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What are the different view modes in Altium?
When creating a design in the PCB editor, Altium Designer provides three viewing modes: Board Planning Mode, 2D Layout Mode, and 3D Layout Mode. These modes let you isolate particular areas of the board, allowing you to locate and correct errors.
How to view a PCB in 3D in Altium Designer?
2D and 3D views of the same region of a board. Altium Designer supports displaying and editing the board in 2D or in 3D, these are referred to as display modes. Select the required mode in the View menu, or press the 1 , 2 or 3 shortcut to switch directly to that mode. There are three display modes, each with distinct functions.
How to view objects under the cursor in Altium?
The Board Insight pop-up mode is an excellent tool for viewing objects under the cursor. Press Shift+X to view detailed information about any components and nets located under the cursor, as well as objects that belong to them, for example, pads and tracks.
What does board planning mode do in Altium?
These modes let you isolate particular areas of the board, allowing you to locate and correct errors. The Board Planning Mode lets you assign regions to the board with split and bend lines to define them as rigid or flex regions as seen in Figure 1. This is a crucial feature for rigid-flex designs.
How to move a line in Altium Designer?
Select View » Board Planning Mode or press the 1 shortcut to enter Board Planning Mode. To relocate the end of a line, click, hold and drag it to the required location around the perimeter of the board shape. The cursor will be constrained to the current snap grid.
How to print in color in Altium Designer 21?
To print in color or gray scale, the corresponding option Color or Gray must be enabled in the associated page setup dialog for the print output. The color printing mode for the nominated printing device must also be set accordingly in the associated properties dialog.
How do you make a board shape in Altium?
Position the cursor and click to anchor the starting vertex for the board shape. Move the cursor ready to place the second vertex. The default behavior is to place 2 edges with each click, with a user-defined corner shape between them. Refer to the Placement Modes section below for more details on changing corner modes.