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Design Rules and Verification

Ensure your designs meet technical specifications with automated design rule checks and verification processes for higher accuracy and quality.

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Requirements Portal Image Requirements Portal Introductory Tutorials 4 min Guide Books PCB Design Engineers Project Leads Electrical Engineers +1 PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Project Leads Project Leads Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Engineering Managers Engineering Managers This tutorial guides users in how to centralize, connect, and manage requirements within the Altium Requirements Portal, showing how to import existing data, link it directly to design projects, and maintain a single, version-controlled source of truth. It highlights how integrated workflows improve traceability, streamline verification, and provide real-time visibility into project progress, while also simplifying compliance reporting. Read on to see how these tutorials can help you reduce errors, stay aligned, and bring greater clarity and confidence to your design process. Read Article
Mechanical Designer Image Getting Started for Mechanical Engineers 7 min Guide Books Engineering Teams Mechanical Designers Engineering Teams Engineering Teams Mechanical Designers Mechanical Designers This article introduces mechanical engineers to a connected workflow between ECAD and MCAD, showing how to replace static file exchanges with a live, version-controlled design link that keeps PCB and enclosure data aligned. It walks through syncing constraints, enabling detailed thermal analysis, managing revisions, and resolving interferences across complex and multi-board systems, all while maintaining traceability and accuracy throughout the process. Read on to see how these guided tutorials can help you streamline collaboration, reduce errors, and confidently design alongside your electrical counterparts. Read Article

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5:19 Move a Project Between Workspaces 5 min Videos Engineering Managers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers Engineering Managers Engineering Managers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers This video demonstrates two processes to move a project from one workspace into another. The first method begins in Altium Designer by opening a project, unlinking the git folder, turning off the synchronization, and making it available online. However, this method does not include the project history. The second method also begins in Altium Designer, within the workspace. In this method, the user manually unlinks the project in notepad by removing the managed folder. Then, a fake version control system is created using the Tortoise Git Tool. The changes are pushed to the local version control and the project is made available online and migrated to the workspace version control. Read Article
ECAD Is IMSE Ready ECAD Is IMSE Ready: Adapting Design Tools for Printed Electronics 17 min Altium Live Electrical Engineers Mechanical Designers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Mechanical Designers Mechanical Designers Discover how ECAD tools are evolving to support printed electronics in IMSE, enabling seamless integration of circuits into 3D surfaces for innovative designs. Read Article
1:2:28 Making and Breaking PCB Design Rules with Carl Schattke - AltiumLive Keynote 1 min Videos Read Article
1:41 How Do Design Rules Help or Hinder PCB Design?. 1 min Videos Read Article

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Technical Documentation Altium 365 Platform Interface Depending on your relationship with Altium, the services offered on the Altium Platform will be experienced from within Altium Designer and through the platform's browser-based interface. This page takes a look at the latter and provides an overview of what you'll see when you register an Altium Account and sign in to the Altium Platform Interface. For the latest information on the security,…
Technical Documentation Web Viewer Functionality on the Altium 365 Platform The Altium 365 Web Viewer interface provides universal access to PCB project documents through a standard web browser. Much more than just a web-based viewer, its advanced browser technology allows users to navigate through the project structure, interact with design documents, extract information about elements in the design, and highlight areas or objects for commenting notes. When viewing…
Technical Documentation Viewing Manufacturing Packages on the Altium 365 Platform The Manufacturing Package Viewer, an element of the Altium 365 platform's Global Sharing support, allows invited stakeholders to view a manufacturing package from any web browser – anywhere in the world – but outside of your Workspace, so that your designs themselves and other valuable IP are kept off limits. The Viewer opens in its own browser tab and provides a summary overview of the design,…

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Registration Tolerance Is Now a Design Constraint, Not a Fab Problem Registration Tolerance Is Now a Design Constraint, Not a Fab Problem 6 min Blog PCB Design Engineers Manufacturing Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Understand why registration tolerance is now a design constraint in Ultra HDI PCB layouts, and how ignoring it risks yield, reliability, and manufacturability. Read Article
Best Tools For PCB DFM Checks Best Tools For PCB DFM Checks 8 min Blog PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Sometimes, the best tool for PCB DFM checks is your PCB design software. Leverage your DRC engine to ensure compliance with DFM constraints. Read Article
Bend Reliability How Trace Geometry and Materials Impact Flex Lifespan Bend Reliability: How Trace Geometry and Materials Impact Flex Lifespan 8 min Blog PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Mechanical Designers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Mechanical Designers Mechanical Designers Learn how trace geometry and material choices affect flex PCB bend life. Discover design rules that prevent cracking and failure. Read Article
How to Match PCB Via Types to BGA Pitch How to Match PCB Via Types to BGA Pitch 10 min Blog PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers BGA packages come in multiple pitch values, each of which demands a specific via size for fanout routing on the PCB. Read Article