Altium Designer Beginner Training
We are excited to get you up and running with Altium Designer!
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Watch the onboarding videos
Who is this training for: new users learning how to use Altium Designer, users needing a refresher, or users not familiar with the latest version and features. Sign in to watch the videos and save your progress, or fill out the form if you don't have an account.
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Video Series Introduction
- Introduction of Altium Designer and Overview of the Next Modules
- Presentation of Resources and Links to Help You Start with Altium Designer
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Installing and Licensing Altium Designer
- Altium Live Account
- Downloading and Installing Altium Designer
- Licensing Your Altium Designer
- Activating Altium 365 Workspace
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New Project, Configuration, and Unified Environment
- Unified Environment Platform
- Configuration and Settings
- Starting a New Project
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Schematic Editor and Component Usage Management and Menus
- Altium Designer Schematic Editor
- Schematic Types (Hierarchical and Flat) and Adding Schematics to Your Project
- Proper Use of Net Labels and Ports
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PCB Editor, Transferring Schematic to PCB, Design Rules, Layer Stack Manager, and Routing
- Transferring Schematic to PCB Editor
- Editor Environment and Preparation
- Board Shape and Size
- Layer Stack Manager
- Design Rules
- Board Routing
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Output Job File and Project Releaser
Output Job File
- Output Job File Output Documents
- Output Job File Environment, Outputs, and Output Containers
- Generation of Output Job Files
Project Releaser
- Initiating Project Release Environment
- Preparation and Setup
- Execution of the Releaser and Where Files Are Located for Manufacturer Use and Sending
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Activate your Altium 365 workspace
If needed, follow this link to activate the Altium 365 workspace for your organization.
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Check Out Additional Resources
In the meantime, check out the documentation for Altium Designer and Altium 365.
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