Altium Designer : Schematics Transfer to PCB

Here are the steps to import changes from Schematics to PCB in Altium:

1) Compile the Project

2) Go to Design >> Import Changes From XXX.PrjPCB

3) Execute Changes

Altium Designer : Working with an Image Object on a Schematic Sheet

 When reviewing designs, adding an image to the schematics can be incredibly valuable because a picture is worth a thousand words. Below, you'll find the recommended method for incorporating a PNG file

Altium Designer : PCB Planes Pullback implementation

There are many ways to implement polygon plane pullback in Altium. One of my preferred ways is utilizing design rules as below.

Alternatively,  a keep-out layer to define polygon pullback can be used.

If you believe in 20H rules to implement for Internal plane pullback, Layer Stack Manager can be used for internal planes.

Altium Designer : Solving the Component Management Challenge with Alticve BOM

 

ActiveBOM offers a robust Bill of Materials management editor, leveraging Altium's advanced part-information aggregation technologies to effortlessly tackle the component selection challenge.

Altium Designer : Layer Stacks for 2 and 4 Layers PCBs

Design > Layer Stack Manager

Altium Designer : Defining Solder Mask Expansion/ Relief

Altium default value is 4 mil and solder mask expansion can be defined according to PCB manufacturer capability.

Altium Designer : Schematics Annotation

Altium Designer : Creating a Logo

To import a logo to a silkscreen, create the logo in MS Word. Copy and paste in Altium.

Altium Designer: Working with Custom Pad Shapes

Altium Designer : Removing Solder Mask Layer from Pads or Test Points

Altium Designer: Creating Non-Plated Through Holes

Altium Designer : Setting Polar Grid

Altium Designer : Selecting Overlapping Objects

Altium Designer : Creating Custom Board Outline and Keepout Area

Adding a keep-out area along the board outline is a good design practice. The recommended keep-out line thickness is 20 mil.

Altium Designer : Shorcuts for Routing and Toggling Single Layer Mode

Altium Designer: Useful Shortcuts for Component Placement

  - Rotate counterclockwise by 90 degrees while moving an object: SPACEBAR
  - Align selected objects by top edges: SHIFT + CTRL + T
  - Distribute selected objects equally in the horizontal plane : SHIFT + CTRL + H
  - Align selected objects by left edges: SHIFT + CTRL + L
  - Align selected objects by right edges: SHIFT + CTRL + R
  - Distribute selected objects equally in the vertical plane : SHIFT + CTRL + V
  - Align selected objects to grid: SHIFT + CTRL + D
  - Align selected objects by bottom edges: SHIFT + CTRL + B

Altium Designer : Pcb Panelization

On the Place tab, Select Embedded Board Array/ Panelize. Click anywhere in the PCB area. Under the Properties menu, select your PCB and set the desired Column margin and Row spacing.

Altium Designer : Creating Board Outline From Mechanical Outline and Making Cutout Holes

Select Mechanical Outline. Under the Properties menu, Change the Mechanical outline layer to the user-defined board outline layer.
To create a custom board shape, select the board outline that has been created. On the Design Tab, in the board shape, select Define from selected Objects.
To create a cutout hole, select the desired outline. On the Tool Tab, in the Convert, select Create Boardcutout from selected primitives.

Altium Designer : Moving Design Origin to User's Preferred Location

On the Edit tab, in the Origin,  choose Set.

Altium Designer, Shortcuts for Viewing, Changing Grid and Snap Setting

Toggle measurement Unit: Q
Accessing Grid menu: G
Changing snap setting: SHIFT + E
Switching 2D and 3D View: 2 & 3
Fit all objects into view: CTRL + PAGE DOWN
Zoom in around the cursor (zooms around the cursor, position the cursor first): CTRL + Mouse-wheel up (or PAGE UP)
Zoom out: CTRL + Mouse-wheel down (or PAGE DOWN)