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Where to place board cutout in Altium Designer 21?
A board cutout can be placed anywhere in the Board Shape. To place a cutout, switch to view the board in 2D Layout Mode then use the Design » Board Shape » Define Board Cutout command from the main menus (alternatively, you can also use the Place » Define Board Cutout command in Board Planning Mode).
How to switch to rigid flex mode in Altium?
Rigid-Flex is under active development. To switch to Rigid-Flex 2 mode, enable the following options in the Advanced Settings dialog: PCB.RigidFlex2.0 – enables the Rigid-Flex 2 features in Board Planning Mode. Note that in previous releases of Altium Designer this option was called Legacy.PCB.RigidFlex.
Where do you put a castellated hole on a PCB?
Integrating Castellated Holes to your PCB is very easy. Just make sure to pay attention to the following points: Place the center point of every castellated hole exactly on the edge/ board outline of your PCB. It is important that these holes are plated-through. They must be included in the drills-layer.
How to create complex pad shapes in Altium?
Alternatively, you can import complex pad shape outlines from DXF/DWG format if such data happen to exist and are more practical to use. With each components pad shape outline precisely placed and sized, they are now ready to be converted from lines and arcs on a mechanical layer to solid regions on the top copper layer.
How to create a circular polygon pour cutout in Altium?
Create simple circle with Utility Tools, where you want it, select it, then go to Tools-> Convert->Create Cutout from Selected Primitives.
Where are pad definitions stored in Altium Designer 21?
Pad definitions can also be stored in Pad and Via Template libraries, refer to the Pad & Via Templates and Libraries page to learn more. Pads are available for placement in both the PCB and the PCB Library editors in one of the following ways: