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How to print based output in Altium Designer?
Print-based output for your PCB project in Altium Designer is available through creating a output job configuration file ( *.OutJob ).
How to define a board shape in Altium Designer?
You can set the Board Shape to match the shape defined by a set of objects on one of the PCB Editor’s mechanical layers. Using this feature in combination with the ability to import DWG or DXF data from a mechanical CAD package provides a method of transferring the Board Shape requirements from the mechanical CAD domain into Altium Designer.
What determines whether Altium will update to the next version?
What determines whether Altium will update to the next version rather than separate install? Why are PCB 3D Models not Displaying in the 3D View? Why is my text upside down? Updating schematic component footprints from the PCB Document. How to access the Content Vault in the Explorer panel?
How to create composite drill guide in Altium Designer 21?
Create Composite Drill Guide – use to quickly create a predefined composite drill drawing for the source PCB document. Insert Printout – use to insert a new printout for the print-based output currently being configured. Insert Printout Set – use to create a printout that includes all layers combined onto one layer.
What should the components region be in Altium Designer 21?
The Components region allows you to control which components are included on the printout. For example, if the printout is concerned with only layers on the top side of the board, you might want to show only components placed on the top layer and components that have pads on both top and bottom layers (e.g., PCB Edge Connectors).
How to create custom view of PCB printout?
A custom view of your board can include it being rotated to an angle, zoomed, have various settings for surface colors, visibility, opacity, and board thickness. You can use these options to generate views that provide high levels of detail to highlight areas of your design or even create effects.
How to enable automatic sheet numbering in Altium?
Automatic Sheet Numbering (Project Options) – enable this option to apply automatic numbering to the schematic sheets in the project. This allows control over the sheet designation and stores them as parameters within the respective schematic documents. This option can also be enabled from the Project Options – Options dialog.
How to check for warnings in Altium Designer?
To check for a Warning, you will need to open the panel manually by clicking the Panels button on the bottom-right of the design space then choosing Messages . Once the project has been validated, the panel will list any warnings and errors that have been detected.
How to change the browsing behavior in Altium?
Set the browsing behavior by clicking the button at the top of the panel to open the System – Navigation page of the Preferences dialog and enable the preferred Highlight Methods. Alternatively, right-click on the object of interest in the panel then use the context menu options to configure the navigation behavior.
How to define polygons in Altium Designer 21?
An alternate approach to using outlines during design changes is to Shelve the polygons, where they are retained in the PCB file but are removed from view. In Altium Designer’s PCB editor, the process of how you define any multi-sided polygonal object, such as a solid region, the board shape or a polygon, is the same.
How are copper regions defined in Altium Designer?
Solid – When this mode is selected, the polygon is internally constructed from solid region objects, with a separate region for each contiguous area of copper in the completed polygon. This type of polygon is output to Gerber using Gerber region definitions.