Comprehensive PCB design fundamentals in Altium Designer 26
Online course in Czech: the whole design process from templates and libraries to manufacturing data. Lectures alternate with assignments and consultations with the trainer.
Who the course is for
Intended for
- beginners and students
- users moving to Altium Designer from another design environment
- users who want to check and extend their working methods
What you should know
- general principles of PCB design (electrical engineering knowledge)
- recommended: design workflows in any design software
What you will need
- a PC with the current version of Altium Designer and your own licence (we cannot lend licences)
- an internet connection of at least 3 Mbit/s
- a headset with microphone, optionally a webcam
- for the assignments one licence is enough for 3 to 4 participants taking turns
Course programme
Five topics covering the whole design process in Altium Designer.
- 1
Creating a project from existing templates
- location of Altium Designer templates
- project creation wizard
- Altium Designer project organisation
- creating the individual document types
- 2
Creating basic library components
- schematic library editor, pins and their properties
- graphical representation of a schematic symbol, multi-part components
- user parameters and supplier links
- PCB library editor, pads, layers
- IPC Compliant Footprint Wizard, linking a footprint to a symbol
- 3
Schematic design with a focus on hierarchical schematics
- Part, Wire, Port, Power Port, Bus and Harness objects
- hierarchical design of multi-channel schematics
- logical and physical annotation of components and sheets
- assembly variants, compilation and ERC
- 4
Typical PCB design tools
- board outline, importing components, layer stack
- layers, DRC design rules and query expressions
- grids, component placement
- interactive routing and ActiveRoute
- copper polygons, via stitching, DRC
- 5
Preparing manufacturing data and documentation
- setting up and generating documentation
- Output Job file
- bill of materials (BOM, ActiveBOM)
- manufacturing documentation, Draftsman
How the course runs
Three weeks online via Zoom. Lectures on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, an independent workshop of about 4 hours from Wednesday, and a consultation with the trainer on Friday afternoon.
Lectures 8:30 to 12:00, workshop due on Friday by 10:00, consultation 14:00 to 15:30. You will receive connection instructions before the start.
- Week 1 · 24 to 27 Nov
Libraries
Workshop 1 and consultation
- Course organisation, overview, AD concepts and settings
- Creating a schematic library
- Creating a PCB library (footprints)
- Week 2 · 1 to 4 Dec
Schematics
Workshop 2 and consultation
- Working with the schematic editor
- Hierarchical schematic design
- Finishing schematics, assembly variants and PCB preparation
- Week 3 · 8 to 11 Dec
PCB and manufacturing
Workshop 3 and consultation
- Component placement and PCB routing
- DRC and finishing work
- Preparing manufacturing data and documentation
Price per participant
CZK 25,950
excl. VAT
The price includes
- course fee
- electronic materials
- consultations with the trainer
Participant ratings
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Important information
Online via Zoom
Every participant receives instructions in advance. Prices are excl. VAT and per participant.
No make-up sessions
A course that has started cannot be interrupted and missed lectures are not repeated. Fees for parts not attended are not refunded.
No recording
The course will not be recorded.
Sign up for the course
Write to us using the form, call or send an e-mail. We will confirm your registration and send instructions before the start.