See Also: Generating a Custom Bill of Materials and Design to Manufacturingįile » Fabrication Outputs and Assembly OutputsĬAM outputs can be generated via the File » Assembly Outputs and File » Fabrication Outputs. BOMs can also be generated from an Output Job file, which is added to the project like any other project document. Options exist for a simple ASCII BOM, or a customizeable BOM report, supporting various output formats, including Microsoft Excel using Excel templates. Reports » Bill of Materials or Simple BOM Bus Power Ports are available, these are used in FPGA designs. Global net identifier that automatically connects all nets of the same name throughout the design. Multiple footprints can be attached to the schematic component, switching from one to another can only be done on the schematic. They are the same - both define where the component sits on the board. Padstyle definitions are limited to simple shapes - complex pad shapes can be created by placing other primitives in the footprint library that extend the pad shape as required. Layer stackup (padstack) can be defined and edited only on a placed pad, padstacks cannot be predefined or stored. Project options are found in the Project menu. This includes error checking settings, design synchronization options, project parameters and print settings. Options for projects are settings that are specific to and are stored in only the project file. Document options are found in the Design menu. Examples include settings for board layers and colors, grid settings and measurement units. Changing a document option affects the current document only. Options for documents are settings that are specific to and are stored with that document (file-specific settings). Example settings include menu customizations, the position of panels, mouse click behavior, and how project folders present when a project is opened.įound in both the DXP and the Tools menu. Preferences are Altium Design environment settings that are stored as part of the environment and used for all applicable documents being edited in that environment - settings persist from one design to the next. Preference settings for all editor can be accessed via the DXP » Preferences menu, or Tools » Preferences. In Altium Designer the term preferences is used to describe environment settings (as distinct from file settings), such as selection colors, mouse wheel behavior, and so on. Note that some rules specify design requirements or preferences, such as Solder Mask expansion or Routing Corner Style, these type of rules are not checked by the DRC command. Right Click on any object and choose an Applicable Rule command to see which rules are being applied to it. The Rule priority, in combination with the rule scope, determines which rule applies to each object. The objects that they apply to is determined by the Scope of the rule, which is expressed as a Query, such as InNet(GND). Rules in Altium Designer are defined separately from the objects ( Design » Rules). Used to browse, locate and edit PCB: Components, Nets, Rules, From-Tos, Split Planes, Differential Pairs, Polygons. Snippets are placed and managed from the Snippets panel. After selecting the circuitry right click and choose from the Snippets commands. Sections of circuitry can be stored and re-used, using the Snippets system. See Also: Polygon Pours and Copper Regions During import of a P-CAD PCB the P-CAD board outline is mapped to an Altium Designer layer, which is then used to define the Board Shape. Commands to modify the board shape are in the Design » Board Shape submenu. By default the board is shown in black, bounded by the Board Shape. The Board Shape defines the physical edge of the board, and is used to calculate the automatic power plane pullback. Used for moving the focus to the next level up or down in the design hierarchy, from the current document. The following is a list of the more commonly-used P-CAD terms and their closest respective Altium Designer equivalents. You can also bring up a list of shortcuts at any time through the Help » Shortcuts panel near the lower right of the workspace in Altium Designer. The Moving to Altium Designer From P-CAD 2004 will assist you as you learn about designing your electronic product in Altium Designer. Resources for additional reading in the Altium Designer Knowledge Center to further your understanding of this new design environment are also given. High-level points of interest or difference are noted where appropriate. This is a high-level roadmap to guide you in understanding how P-CAD terminology translates and can be found in Altium Designer.
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