How do I add vias to Altium?

How do I add vias to Altium?

Vias are available for placement in both the PCB editor and the PCB Library editors in the following ways:

1. Click Place » Via from the main menus.
2. Click the button on the Wiring toolbar.
3. Click the Via button ( ) in the drop-down on the Active Bar located at the top of the design space.

How do you pour a ground plane in Altium?

To create the polygon pour you can either use the pulldown menu command “Place > Polygon Pour”, or you can click on the polygon icon in the active bar at the top of the session window. While in the polygon pour mode you will click where you want to place a vertex of the plane that you are creating.

How do I place my GND vias?

You place a via and assign it to the ground net. That’s it. If you are lazy, like me sometimes, I sometimes place the via directly on the net I want the via to be – this can be another trace, polygon, even a pad (and then move it later) – and Altium will automatically assign the via’s net to whatever net you placed the via on.

How to create a via type in Altium?

A side view of the proposed Via Type (s) is shown in the Properties panel, as shown above. To place a via and continue routing on the same layer, press the 2 shortcut. To place a via and suspend routing of this connection, press the / shortcut on the numeric keypad. Press Shift+F1 as you route for a menu of all in-command shortcuts.

How to use via shielding in Altium Designer 21?

Drag a selection window to select a stitching area, then move or resize by positioning the mouse to get the correct cursor. To place a via shield around a routed net, select the Tools » Via Stitching/Shielding » Add Shielding to Net command from the menus.

How to create a polygon pour in Altium?

To create the polygon pour you can either use the pulldown menu command “Place > Polygon Pour”, or you can click on the polygon icon in the active bar at the top of the session window. Creating a Polygon Pour in Altium Designer.