Skip to main content
Mobile menu
  • Octopart Discover
  • Altium Develop
  • Altium Agile
  • Resources & Support
    Free Altium 365 Tools
    • Gerber Compare
    • Online PCB Viewer
    Resources & Support
    • Learning Hub
    • Support Center
    • Documentation
    • Webinars
    Altium Community
    • Forum
    • Bug Crunch
    • Ideas
  • Education & Training
    • Student Lab
    • Educator Center
    • Altium Education Curriculum
    • Altium Professional Training
  • Search Open
    Search Close
Sign In
Webinars

Main menu

  • Home
  • PCB Design
    • Collaboration
    • Component Creation
    • Data Management
    • Design Outputs
    • ECAD/MCAD
    • HDI Design
    • High Speed Design
    • Multi-Board
    • PCB Layout
    • PCB Routing
    • PCB Supply Chain
    • Power Integrity
    • RF Design
    • Rigid Flex
    • Schematic Capture
    • Signal Integrity
    • Simulation
  • Software
    • Develop
    • Discover
    • Agile
    • Altium 365
    • Altium Designer
  • Education
    • Programs
    • Altium Academy
    • Engineering News
    • Guide Books
    • Newsletters
    • Podcasts
    • Projects
    • Training Courses
    • Webinars
    • Whitepapers
Learning Hub Webinars 6 Reasons to Switch Design Tools

6 Reasons to Switch Design Tools

No PCB design should be out of your reach! Whether you’re designing a single PCB or a complex system with multiple circuit boards. Altium Designer’s powerful single application provides you with a no-compromise experience for every step of your design journey.

Come see how Altium Designer, the industry standard for PCB design, combined with Altium 365 delivers the world’s first connected PCB design experience.

This live webinar will cover:

  • How Collaboration, Design Reuse, and our Unified Design environment can help you work from anywhere and connect with anyone throughout the design process
  • How powerful part search can enhance your ability to make informed component decisions as you design
  • How BOM management can help reduce parts obsolescence issues
  • How High-Speed Design is made easy
  • How you can go beyond file-based exchange with and native ECAD/MCAD collaboration capabilities
  • How seamlessly integrated documentation, and output data templates can save you time every day
ADv25

Registration has recently closed. Check back soon for on-demand webinar.

Related Resources

Make Better Design Decisions with Signal and Power Integrity Insight See how Signal and Power Analysis within Altium Agile Teams helps engineering teams reduce late-stage surprises and improve design outcomes. Watch Video
00:38:06 Altium Agile Teams - Solution Overview Get an overview of this new Electronic Product Development Platform. Watch Video
00:31:14 Agile Teams: From Design Tool to Product Development Platform If you’re using Altium Designer Pro, see how Agile Teams builds on what you already use. Watch Video
33:27 Easily Realize Complex PCB Documentation with Draftsman - EN - Webinar - EMEA - ADSCvid . Watch Video
00:58:44 Bring Structure and Speed to Hardware Production with AI-Native PLM Discover how modern hardware teams use AI-native, API-first PLM to bring structure, traceability, and velocity to their design workflows. Watch Video
00:33:23 Eliminate the Design-to-Production Gap with Agile Teams + Duro See how Agile Teams and Duro PLM unify design and production workflows with a connected, system-driven approach. Watch Video
00:35:20 Securing Your Electronics Development Workspace See how Altium Agile helps you build speed, structure, and security into every stage of your electronics development process. Watch Video
00:38:35 Collaborative Design Review: Ensuring Quality from Schematics to Supply Chain Join our live webinar to learn how Altium 365 accelerates collaboration, standardizes workflows, and ensures design integrity to mitigate risks and accelerate time to market.
Watch Video
00:36:14 Unlocking the Power of Altium Agile Teams Learn how connected workflows, early feedback, and cross‑functional visibility reduce rework and keep projects on track. Watch Video
00:44:10 Build Production-Ready BOMs with Agile Teams Discover how Agile Teams streamlines your path from validated prototype to production-ready BOM — with cost control, and supply resilience built in. Watch Video

Related Technical Documentation

Tutorial - Component Placement and Routing the Board in Altium Designer Tutorial - Component Placement and Routing the Board in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Component Placement and Routing the Board and related features.

Read Documentation
Automated Board Layout using the Situs Topological Autorouter in Altium Designer Automated Board Layout using the Situs Topological Autorouter in Altium Designer

This page looks at the Situs Topological Autorouter, an integral part of the PCB Editor. It uses advanced topological mapping to define the routing path, then calls on a variety of routing algorithms to convert this human-like path to a high-quality route

Read Documentation
Using the ActiveRoute Guided Interactive Router in Altium Designer Using the ActiveRoute Guided Interactive Router in Altium Designer

This page provides an in-depth look at the ActiveRoute Guided Interactive Router - a key tool when routing your PCB that enables you to quickly produce high-quality results, that meet the design rules, all the while under your full control

Read Documentation
Beta Release Notes for Altium Designer Beta Release Notes for Altium Designer

This page presents a full listing of the release notes for each beta release of Altium Designer

Read Documentation
Glossing & Retracing of Existing Routes on a PCB in Altium Designer Glossing & Retracing of Existing Routes on a PCB in Altium Designer

This page looks at the Glossing and Retrace features in the PCB Editor. Where Glossing attempts to shorten the overall route length and reduce the number of corners, Retrace re-applies the preferred width and clearance requirements to an existing route

Read Documentation
Strategies for Selecting the Routing in Altium Designer Strategies for Selecting the Routing in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Strategies for Selecting the Routing and related features.

Read Documentation
Placing Fanout & Escape Routes on Your PCB in Altium Designer Placing Fanout & Escape Routes on Your PCB in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Fanout & Escape Routes and related features.

Read Documentation
Signal Integrity Design Rule Types Available for PCB Layout in Altium Designer Signal Integrity Design Rule Types Available for PCB Layout in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Signal Integrity Rule Types and related features.

Read Documentation
Board Insight System in Altium Designer Board Insight System in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Board Insight System and related features.

Read Documentation
Positional Annotation on Your PCB in Altium Designer Positional Annotation on Your PCB in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for PCB Positional Annotation and related features.

Read Documentation

6 Reasons to Switch Design Tools

Created: January 30, 2025
At a Glance
Come see how Altium Designer, the industry standard for PCB design, combined with Altium 365 delivers the world’s first connected PCB design experience.
1 video
  • Hosted by Amit Kumar - Field Application Engineer
    01:05:40 • Feb 13, 2025
    Hosted by Amit Kumar - Field Application Engineer
    01:05:40 • Feb 13, 2025

    Come see how Altium Designer, the industry standard for PCB design, combined with Altium 365 delivers the world’s first connected PCB design experience.

Product: Altium Designer Altium 365 Webinars Electrical Engineers CoDesign and CoEngineering (ECAD/MCAD Collaboration)

No PCB design should be out of your reach! Whether you’re designing a single PCB or a complex system with multiple circuit boards. Altium Designer’s powerful single application provides you with a no-compromise experience for every step of your design journey.

Come see how Altium Designer, the industry standard for PCB design, combined with Altium 365 delivers the world’s first connected PCB design experience.

This webinar will cover:

  • How Collaboration, Design Reuse, and our Unified Design environment can help you work from anywhere and connect with anyone throughout the design process
  • How powerful part search can enhance your ability to make informed component decisions as you design
  • How BOM management can help reduce parts obsolescence issues
  • How High-Speed Design is made easy
  • How you can go beyond file-based exchange with and native ECAD/MCAD collaboration capabilities
  • How seamlessly integrated documentation, and output data templates can save you time every day

Author

Author

With a Master's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, specialising in Microwave and RF Engineering, Amit brings a wealth of technical expertise to the table. He embarked on his journey with Altium in 2020 as a Field Application Engineer. In this role, he is entrusted with driving business growth by supporting new logo acquisitions, renewals, and add-on opportunities.

Before his tenure at Altium, Amit honed his skills as a Sales Application Engineer, where he provided comprehensive support for PCB and IC-package design solutions, alongside adept analysis of signal and power integrity. His experience extends across diverse clientele, ranging from local and global accounts to multi-site enterprises, channel partners, and esteemed government R&D centers.

Additionally, Amit holds certification as a Certified Interconnect Designer (CID), further solidifying his expertise in the electronics design field.
 

More content by Amit Kumar

Related Resources

Make Better Design Decisions with Signal and Power Integrity Insight See how Signal and Power Analysis within Altium Agile Teams helps engineering teams reduce late-stage surprises and improve design outcomes. Watch Video
00:38:06 Altium Agile Teams - Solution Overview Get an overview of this new Electronic Product Development Platform. Watch Video
00:31:14 Agile Teams: From Design Tool to Product Development Platform If you’re using Altium Designer Pro, see how Agile Teams builds on what you already use. Watch Video
33:27 Easily Realize Complex PCB Documentation with Draftsman - EN - Webinar - EMEA - ADSCvid . Watch Video
00:58:44 Bring Structure and Speed to Hardware Production with AI-Native PLM Discover how modern hardware teams use AI-native, API-first PLM to bring structure, traceability, and velocity to their design workflows. Watch Video
00:33:23 Eliminate the Design-to-Production Gap with Agile Teams + Duro See how Agile Teams and Duro PLM unify design and production workflows with a connected, system-driven approach. Watch Video
00:35:20 Securing Your Electronics Development Workspace See how Altium Agile helps you build speed, structure, and security into every stage of your electronics development process. Watch Video
00:38:35 Collaborative Design Review: Ensuring Quality from Schematics to Supply Chain Join our live webinar to learn how Altium 365 accelerates collaboration, standardizes workflows, and ensures design integrity to mitigate risks and accelerate time to market.
Watch Video
00:36:14 Unlocking the Power of Altium Agile Teams Learn how connected workflows, early feedback, and cross‑functional visibility reduce rework and keep projects on track. Watch Video
00:44:10 Build Production-Ready BOMs with Agile Teams Discover how Agile Teams streamlines your path from validated prototype to production-ready BOM — with cost control, and supply resilience built in. Watch Video

Related Technical Documentation

Tutorial - Component Placement and Routing the Board in Altium Designer Tutorial - Component Placement and Routing the Board in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Component Placement and Routing the Board and related features.

Read Documentation
Automated Board Layout using the Situs Topological Autorouter in Altium Designer Automated Board Layout using the Situs Topological Autorouter in Altium Designer

This page looks at the Situs Topological Autorouter, an integral part of the PCB Editor. It uses advanced topological mapping to define the routing path, then calls on a variety of routing algorithms to convert this human-like path to a high-quality route

Read Documentation
Using the ActiveRoute Guided Interactive Router in Altium Designer Using the ActiveRoute Guided Interactive Router in Altium Designer

This page provides an in-depth look at the ActiveRoute Guided Interactive Router - a key tool when routing your PCB that enables you to quickly produce high-quality results, that meet the design rules, all the while under your full control

Read Documentation
Beta Release Notes for Altium Designer Beta Release Notes for Altium Designer

This page presents a full listing of the release notes for each beta release of Altium Designer

Read Documentation
Glossing & Retracing of Existing Routes on a PCB in Altium Designer Glossing & Retracing of Existing Routes on a PCB in Altium Designer

This page looks at the Glossing and Retrace features in the PCB Editor. Where Glossing attempts to shorten the overall route length and reduce the number of corners, Retrace re-applies the preferred width and clearance requirements to an existing route

Read Documentation
Strategies for Selecting the Routing in Altium Designer Strategies for Selecting the Routing in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Strategies for Selecting the Routing and related features.

Read Documentation
Placing Fanout & Escape Routes on Your PCB in Altium Designer Placing Fanout & Escape Routes on Your PCB in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Fanout & Escape Routes and related features.

Read Documentation
Signal Integrity Design Rule Types Available for PCB Layout in Altium Designer Signal Integrity Design Rule Types Available for PCB Layout in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Signal Integrity Rule Types and related features.

Read Documentation
Board Insight System in Altium Designer Board Insight System in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for Board Insight System and related features.

Read Documentation
Positional Annotation on Your PCB in Altium Designer Positional Annotation on Your PCB in Altium Designer

Explore Altium Designer 24 technical documentation for PCB Positional Annotation and related features.

Read Documentation
Back to Home
Altium Develop

Design to Release, Without the Friction

  • Keep reviews tied to the right version
  • Reduce handoff confusion and rework
  • Spot sourcing and release risk earlier
  • Work solo, share when needed

Get Started

Platform-based Solutions
  • Octopart Discover
  • Altium Develop
  • Altium Agile
Tools
  • Altium Designer
  • Octopart
Platform
  • Altium 365
Company
  • Our Customers
  • Trust Center
  • Newsroom
Resources & Support
  • Status
  • Downloads
  • Learning Hub
  • Support Center
  • Bug Crunch
  • Forum
  • Documentation
  • Ideas
  • Education
  • Professional Training / Certification
  • Webinars
  • Beta Program
Education
  • Student Lab
  • Educator Center
  • Altium Education Curriculum
Careers
  • Career at Altium
  • Copyrights & Trademark
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookie policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Legal
© 2026 Altium Pty. Ltd.