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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,…
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Electronic System Design
In early stages of electronic designs, it is important to define the design on the conceptual/functional level. This initial step serves as a crucial foundation for the entire development process, providing a high-level overview of the system's architecture and its primary elements. A well-crafted block diagram clarifies the major functional units of the electronic system and illustrates their…
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Altium Developer Center
Altium Developer Center is the home for software engineers building on Altium's products. It covers main product areas each with its own APIs, SDKs, and integration surfaces. Access to developer products is managed through Altium Developer Center, where you can enroll in programs to access Altium 365 API, Altium Designer SDK, Embeddable Viewer, and other developer products. Altium 365 Altium 365…
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FAQs
For additional answers to the questions you may have in relation to Altium 365, take a look at the Altium Knowledge Base, whose content is curated based on support questions fielded each and every day. General How is my design data protected on Altium 365? Please visit the Altium 365 Trust Center, which connects you to the latest information on the security, reliability, privacy, and compliance…
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QuickNav - Platform Key Capabilities
The Altium Platform (Altium 365) on which the various solutions from Altium – Altium Develop, Altium Agile Teams and Altium Agile Enterprise – are delivered, provides a myriad of features and functionality (depending on the solution you are subscribed to) to allow all of the key stakeholders, across multiple disciplines, to connect and collaborate in the creation of product designs in a secure,…
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Altium 365
Altium 365® is a cloud-based infrastructure platform that connects all the key stakeholders and disciplines, from mechanical designers to parts procurement, to fabrication and assembly. In other words, the Altium 365 Platform connects electronics design to the manufacturing floor. Since it is cloud-based, there is nothing to install and no servers to configure. It’s just there with Altium…
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Altium 365 Personal Space
As a registered user of the Altium 365 Platform (i.e. an Altium Account) you have your own Altium 365 Personal Space, which is accessible only by you. Your Personal Space accommodates persistent storage of various types of uploaded static data, including design 'snapshots' (from various ECAD platforms) and Gerber/ODB++ manufacturing data, with the ability to share with anyone for comments and…
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Web Viewer
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…
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Search Query Reference
This document is a reference guide for the syntax, operators, and conventions used in the Workspace hardware design search language. Search queries are based on a familiar field:value syntax, and can be used to perform quick, simple searches through to constructing powerful and precise queries. See Web Viewer Search for related usage information. Search Syntax and Guide The below reference…
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Global Sharing of Data
One of the most powerful aspects of the Altium 365 infrastructure platform is its support for collaboration on a global scale. At the heart of this is the platform's support for Global Sharing. With Altium 365, you can effortlessly share your current design progress with management, or purchasing, or a potential manufacturer, in a way that is also easy for them – simplified, interactive…
