Parameter management tools can be accessed using the parameter editor options dialog and the update parameters database dialog. This release continues its focus on delivering solutions that help designers increase their productivity, with modern tools that are easy to learn, easy to use, and easy to implement. Component parameters describe features of a part altium. Addition of this base parameter can be achieved quickly using the parameter management feature. This procedure adds a color value parameter to the parameter buffer in altium designer. Pcad pcb users guide i table of contents chapter 1 introduction to pcad pcb pcad pcb features1. Any addition or changes propagate through the entire document set and your printed circuit board assembly pcba is successfully managed for realtime progress. Altium designer provides component parameter management within its properties panel where a dedicated parameter menu is located. Both functions and procedures defined in a script can be declared to accept parameters.
This latest update to altium nexus continues to deliver new features and enhancements to the software s core technologies, while also addressing many issues raised by customers through the altiumlive communitys bugcrunch system. We recommend you to choose the same units and format parameters as gerber. Both default empty and predefined differential pair parameter set. Another function in altium designer that is a great timesaver is to copy parts. Parameter management online documentation for altium. Using this parameter you can reference a pdf, a text file, or an html page. Altium has released an public of altium designer 19. The parameter sweep feature allows you to sweep the value of a device in defined increments, over a specified range. It is the presence of specifically named parameters in the parameter set that the software uses to determine which design directive you are placing.
You can flip components in altium designer as a group. For example, use a parameter set to declare two nets to be members of a differential pair. It has a handy feature called parameters which should make it easy to add a piece of data, for example a version number or the authors name, to. If you havent tried working with altium yet, you should take a look at how it will create polygon pours for copper regions in your pcb layout. In your template add a parameter with the name title and value title. Projectlevel parameters, for example, can be used in global fashion as the source for special string parameteric data to be added to schematic sheets andor the pcb document the latter of which does not support localized parameters. The next step to do is to configure altium to use these files when you want to create a new projectschematicpcb. To use the feature, add the helpurl parameter to the required component and set the value of the parameter to the document you want to open. Most likely you wont be able to create your entire design, unless it is unusually simple, but. The altium product team is pleased to announce the availability of altium nexus 2. Altium offers a limitedtime free trial of its software.
Altium designer tutorial 4 adding attributes and parameters techidock engineering. I use altium designer a lot for schematic capture and pcb layout. The copy and paste commands support the ability to define a set of parameters in an external spreadsheet such as microsoft excel and paste them into the tab. It is the presence of specifically named parameters in the parameter set that the software uses to determine.
This field is only available when add to all objects is enabled. Variant parameters online documentation for altium products. Types of parameters in procedurefunction declarations are ignored and can be skipped. It is the presence of specifically named parameters in the parameter set that the software uses to determine which design directive you are. Specifying design requirements with design directives altium. Pcb design software, like altium, has many easytouse features that make you faster and more productive in your work. Simulation models the altium designerbased circuit simulator is a true mixedsignal simulator, meaning.
Altium designer tutorial 4 adding attributes and parameters. So if you have any doubts which package is right for you, then i highly recommend that you download and test their free versions first. Parameters in altium designer martinjonestechnology. We still have the somewhat technical task of actually designing a functional board. Here is an example default parameter set for a throughhole led. Parameter sweep online documentation for altium products. Altium techdocs are online documentation for altium products, providing the basic information you need to get the most out of our tools. Parameter sets are available for placement in the schematic editor only. Click on the color box to access a dropdown from which you can select the default color. Grid lists the name and value of the parameters associated with the. Altium designer how to copy the parameters from one component in the sch library to another component. Altium designer 20 provides electronic designers and engineers with a single, unified application that incorporates all the technologies and capabilities necessary for complete electronic product development.
A more elegant solution would be to evaluate the parameter at the projectlevel if its documentlevel value is not defined empty. It is developed and sold by altium limited australia. Parameter online documentation for altium products. This procedure is used to define a color for use by a process that requires a color parameter. Confirm that the resistor has a parameter called value, and set the value of this parameter to 100k. If no suitable parameter exists in your solidworks pcb components for use as the part parameter for matching purposes in the dblink file you will need to create one. Functions online documentation for altium products. How do i flip and rotate components in altium designer. In the picture above, you can see three different areas where you can set unit preferences for a new schematic in altium designer. Merge altium schematic libraries and pcb libraries 1. When specifying the value for the parameter, you can either include an absolute path or just enter the document name.
Altium designer how to copy the parameters from one. If there is no value parameter, add one and set its value to 100k. Using this parameter you can reference a pdf or text file, or an html page. Select the object in the primitive list to reveal its options on the right. Altium designer is the most common pcb design system among electronics engineers and designers.
Generate gerber files in altium designer stepbystep. This project contains some scripts, examples and other content which is developed to provide extended features for altium designer. Altium designer 20 crack is a software package for cad of printed circuit boards, fpga and integrated software and related libraries and automation of the management of the production of finished printed circuit boards. A parameter set is a design directive, allowing design specifications to be associated to a nettype object within a schematic design. You can take a part that is already on your design, like a resistor or a capacitor, and copy and paste it. Protel dxp was issued in 2003, protel 2004 in 2004, altium designer 6. When you have a simple board with a small number of components, its fine to route by hand, but routing components like connectors or fpgas with a large number of connections can take a huge amount of time. Altium designer is an affordable, efficient and modern software with a single user. Starting a new project, creating schematic symbol library, drawing schematic stepbystep video for everyone starting with altium designer pcb. If you are on altium subscription, you dont need an evaluation license.
Discover features you didnt know existed and get the most out of those you already know about. When specifying the value for the parameter, you can either include an absolute path or enter the document name. Altium designer integrates board and fpgalevel system design, embedded software development, and pcb layout, editing, and manufacturing within a single design environment. With these capabilities, altium is the pcb design software that will get the job done and done well for you. Altium designer supports parameters at various levels of the project projectlevel parameters, documentlevel parameters defined for a schematic sheet, and variantlevel parameters. The parameter properties dialog can be accessed in the following ways. Routing differential pairs in altium designer working with routing tools in your pcb design software can be a huge time saver.
The circuit simulator does not use the components comment field to establish a discrete components value, it looks for a parameter called value. For example, use a parameter set to attach pcb layout information to a net, or to declare two nets to be members of a differential pair. To use the feature, add the helpurl parameter to the required component and set the value of the parameter to the document you wish to open. Pcb component parameters are simply text strings in eda software that. Generate gerber files in altium designer stepbystep from schematic to pcb as pcb designers, our job is only halfway done once we sketch out our schematics. Database fields can also be mapped to design parameters. Project parameters as variable in altium electrical. This is a set of addons for altium designer, a cad software for electronic designers. Postplacement settings all parameter set object properties are available for editing in the properties panel when a parameter set is selected in the workspace. In may 2014, altium relocated their corporate headquarters to san diego, california. Schematic editor object properties are definable options that specify the visual style, content and behavior of the. A blanket is a rectangular or polygonshaped group directive object that is placed over a collection of nets.
Component parameters define features of electronic parts necessary to meet form, fit. Three different areas where you can set the units in altium designs schematic preferences. Server process reference online documentation for altium. They also have a hierarchy, which means you can create a parameter with the same name at different levels of the project, each having different values. If a parameter being pasted has the same name as an existing parameter in the list, the value for the existing parameter will be overwritten with that being pasted. In altium, when you place a generic component into a schematic, that component will typically have a default set of parameters describing the footprint, revision date, author, etc. Both dialogs can be accessed from the tools db link params section of the ribbon, while a schematic document is active. This latest update continues to deliver new features and enhancements to the software s core technologies, while also addressing many issues raised by customers through the altiumlive communitys bugcrunch system. Additionally, functions are defined to return a value.
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