Documentation
Looking for Documentation resources for PCB design? Read the latest from Altium experts here.
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Read ArticleHDI PCB Designs and the CAD Tools Behind Them
Printed circuit boards manufactured with high density interconnect technology is here to stay. See what kind of CAD tools you will need for HDI PCB designs.
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Read ArticleHigh-Speed Design: Definitive Guide for Utilizing Altium Designer for Your Board Needs
High-speed design can present the PCB designer with many challenges. Here’s a definitive guide of some of Altium Designer’s high-speed features that can help.
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Read ArticleHelpful Tips for Interactive Routing in Altium Designer
Your interactive routing in Altium Designer will be greatly enhanced by using some of these helpful tips and tricks to help you to become more efficient.
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Read ArticleExcel Versus BOM Software: When Your Data Management Tool Needs an Upgrade
The choice between BOM versus Excel may not always be clear but understanding the capabilities of BOM software may help enhance your team’s collaborative efforts.
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Read ArticleCommunicating PCB Layer Stackup Needs to Manufacturers
Software-based stackup planning tools can help you optimize your stackup and better communicate your PCB layer stackup needs to manufacturers.
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Read ArticleMulti-Directional Communication for Easy Mechanical and Electrical Collaboration
Altium’s toolset automatically sets up your environment for import and export of CAD files that includes every intricate detail needed to render and evaluate your design.
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Read ArticleHow to Use Blind and Buried Vias in Altium Designer
Using blind and buried vias in Altium Designer when routing can be very helpful in designs with high density. Here’s how to set up and use these vias.
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Read ArticleDesign Reuse: Methodologies and Best Practices for Re-Applying Previous Boards
Are you tired of the nightmare of managing files, links, and copy & paste routines for design reuse? Take a look instead at a PCB design system built for this.
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Read ArticleLeave Translation Magic in the Hands of Altium Import Wizard
Use a Altium Designer’s Import Wizard for PCB translation magic.
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Read ArticlePCB Layout and Polygon Pour: How to Utilize Copper Regions in Your Design
Whether you call them planes, fills, metal, or copper, your PCB design will need them. Here’s how to create polygon pours for copper regions in Altium Designer.
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Read ArticleSupply Chain Solutions for Electronic Assemblies
To keep your schematic parts organized and up-to-date, check out supply chain solution software to manage the bill of materials in your PCB design tools.
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Read ArticleHow Bill of Material Software Can Protect You from Unintended Errors
When the design doesn’t synchronize with purchasing and manufacturing, unintended part problems can happen. Here’s how bill of material software can help.
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Read ArticleComponent Symbol Information Management and Display Usability
Component symbol management is critical to your design workflow. See how a unified interface can help you implement your management strategy.
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Read ArticleCreating a Ground Plane for Your PCB Design
Your PCB design will probably have power planes of some kind on it. Here are some ways for creating a ground plane in your design using Altium Designer.
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Read ArticleMore than a Right-Click Menu Multi-Channel PCB Design
Don’t settle for old schematic capture tools that force you into extra work. A modern schematic editor based on a unified design environment is what you need.
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Read ArticleSwitching Units From MM to Mil and Other PCB Design Measurement Preferences
It is no longer a problem to switch between imperial and metric units when designing PCBs. Altium Designer gives you a simple way of switching from MM to mil.
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Read ArticleEscape the Pain of a Gerber Files Viewer and Invest in a 3D PCB Editor
With tighter schedules and smaller R&D budgets, you can’t afford the risk of going to manufacturing without first checking your design in a 3D PCB layout tool.
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Read ArticleEditing Multiple Components Anywhere in Footprint
Creating a PCB library component is not about separate entities anymore, the schematic symbol and PCB footprint are a team when editing multiple components.
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Read ArticleStrong Design Software for Differential Pair Routing
Now you can build the best quality PCBs with precise differential pair routing when you work in a unified design environment.
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Read ArticleDemonstrations for Multi-Layer Designs: Best Uses for Each Layer
To create the different circuit boards that you will be designing, you need to know how to set up for the best uses for each layer in your PCB design tools.
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