. Finally, the local version control system is migrated to the Altium 365 git version control to once again view the full project history. Read Article

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Library management interface screenshot Library Migration: Onboarding Guide 2 min Guide Books PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians +3 PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians Project Leads Project Leads Existing Customers Existing Customers Altium Designer, in conjunction with Altium 365, provides a streamlined and highly automated process to quickly migrate your existing libraries Read Article
6:42 Component Templates and the Manufacturer Part Search Panel 7 min Videos ECAD Librarians Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers This video demonstrates using component templates to bring components into a managed library in Altium 365. Read Article
3:30 Create a Library from a Project 3 min Videos Engineering Managers Project Leads ECAD Librarians +2 Engineering Managers Engineering Managers Project Leads Project Leads ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers This video demonstrates how to create an Altium Designer Library from a project to add to Altium 365. Read Article
5:37 Component Types Verses Folders 5 min Videos PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians +1 PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians Product Managers Product Managers Summary: In Altium 365, the component library is an essential place to store your electronic design data. The library is Read Article