#Getting started with altium pcb design how to#
#Getting started with altium pcb design update#

This schematic is the example astable multivibrator in the tutorial. Next we will create a schematic file and add it to the empty project. Save it where you want to save, enter the project name Multivibrator.PrjPCB in File Name and click Save to save. Rename the project file (with the extension. The new project file PCB_Project1.PrjPCB has been listed in the box without any files, as shown in Figure 6-1. The Display Projects panel box is displayed on the screen. You can also select Printed Circuit Board Design in the Pick a Task section of the Home Page of Altium Designer software, and click New Blank PCB Project. If this option is not displayed on the interface, select Files from System. Select File>New>Project> PCB Project, or click Blank Project (PCB) in the New option in the Files panel. As the beginning of this chapter, let's create a PCB project:ДЇigure 6-1 Creation of PCB project 1. First create a project file, then create a new schematic diagram and add it to the newly created project, and finally create a new PCB and add it to the project like the schematic diagram. This chapter introduces the process of creating a PCB project as an example. The creation process of all types of projects is the same. Any changes to the original schematic or PCB will be updated at compile time. When the project is compiled, design verification, simulation synchronization and comparison will all proceed together. Files associated with the schematic and target output are added to the project, such as PCB, FPGA, embedded (VHDL) and libraries. Files that are not related to the project are called 'free files'. A project file, such as xxx.PrjPCB, is an ASCII text file, which includes the files in the project and output related settings, such as print settings and CAM settings. In Altium Designer, a project includes the associations between all files and related settings of the design.

#Getting started with altium pcb design how to#

This chapter will take 'Astable Multivibrator' as an example to introduce how to create a PCB project. Welcome to use Altium Designer, which is a complete development software adapted to the development of electronic products. And introduced the concept of engineering and integrated library and provided a brief description of the 3D PCB development environment.

#Getting started with altium pcb design update#

The purpose of this chapter is to explain how to generate circuit schematics, update PCB design information to PCB files, and route and generate device output files on the PCB.