【英文】AltiumDesigner学习笔记

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Introduction

“Altium Designer 16.1” Study Notes

Global Configuration

Modify Canvas Zoom Shortcut (Optional)

Change the shortcut from Ctrl + mouse wheel to directly using the mouse wheel to zoom in or out the canvas
DXP -> Preferences

Schematic -> Mouse Wheel Configuration -> uncheck Ctrl next to Zoom Main Window -> OK

Disable Attaching Fonts to Project Files

DXP -> Preferences

PCB Editor -> True Type Fonts -> uncheck Embed TrueType Fonts in PCB Document

Basic Operations

Zooming the Canvas

Zoom In
- Ctrl + scroll up
- Page Up key
Zoom Out
- Ctrl + scroll down
- Page Down key
Free Zoom
- Press and hold the mouse wheel button, then move the mouse up (zoom in) or down (zoom out)

Dragging the Canvas

Press and hold the right mouse button to drag the canvas

Quickly Changing the Snap Grid Size

Visible Grid: used to display the grid on the canvas
Snap Grid: used to position the components on the canvas, the position of the component is determined by the size of the snap grid
Press G key to switch between 1mil, 5mil, and 10mil snap grid sizes

Quickly Changing the Units

Press Q key to switch between mil and mm

Quickly Changing the Wire Type

Press Shift + Spacebar while using the wire tool to switch between Upward Break Line, Diagonal Line, and Downward Break Line

Select a group of components, then press A to open the alignment menu

Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing All Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut

Creating Custom Shortcuts

Press and hold Ctrl, then click on the desired function button to open the Edit Command window -> set the shortcut in the Primary textbox under Shortcut

Schematic Configuration

Disabling the Bottom Right Title Block

Right-click on the blank area of the canvas -> Options -> Document Options

Uncheck Title Block -> OK

Modifying Table Background

Right-click on the blank area of the canvas -> Options -> Document Options

Modify Rectangular Circuit Color -> OK

Modifying Table Line Color

DXP -> Preferences

Schematic -> Grids -> Modify Grid Color

Schematic Operations

Placing Components

Drawing Basic Circuit Components

Power Port

Select the VCC Power Port icon from the quick toolbar

Press the spacebar to rotate the component 90 degrees clockwise, left-click to confirm the placement, right-click to cancel the placement

Ground

Place (P) -> Power Port (O)
- Alternatively, select the GND Port icon from the quick toolbar

Press the spacebar to rotate the component 90 degrees clockwise, left-click to confirm the placement, right-click to cancel the placement

Drawing Components from Libraries

Select a component from the library

Press the Tab key to modify the component attributes before placement. Press the spacebar to rotate the component 90 degrees clockwise, left-click to confirm the placement, right-click to cancel the placement

Placing Net Labels

Connections with the same net label represent a connection between them
Place (P) -> Net Label (N)
- Alternatively, select the Place Net Label icon from the quick toolbar

Modifying Component Pin Numbers

Double-click on a component to open the component settings -> Edit Pins

Click on the desired pin number to modify -> OK

Connecting Components

Place (P) -> Bus (B)
- Alternatively, select the Place Bus icon from the quick toolbar
Click on one end of a component, then click on the other end of another component to connect them
If connecting from inside to outside, right-click to complete the connection; if connecting from outside to inside, no need to right-click

Auto Connection

When placing a component, simply place the pins together to automatically connect them

Creating Component Copies

Create a single copy
- Copy the desired component with Ctrl + C -> Paste with Ctrl + V
Create multiple copies
- Select the desired components -> Press Ctrl + R