The training consists of a combination of presentations and excersises. Step by step the trainee learns to design a board from schematic capture until the physical PCB design. The trainee will learn how to use the essential features of Altium Designer.

Subjects

Day 1

Introduction:

     - Altium Designer platform and working environment

     - Toolbars, panels

     - Projects and Documents

     - Using the Help System

     - Using the Altium website and Supportcenter

Altium Designer Schematic Capture:

     - Schematic Editor (workspace)

     - Schema objects (Grafical/Electrical)

     - Design Flow

     - Templates

     - Schematic Editor Preferences

     - Libraries and Components

     - Multi-Sheet Design

     - Multi-Channel Design

     - Annotation

     - Compilation of the design

PCB Editor:

     - PCB Editor (workspace)

     - PCB Design Objects

     - PCB Design Preferences

     - Board Options (Grid, Parameters, Units)

     - View Configurations

     - Creation of a new PCB Document

     - Board Shape

     - Layer stackup

Editing Multiple Objects:

     - Find and Replace (text)

     - Parameter Manager

     - Find Similar Objects

     - PCB Filter Panel

     - PCB List Panel

     - Object Inspector

     - Footprint Manager

PCB Design Flow:

     - Design Synchronisation

     - Transfer of the design to the PCB Editor

PCB Panel:

     - Design Classes and Categories

     - Nets, Components, Rules, Differential Pairs, 3D models

Day 2

Project Navigation:

     - Using the Navigator

     - Using Cross Probes

Design Rules:

     - Creation of Design Rules

     - Scope

     - Queries

     - Priorities

     - Online/Batch DRC

     - Classes and Rooms

Component Placement:

     - Placing Components (Footprints)

     - Moving Components

     - Component Unions

     - Component Alignment

     - Annotation

Working with Libraries:

     - Library Flow

     - Schematic Library Editor

     - Component Properties

     - Pin and Part Swapping

     - Multi-Part

     - PCB Library Editor

     - Using Library Wizards (IPC)

     - Irregular footprints

     - Component-auditing

     - Library types (Native, Integrated, Database)

Routing en Polygons:

     - Interactive Routing

     - Modifiying Routing (push&shove)

     - Pin and Part Swapping

     - Differential Pair Routing

     - Length Tuning

     - Multi-Trace Routing

     - Testpoints

     - Teardrops

     - Autorouting

     - Polygon Creation

     - Modifying Polygons

     - Polygon Manager

Output Generation:

     - Assembly Variants

     - Bill of Materials

     - Output Job File

     - Print(er) options

     - Gerber (274X)

     - NC Drill

     - ODB++

     - Pick en Place

     - Smart PDF

     - Panelization

     - CAM Editor (CAMtastic)

     - Reverse Engineering in CAMtastic

Interface to 3D Mechanical CAD:

     - 2D/3D view

     - Import/Export from/toM-CAD

     - Inteference checking in Altium Designer