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Skip tedious workflows by fabricating building components directly from 3D. Author building information models with the most robust Product Lifecycle Management platform. Import 3d models from industry standard file formats. Geolocate the construction and infrastructure project. Perform design review and check for geometric clashes between models.

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Comprehensive view of the 2D logical specifications. Quickly validate objects, using company specific rules without having to develop specific code. This also enables the detection of errors early in the design process. Use 3D virtual design, for better design creativity, maturity and design success.

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Experience new global deformation capabilities. Define multi-level libraries for various IP categories Organize IP with classification semantic Support IP standardization process Ease re-use practices with intuitive integration with multi-discipline engineering applications.

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Accelerates and secures design process time. Reuse design assistants in a simple and intuitive way. Easily deploy pre-defined methodologies and best practices for quick reuse. No specialized skills are required to run customized solutions. Improve compliance of where components are allowed to be used by enabling usage based qualifications. Industrialize composite parts accounting for the high quality standard of the composites industry.

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Best in class producibility analysis and flat pattern generation High level of knowledge and automation. Hybrid modeling interface with interactive and graphical scripting. By improving collaboration between design disciplines due to a single view of development across environments, engineers are able store use content more effectively and accelerate innovation.

Everyone on the development team can quickly see the latest software content. Transparency enables more effective code reviews, knowledge transfer and root cause analysis.

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Model and create complex surface and solids representing mining data. Create point and line data with comprehensive CAD toolset. Import and manage massive point clouds data, clean and generate surface meshes, and report on volumes. You will still need to configure the Path System Environment Variable as described below just after the next screen shot. You can download a free demo version of OrCAD which has extracta.

In the settings window that opens, scroll down in the right panel until you can click on Advanced system settings. You may see this dialog instead. Then, y ou can skip ahead to the import instructions “Import Allegro file using the Altium Import Wizard”, below look for the dark screen shots from the import Wizard. Option 2: If Allegro is installed on a different computer, or you get a message that: “Cadence Allegro extracta.

You can also run extracta. This method of manually converting to the ASCII file first has been successful even when the wizard has failed on a machine with Allegro installed. It can be performed on a single machine if Allegro is installed and the system variables have been set see the section just after the first screen shot at the start of this article. Note: There was an issue with the version of Allegro2Altium. To run the check, click Tools » Design Rule Check.

The value field of this option applies to the plane. All other objects are checked regardless of size. This option is enabled by default. Version control status icons provided in the Projects panel for documents are now active controls that can be clicked to receive more information on the VCS status of the document and access options to perform the relevant actions.

For example, clicking the icon for a document that has locally-saved changes but that have not yet been sent to the Workspace shows the date and time when local changes have been saved, as well as options to save the project changes to the Workspace or revert local modifications of the document.

Click a VCS status icon in the Projects panel to show more information on the document status and access-related actions. The converted design project, which will retain the previous history of VCS commits, can then benefit from the Workspace’s native VCS-enabled features, such as advanced project sharing, single authentication, and the event-based History timeline.

The New Library dialog has been introduced to facilitate the creation of a new library. The dialog is accessed by choosing File » New » Library from the main menus. It provides the flow to create a new Workspace library component, component template, footprint, or symbol, or for creating an older generation library file-based or database type library.

The Name , Description , and Path of a local snippet can now be edited through the Snippet Properties dialog that is accessed from the Design Reuse panel by clicking within the local snippet’s tile or right-clicking anywhere on the tile then selecting the Edit Properties command from the menu.

Edit properties of a local snippet using the Snippet Properties dialog accessed from the Design Reuse panel. When viewing variants on a compiled tab of a schematic document, alternate part properties are now displayed in the Properties panel, rather than the original component properties that were displayed in previous versions. The alternate part properties are read-only. An alternate part is defined for a component on the schematic sheet.

When a compiled tab is selected, the Properties panel will show the properties of the component for the current variant. The ability to reuse design content not only saves time but also means that a set of proven circuitry blocks can be created, which helps reduce component inventory and frees up your design team to focus on the development of new concepts and products. To extend the existing concept of design snippets, new Reuse Blocks have been implemented in this release.

When connected to your Altium Workspace, the new content of the Reuse Block type can be created, used, and managed, as well as Workspace-based schematic and PCB snippets. The new Design Reuse panel provides access to reuse blocks and both Workspace-based and local snippets. The Design Reuse panel. A reuse block can contain both schematic circuitry and its physical representation for the PCB.

When such a reuse block is placed on a schematic sheet, its physical representation will be placed automatically during the ECO process. This feature is in Open Beta and available when the UI. DesignReuse option is enabled in the Advanced Settings dialog. The Gerber Setup and Gerber X2 Setup dialogs have been replaced by the dialogs with specific options to suit each Gerber format.

The new dialogs include two output naming options using either the PCB filename with a unique extension or a unique filename with a common extension. When Gerber or Gerber X2 output is generated for a PCB panel an embedded board array , the new dialog includes a column for the panel as well as a column of layers for each board included in the panel. Use this new column to quickly verify that the various board layers are mapped to the correct panel layers.

Learn more about Generating Gerber Fabrication Data. GerberDialog option is enabled in the Advanced Settings dialog. ShowMirrorColumn option is enabled in the Advanced Settings dialog. Along with the current ways of accessing the Library Importer e.

When the library to be imported is selected in the dialog, click the Import control in the dialog’s grid section. New component categories to be created during the import process and the Uncategorized entry are now labeled with and icons. Validation now checks for empty Workspace folder paths, conflicting system parameters, and duplicate models.

For a quicker start of work with a Workspace Library, additional controls have been added to the Components and Explorer panels. At the first launch of the Components panel in the current Altium Designer session, the following controls are available when connected to a Workspace:. When in offline mode, a warning will be shown in the panel along with controls to keep using the cached component data or to clear the cache.

Creating a new component. In the Explorer panel , when a folder of the Components type has no components in it yet, a number of controls are now presented to assist you in populating the folder with components. Use these controls to perform an appropriate action:. Regardless of whether or not there are components in the folder, these actions can also be performed using the options of the menu associated with the Add Component drop-down at the top-right of the panel.

With this release, you can set the drill symbol with one size on a Drill Drawing View and a different size on the Drill Table. You can set the desired size defaults on the Drill Symbol tab of the Draftsman – Defaults page of the Preferences dialog or for a specific project in the Drill Symbols Configurations dialog as shown in the images below.

To set different sizes for the Drill Drawing View and Drill Table, click to unlink the two sizes then set the desired sizes independently of each other. An option has been added to the Via Type mode of the Properties panel that allows you to select from what side covering should be applied. The Side option in the Properties region of the panel includes a drop-down so that you can choose the desired side.

The options of the drop-down depend on the via type selected in the ViaType option in the same region of the panel. For via types 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5, 6b, and 7, the option is essentially disabled with Both as the only option and is the default for those via types. When connected to an Altium Workspace , note that the Generic Components functionality is not supported with the Standard Subscription Plan.

As such, this functionality will not be available with this level of access to Altium Also, note that the Generic Components functionality is not supported when connected to a Concord Pro Workspace. This release introduces the concept of standard Generic Components, which can quickly be placed in a design without the need to find and choose a specific manufactured part. Generic Components are intended as placeholders that are easily replaced by parameter-matched real-world components later in the design process.

They also can be considered as virtual or parametric components. A new SheetSymbolDesignator special string has been added as part of this release.

This special string can be placed on a child schematic sheet to display the designator of the associated Sheet Symbol object that is placed on the parent schematic sheet. The SheetSymbolDesignator special string can also be used in a multi-channel design. Select a compiled tab of the child schematic sheet to display the converted value of the special string.

Use the SheetSymbolDesignator special string to show the parent sheet symbol’s designator. Hover the cursor over the image to see the special string’s converted value on the compiled tab of the sheet.

The Tools » Update from Libraries schematic editor and Tools » Update Schematics schematic library editor commands are now functional for alternative components in variants. Running either of these commands results in updating parameters of alternate components, which are visible in the Variant Management dialog and a compiled tab of the schematic sheet.

When updating the alternate components using the Tools » Update from Libraries command from the main menus of the schematic editor, make sure that the Include Variants and Update To Latest Revision options are enabled on the first page of the Update From Library dialog that opens after launching the command.

Example of an updated alternate component from the Workspace library. Shown here is the alternate component before the update. Hover the cursor over the image to see the component after creating a new revision and updating the component using the Update from Libraries command.

You can now negate include a bar over the top of a Power Port object as can be done for ports, net labels, and sheet entries. Include a backslash character after each character in the Name field in the Power Port mode of the Properties panel e. To assist in identifying Text String objects that are using special strings, the name of the special string can now be shown on the schematic sheet. When the new Display Name of Special String option is enabled on the Schematic — Graphical Editing page of the Preferences dialog, each special string has its name displayed as a faint superscript.

To improve the usability of the Via mode of the Properties panel when editing a via stack in Top-Middle-Bottom or Full Stack mode, the user interface of the panel’s Via Stack section has been changed. Basic information about the via stack on different layers of the PCB design is now available for viewing and editing in tabular form. When you click within a layer name cell, the Thermal Relief option becomes available. A custom thermal relief can be set if the Relief option is enabled.

Tuning and matching the route lengths within a specific tolerance is an essential ingredient for a high-speed design as it ensures that timing-critical signals arrive at their target pins at the same time. In this release, tools for specifying length matching requirements have been enhanced by implementing a feature for selecting an xSignal as a target for a Matched Lengths design rule when an xSignal class or all xSignals of the design is used as the rule scope.

The previous behavior used the longest xSignal of the xSignal class as a target for length matching. When an xSignal class is selected as a Matched Length design rule scope, one of its xSignals can be selected as a source target. The xSignal selected as a target will be labeled as such in the new Margin column of the xSignals mode of the PCB panel while deviation from this target length is shown in this column for other xSignals of the selected class.

Deviation from the target length is shown in the new Margin column. During interactive length tuning, the Interactive Length Tuning mode of the Properties panel provides the ability to switch between tuning relative to the selected target xSignal the new behavior or the longest net in the xSignal class scoped by the rule the previous behavior. Select a desired mode for the tuning target during interactive length tuning. If a PCB component has its primitives locked the Primitives option in the Component mode of the Properties panel is in its state , most properties of these primitives can no longer be modified by graphical e.

This will help to prevent occasional changes of component primitives that can result in incorrect assembly and fabrication outputs. By way of an example, the Pad mode of the Properties panel is shown in the image below for a pad that is a constituent part of a PCB component that has its primitives locked.

Note that all properties of the pad except for Net and Testpoint properties are dimmed and not available for editing. Note also that the icon is shown at the far right of the pad’s Component field, which denotes that the parent component has its primitives locked, and pad properties cannot be modified.

The Pad mode of the Properties panel on the left for a pad of a PCB component that has its primitives locked on the right. Enhanced Save to Server Dialog.

A hint that describes how to link an existing task to the project commit has been added to the Save to Server dialog. The ” Add task-id to connect this commit to a task ” text is displayed in the Comment field. As the hint states, add the task ID to the Comment field as it appears in the Comments and Tasks panel ; the task will be linked to the project commit that will be created after clicking OK in the dialog.

The link to the commit will be shown in the task detail pane when the task tile is selected on the Tasks page of the Altium Workspace browser interface or the Tasks view of the project’s detailed management page. Click the link to open the project’s History view with the related commit highlighted on the timeline.

The link to the connected commit will be shown in the task detail pane. Hover the cursor over the image to see the History page that opens after clicking the link and the related commit highlighted on the timeline. The speed of the simulation process has been increased when running analyses. Also, when using the Components panel for browsing large simulation model libraries, the speed to upload the content of such libraries has been improved. Simulation models used in a project are cached now in the project, so simulation of such projects can be easily run on different machines.

Any digit or number may be used as the first or last index of a repeated Sheet Symbol, including 0. Negative numbers are not allowed. The last index must always be larger than the first index. Use this new feature to add the new class Component Class Name to set parameters for components within a blanket by means of the Parameter Set mode of the Properties panel. Associating the Component Class Name to a component or group of components will result in sending the information about the component class, its name and members to the PCB as is done currently for Net Classes.

Added the ability to mark a pin as containing internal pull-up or pull-down resistors. The new graphical symbol will be displayed next to the pin as sown in the images below. Many designers use the special string capabilities available in Altium Designer to create complex strings that display important information on the schematic sheets. Special string support has been added to Text Frames and Notes, allowing you to create complex special string definitions as a single, multi-line text object.

Altium Designer supports resolving numerical calculations defined in a Text String, with support for resolving numerical calculations extended to include those defined in schematic Text Frames and Notes. When this feature originally entered into closed beta as indicated above , the special string or formula had to be enclosed in curly brackets. The last variant that was set prior to closing a project is now remembered and will be the variant presented when the project is reopened. Previously, the base design [No Variation] was always presented when the project was reopened.

A number of improvements have been applied to the Counterholes functionality that was implemented in previous releases. If the size of the counterhole is larger than or equal to the pad size, the pad shape is removed from the corresponding side of the PCB since this pad shape will be drilled out when drilling the counterhole.

Example of a removed pad shape from the top layer. Previous releases include significant improvements to the process of working with Rigid-Flex board designs in Altium Designer. This new feature set is referred to as Rigid-Flex 2. In this release, to enable the Rigid-Flex 2. Enable the Advanced Rigid-Flex mode to configure a Rigid-Flex board; either via the Tools menu or by clicking the features button hover the cursor over the image to show this.

Note that when trying to disable the Rigid-Flex 2. When the option is enabled, the rule tests the creepage distance between scoped polygons and other objects. If a polygon pour and other objects are scoped by a Creepage Distance design rule with the Apply to Polygon Pour option enabled and a Clearance design rule , both rules are considered and the tightest set of constraints is applied when pouring the polygon.

For example, if the Creepage Distance rule has a larger constraint value than the Clearance rule, this larger value will be applied. An option for accessing the Comment Export Configuration dialog has been added to the Comments and Tasks panel. Click the button at the top-right of the panel then select the Export Comments option from the menu to open the dialog and configure the comment export to a separate document. The Remove Leading Zero option has been added to the Document Options mode of the Properties panel that allows you to automatically remove the leading zero for mil and inch values.

This option is disabled by default. Default values of some additional properties of the Draftsman’s Drill Table object can now be defined on the Draftsman – Defaults page of the Preferences dialog.

 
 

 

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In other words, Altium connects electronics design to the manufacturing floor. Since it is cloud-based, there is nothing to install and no servers to configure. The Altium platform hosts a whole set of software-based services that run on Altium , each designed to simplify your design life and make it easy for everyone involved in the product creation process to collaborate.

With Altium 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 collaboration from any device.

When hosted on the Altium platform, finding parts, setting up, and using components is simple. No server installation required and convenience features such as part import tools get you up and running in minutes.

In an instant you have reliable parts data at your fingertips that can be yours alone, or shared. And in combination with a structured Release to Manufacturing process, you unlock powerful capabilities e. There is no real integration with Altium Designer, with functionality experienced primarily through your Web browser. Functionality is experienced from within Altium Designer and through your Web browser. In addition you can also experience Altium through the standalone Altium Viewer – free access to view and share your electronic designs for a time-limited duration through your Web Browser.

No downloads, no installations and no registration to AltiumLive required. With Altium everyone can enjoy a true 21st century design experience, free from the chains of isolation. Work from Anywhere. Connect with Anyone. Altium creates seamless collaboration points across the PCB development process, making it the most connected design experience in the industry. As an Altium Designer user, you do not have to change the way you work today to take advantage of Altium – it compliments and extends what you already do, making the parts that are hard such as collaboration, sharing and being organized easy.

Working together across the domains of electronics design, mechanical design, manufacturing and parts – effortlessly. An integral part of the Altium cloud-based infrastructure platform, the Altium Workspace is a dedicated cloud-hosted server for all your managed content. It facilitates the seamless connectivity of, and the mechanics for moving data between, the design, manufacturing and supply domains.

Interactive, browser-based ECAD collaboration that requires no tools or tool knowledge from those who use it. Connecting ECAD designers, procurement and board fabricators and assemblers in a way that makes it easy for them to work together in ways that they could not before. It works seamlessly and harmoniously with Altium Designer to provide an elegant answer to the question of handling design data with secured integrity. The Workspace not only provides rock-solid, secure storage of data, but also enables re-release of data as distinctly separate revisions – essentially tracking design changes over time, without overwriting any previously released data.

It also caters for the lifecycle of the data to be managed, allowing people that need to use the data to see, at-a-glance, what stage the data has reached in its ‘life’ and therefore what it can be safely used for. The Workspace can accommodate all managed data including components, domain models, schematic sheets of circuitry and design templates.

Indeed, you can even create and manage your entire design projects directly within the Workspace, with a CAD-centric management view that facilitates collaborative review and commenting of that design, along with inspection of its BOM and history. Through a dedicated Manufacturing Portal you can view and navigate the released file data, inspect the BOM, and view and comment on the snapshot of the design itself; the source for that released data.

A chosen release can also be shared – as a Manufacturing Package – directly with your manufacturer. By furnishing a set of reusable design ‘building blocks’ within the Workspace you can embark on fresh projects safe in the knowledge that each model, component and higher-order design element has been ratified and approved for use, with no having to reinvent the wheel as it were.

The Workspace becomes both the source and destination of design elements, with each new design utilizing elements released to, and managed through, the Workspace.

And by designing only with elements from the Workspace, the integrity of those designs is inherently assured. One of the most powerful aspects of the Altium infrastructure platform is the support for collaboration on a global scale. At the heart of this is the platform’s support for Global Sharing. With Altium 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 collaboration, from any device.

Data can be shared with anyone, anywhere in the world. What you share, and with whom, is down to you and could include:. Most electronic products that are designed are fixed to some kind of mechanical structure – either a chassis, or an enclosure.

And while you could get a 3D model exported from Altium Designer, it is a manual process that needs conscious decision and action to do so. In reality, this is performed very infrequently, with the result being that the MCAD designer is never quite sure if what they’ve got is the latest and greatest. No more polling for updates and no more uncertainty.

Data is pushed between domains as the design evolves, ensuring design coherence. The cloud-based Altium infrastructure platform, as it stands today, offers a pretty impressive range of software-based services for collaboration across disciplines.

No installation or configuration, no manually updating to a new ‘server release’, browser-based, mobile-ready, and no extra processes to learn. But the experience doesn’t stop there. Depending on your product-relationship with Altium and the features available to you through Altium , you not only benefit from future updates to existing services and capabilities delivered through the platform, but also services and capabilities that have yet to appear.

Altium will continue to grow and mature, and always with the focus on facilitating frictionless collaboration between all of the stakeholders involved in getting your next innovative product out-the-door, on time, first time. Altium Using Altium Documentation.

There is no limit on accessing the Altium Platform Interface from your Web browser. An Altium Subscription Plan is needed solely for when you wish to connect to Altium and specifically your Altium Workspace from within Altium Designer.

For the latest information on the security, reliability, privacy, and compliance of the Altium cloud platform, please visit the Altium Trust Center. Read about Altium on altium. As such, to be able to connect to an Altium Workspace from your design software you must be using Altium Designer Sharing of a design project – be it a temporary link, a snapshot, or the live design itself – can be performed directly from within Altium Designer.

Support for sharing a project outside of the Workspace from within Altium Designer – for viewing and commenting only – was made available in Altium Designer To be able to share a project outside of the Workspace for editing from within Altium Designer, and indeed to open such a shared project for editing, requires Altium Designer For more information see Sharing a Design from within Altium Designer.

The features available to you depend on your level of access to Altium – determined by the Altium Subscription Plan you have. Take a look at the Full Plans Comparison page to see the differences.

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