Looking for a tutorial on how to keep out components from your pcb. This version has a known bug with the pcb layer pairs. How to add to logo or graphics to any pcb layer using altium. Board layers and colors online documentation for altium. You can also place layerspecific keepouts to prevent signals from being routed on a specific layer. Creating and modifying a project with altium designer eel3923eel4924 design 1 and 2 university of florida, electrical and computer eng. Hello, i would like to ask one question on altium designer pcb editor. Oct 03, 2017 layer stack up is one of the most fundamental parts of component design. A fill is a primitive design object that can be placed on any layer. Kind customers have provided loadable drc rule and stackup files for our 2 and 4 layer services. Mar 03, 2020 the main document editing area of altium designer, shown on the right side in figure 1.
Pcb api layer interfaces online documentation for altium. Id like to follow up on this discussion, and let you all know that were very keen to support you guys who are working with passing design data between solidworks and altium designer. My name is phil and i work for altium, as part of the team that develops educational material about altium designer altiums software. Fpga schematic design vhdlverilog compilers casm compilers scripting. For best results, place the outline by itself on the keep out, or on a mechanical layer normally 1 or 2. Altium using mechanical layers and keep out layers in. Jan 04, 20 altium designer training video by microdex. Color displays the color currently assigned to the layer. In altium designer 14 the layer stack manager can produce a tabular report of the layer stack properties of a design. Thats why theres a new license activated every hour, every day. Ten productivity tips for altiumdesigner that seem to be hidden. Method for how to close out test point usage errors on a large design. Mechanical layers are added, edited and removed in the view configuration panel. Designers need to clearly and concisely show their design intent.
They also can be placed on the keepout layer where they will apply to all signal layers. You can also place layer specific keepouts to prevent signals from being routed on a specific layer. When i try to draw a line in the keep out layer in altium by clicking the tab for the keep out layer and placing a line, the layer suddenly changes to a different one and prevents me from adding to the keep out layer. Engineers are abandoning the antiquated methods that plague the design process for the superior design methodology embedded in altium designer. A region keepout can be placed as a layerspecific keepout object or an.
Altiumpcbprojecttemplate altiumdesigneraddonsscripts. This function allows the designer to outline the areas available for these functions thus excluding all other areas. In many designs this boundary is the same as the boards outline and for some designers this is always that case so for them the keepout layer output as the. The most popular linux alternative is kicad, which is both free and open source.
Jul 20, 2015 download altium pcb project template altium pcb project template pcb project template is sample project template for altium designer with all necessary settings of source documents and settings of output generation process for 2 layer and 4 layer boards. This is a quick tutorial of how to set up pcb layers in altium designer, and also show you how to use drill pairs in the layer stack manager in altium. Vias violating clearance rule, where a no net keepout is being used. Altium designer will no longer raise an exception in the event of a graphics card failure. Track keepouts are available for placement in both pcb and pcb. The things to keep in mind are grids and datums, make sure to place on a good grid system so that when placing parts over the gerber layer you dont have to. My hope is that this guidebook will form a good enough introduction to rigidflex pcb design that more readers will see the technology within reach for. How to set up layer stack in altium designer youtube. Altium designer resource reference online documentation for.
Use this plugin to generate a report of all single pin nets detected in the schematic project. Designer and associate designer are trademarks of altium limited. You can also specify the type and size of drawing symbol to be used to represent the various drill sizes. Discover features you didnt know existed and get the most out of those you already know about. New features and updates summary altium designer 19. Find out why directly from the electrical engineers who work with altium designer regularly and see why they choose altium. Altium designer this is based off the current version of altium designer, 6. Signal integrity, pcad shapebased autorouter, pcad designflow, pcad viewcenter, master.
How to create board outline robowild from the lab yaniv maor. A track keepout can be placed as a layer specific keepout object or an all layer keepout to act, for example, as a placement or routing barrier. I did the video below to show how the given script can be. I was wondering how others handle the concept of a keep out for components, but allowing traces. Printed circuit board design gerber file submissions. These layers can be included in printouts or in fabrication outputs, as required. Altium keep out strategies for components but not traces. Much thought must be put into this because many problems can arise. Their display state is also configured in the panel. Documentation is a key part of the design process and is particularly important for designs with a complex layer stack structure, such as a rigidflex design. A region keepout can be placed as a layer specific keepout object or an all layer keepout to act, for example, as a placement or routing barrier. I just update from ad15 to ad18, i also downgrade to ad17 but ad17 did the same thing to keep out layer too. Drill guide, keep out layer, drill drawing and multi layer.
Even with design rule checks, the fab usually has to call the designer or engineer to clarify issues that affect manufacturability and yield. Altium designer ad18 altium 18 problem with keepout layer. The keepout layer applies the keepout limitation to all layers. The difference between a standard arc and a keepout arc. As well as the standard fill that is used for design. Altium designer is not available for linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on linux with similar functionality.
Altium designer setup and using layer pairs youtube. The book details the software altium designer schematic design. After a bit of fiddling, here is how i got there this assumes you have the part footprint open for editing in pcb library editor. Pcb outline layer and keepout polygon clearance bittele. Choose options current keepout to set the style and layer for the keepout. The mechanical layers are used to keep track of additional information needed for you to work with your design. Over the last 30 years, altium designer has grown from grassroots solution to the most widelyused pcb design tool on the market. How to open and convert files with gko file extension. It will be quicker and easier to control this way just allow for board edge pull back by setting up a keep out on the board edge. It looks like a great site for anyone starting out with altium who used to provide great training material many moons ago but know longer seem to do so. Then expedition allows you to import gerber data then you can trace out each layer using the gerber. Draw a closed outline of the slot on the keepout layer, making sure its.
Several new features have been added to the layer stack table object. Altium designer create keepout based on board outline. The order of arrangement and stack up is very important in ensuring that the design comes out as expected for a number of technical and electronic reasons. Release notes for the summer 09 release of altium designer. To be classified as a single pin net, the net must include only one pin that is conn. A customizable layer stack legend with the option to add detailed layer information. For instance, if some mechanical part of the housing comes down and touches or nearly touches the pcb, i want to be able to route traces there but not place components.
This release continues its focus on delivering solutions that help designers increase their productivity, with modern tools that are easy to learn, easy to use, and easy to implement. I dont have access to altium at the moment so this is from memory. Ensure fit, form and function with altium designer advanced multiboard viewing features. This guide provides a list of shortcut keys available for use within altium designer, ranging from those used at the environment level, through to those associated with. Sit back and watch videos covering all aspects of using altium design solutions. Exit the group editor, double click on the keepout area and now, you can specific to only keep out the specific net group. Altium has released an public of altium designer 19.
A track keepout can be placed as a layerspecific keepout object or an. The best way to go about it is to convert the plane layer to a normal layer and pour polygons. Previous releases of altium designer prior to version 17. This guide provides a list of shortcut keys available for use within altium designer.
How to change layers while routing in altium on laptop. You can apply rules to each polygon to get the desired clearance. You can ignore the drc warning or you can create a net group under toolsgroup editornet group. How to change layer names to keep track of them better17.
Altium designer contains a powerful scripting system which offers access to system components, user interface, schematic and pcb objects and more, to allow users to add additional. Region keepouts are available for placement in both pcb and pcb. The core schematic and pcb design technology of altium nexus is identical to that of altium designer 18. How do i import a altium designer project to expedition pcb. If you have other objects within the keep out area, you will get a drc warning. Normally i just define them as slotted pads in altium and the board house deals. I used to convert keep out layer to another mechanical layer, but now i cant do that, i want to. Altium designer 20 best pcb design software for engineers. How to install altium designer 2016 understanding altium designer walkthrough tutorial schematic capture mixed signal simulations spice basic concepts credits. Creating and modifying a project with altium designer. When at the same place there are several pcb objects, for example, a resistor on the top layer, a capacitor on the bottom layer, as well as text on top silkscreem, how can one make mouse selection mode to only pick objects on a specific layer. Jan 11, 2011 this feature is not available right now. As pcb layouts become more complex and involve multiple layer stacks good communication becomes even more important. Special layers these include the top and bottom silkscreen layers, the solder and paste mask layers, drill layers, the keepout layer used to define.
Then select what layer you want to create the primitives on and how thick you want the outline to be. A region keepout can be placed as a layerspecific keepout object or an alllayer keepout to act, for example, as a placement or routing barrier. To support this, altium designer includes a layer stack table, which is placed place layer stack table and positioned alongside. Altium pcb designer provides a script to help users to put logo or graphics in any layer of the pcb project. I kept layer 1 for signal routing only, did my best to match lengths on the differential pairs and route them over the unbroken gnd layer 2. Keepout objects set to a specific signal layer are outlined by the keepout color, whereas keepouts set to all layers. Exit the group editor, double click on the keep out area and now, you can specific to only keep out the specific net group. If that doesnt suit you, our users have ranked 45 alternatives to altium designer and are available for linux so hopefully you can. Throughhole vias will go through the layer stack completely and bring out an annulus on each copper layer.
This latest update to altium nexus continues to deliver new features and enhancements to the softwares core technologies, while also addressing many issues raised by customers through the altiumlive communitys bugcrunch system. Pcb designers must be diligent about their outline layers and their keepout clearance. Hi are you able to change keep out layer to mechanical layer in ad18 yet. Their process does not support milled slots in the drill file. There are a number of panels in altium designer, the default is that some are docked on the left side of the application, some are available in popout mode on the right side, some are floating, and others are hidden. Altium designer setup and using layer pairs microdex ltd. Aug 14, 2018 this region of the tab displays a listing of the following layers for the board. A track keepout can be placed as a layerspecific keepout object or an alllayer keepout to act, for example, as a placement or routing barrier.
Assembly and other component layer pairs in altium designer 19. Setting up and using mechanical layer pairs in your pcb document. You should proceed with caution, like mixing layers of chocolate and carrot cake. Instead slot outlines need to be on the board outline layer, and at least 100 mills wide. Altium techdocs are online documentation for altium products, providing the basic information you need to get the most out of our tools. The gko file extension is associated with the gerber keep out layer file format used to store design of pcbs printed circuit boards the gko file can be opened in the altium designer pcb designing software and other compatible applications. In altium designer, this type of additional information is detailed on mechanical layers. Hi i would like to mirror the bottom layer so that i can place the silkscreen more easily. Engineering a layer stack up for high speed design altium. All layer keepout place an object, such as a fill, track or region, on the keepout layer. I did the video below to show how the given script can be used to convert logo or graphics on to any layer that you want.
Draftsman extracts design data directly from the copper, component and mechanical layers in the pcb. The board layers and colors tab of the view configurations dialog. The things to keep in mind are grids and datums, make sure to place on a good grid system so that when placing parts over the gerber layer you dont have to reduce your grid so low that it is impossible to place the parts on top of the gerber outline. When saving a pcbdoc as dxfdwg, text was positioned incorrectly when it was part of a component that was being converted to a block. Its very difficult to get a straight answer out of altium. This time i was using osh park, and as it turned out things were not that easy. Altium designer pricing showing 198 of 98 messages. Sep 29, 2017 home pcb design blog designing a pcb for high voltage. Unless explicitly stated all source material is from the altium website and altium training documents. How do i keep out components from my pcb in altium. This industry needs to close the gap between the designer and the pcb production fab. Legacy documentation refer to the altium wiki for current. Fpga schematic design vhdlverilog compilers casm compilers scripting simulation 2d field solver simulation engine library management database and advanced query language.
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