WHAT'S NEW IN ALTIUM DESIGNER? New in Harness Design: 3D wireframe View And Ability to Add Models to Connection Points ** In the Layout Drawing, it is now possible to show the Physical (3D) model for a connector as a wireframe ...
What’s New in Altium Designer Update 22.8 [1] Design Reuse Functionality * Data Management Improvements* Take the enhanced functionality of Reuse Blocks for a spin in this release, with the ability to place a block ...
Public Release Notes for Altium Designer 22.7.1 Altium Designer Version 22.7.1 Build: 60 Date: 19 July 2022 ** The following sections list the release notes for publicly released versions of Altium Designer 22.3.1 Build 43. Schematic 44042 - A spe...
Public Release Notes for Altium Designer 22.3.1 For a summary of new features and subsequent improvements in Altium Designer 22, see New in Altium Designer. [1] * Altium Designer Version 22.3.1 Build: 43 Date: 16 March 2022 * The following section... Altium Designer Release Notes
Why Use a Version Control System in PCB Design **What is a Version Control System?** A version control system is used to store files and keep revision history. If you wrote a document, released it, and made some changes along the way, you’d like t...
Finding & Selecting Electronic Components In Tight Supply Environment Industry Fact: ** In 2021, there's such a severe shortage of semiconductors that the automotive industry is set to lose more than $100 billion in sales because it can't get chips. 'Desperation'...
Altium Designer Version 21.9.2.33 Hot Fix 1 Version 21.9.2 (Update 9 Hot Fix 1) *Build:* 33 | * Date:**30 November 2021* 48033 When the PCB.EngineX option was disabled in the Advanced Settings dialog, pads were not plated regardless if the...
What is Back Drilling in PCB Design and Manufacturing? There are various challenges when it comes to PCB design and manufacture and one of them is retaining signal integrity. When you transmit a signal, the signal received will be subjected to distortion ...
PCB Via Design Using Altium Designer The early days of PCB fabrication saw the exclusive use of through-hole vias that span the complete thickness of the board. With the advent of surface mount technology, blind and buried vias were intr...
Altium Designer Version 21.9.1.22 The following are the list of extensions for publicly released *Altium Designer version* * 21.9.1.22* ** • ActiveRoute 1.0.16.602 • Ansys EDB Exporter 1.0.11.175 • CMPTEditor 1.1.14.249 • Comp...
IPC joins Altium as Newest Nexar Ecosystem Partner Recently IPC and Altium formally announced that IPC is joining the growing body of the Nexar ecosystem. In this interview, we talk to David Bergman, VP of standards and technology at IPC. He talks abo...
Advanced Layer Stack Manager The configuration or design of the PCB in regards to the various layers, materials used, via design, copper geometry and topology, impedance, as well as design elements necessary for fabrication such ...