Learn Altium Essentials - Doing PCB Layout (Lesson 4) - Second Edition

Component placement & routing in Altium Designer. Find the complete course at: www.fedevel.com...

[@jayeshradadiya4895]

What a detail description about all steps, without missing or skipping any explanation. Your videos are helping a lot to shape the skills. Thanks Robert!!

[@RobertFeranec]

TIP: Watch at 1.5x Speed. Also, I am looking for help with subtitles in different languages for this video. Let me know if you are interested, or just feel free to create them - I enabled subtitles contribution on this video. You would help many people. Thanks.

[@kushlavr]

I want to try. Ukraine language. What should I do?

[@RobertFeranec]

I think, you can click on the 3 dots under video and then Add Translation? You can also do it through GEAR -> Subtitles -> Add subtitles. I think, that will open the same page? Thank you Vitalij

[@kushlavr]

@@RobertFeranec It is first expirience of translation - I think it will be luck

[@RobertFeranec]

Vitalij, I see that you have translated the description. I enabled it. Thank you.

[@kushlavr]

@@RobertFeranec It just 2 minutes of video. P.S. this process is not so fast as I think :-)

[@mh-le5ov]

I really like your lessons, you've got a great way of clearly explaining things and a pretty good pace (didn't find a need to speed up)

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you

[@zet0korp]

Thank you so much for these videos. You helped me find all that i was searching for. I'm coming from Eagle, where the mindset and user experience is quite different. I was getting nuts not finding the obvious, now I know where to find it and how to make it more customized for ease of use.

[@markkendrick01]

Thanks so much for your videos! It's because of them that I excelled at my first internship as an electrical engineer doing PCB Design!

[@thomasjhouck]

Nice Video - Something to add - always make sure to check with your PCB house for their particular DRC and confirm price increases vs. "standard" constraints. 0.2mm hole is a pretty common constraint I follow and I almost never get upcharged. If you use cheap PCB fabs like PCBway, OSH, etc you will see an upcharge for tighter constraints. The same goes for custom PCB stack up, if they have the material there is usually no upcharge. But if it is unique or special materials expect to see an upcharge, most people won't care about this part I assume because this is typically just important for high power and RF designs.

[@mohanindla7150]

Dear sir my name is mohan i am from India , Thank you Robert Sir. i like your tutorials, you've got a great way of clearly explaining things.

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you Mohan

[@kapolnasim]

Hi Robert, It is a great help for those who are just getting acquainted with this program. How to solve the problem if the connection lines are visible and visibility can be turned on and off, but the moment the part is moved, all the lines disappear and only appear when the part has been moved.

[@RobertFeranec]

This will help: designhelp.fedevel.com/forum/main-forum/altium/12108-help-managing-the-display-of-the-connection-lines?p=14364#post14364

[@mayurkanani746]

Hi Robert, Great job brother. keep it up. and thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@jayson3656]

Wow! you are explaining in a proper way that I understand easily.

[@hssensana1678]

hey Robert , thank you for these videos , i really like the way u explain things and answering questions that come to my mind everytime .. merci beaucoup

[@alfredorenteriavillanueva7462]

Thank you Robert! You are amazing and your videos too! You have helped me to become a better PCB designer, not even close to you though. Greetings from México!

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you very much Alfredo for very nice words.

[@kukunishad]

Thank you Robert !! Your tutorials helping me to learn Altium. I am a PCB designer and work on Eagle CAD and Gerbtool. I found out that Altium is best. I have a question, if you please answer it will be very helpful for me. Q. I want to change the annular ring of through hole components, I changed the drill diameter,say 0.8mm to 1.0mm for all components and so the annular ring decreases. I want to increase the pad diameter at once of that 0.8mm components, I don't want to do one by one for all components. My English is not good, I hope you understand my question. Thank you Robert for your lectures !!

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you Nishad. Use for example filter, only enable VIAs, select all the vias and change pad diameter in Properties panel. This video can help you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWrKqXVsjbt7pM0

[@kukunishad]

@@RobertFeranec Thanks Robert for the reply. I will watch that video and will try the solution :)

[@kukunishad]

@@RobertFeranec Hi Robert !! I have written the code for Annular ring to filter the pads which has less than 0.550mm Annular ring but it's not working :( Am I doing something wrong?? "(ObjectKind = 'Pad') And ('Annular Ring' < 0.550)"

[@RobertFeranec]

@@kukunishad I am surprised, does Altium knows the term 'Annular Ring'?

[@kukunishad]

@@RobertFeranec I have tried below equation, It is working. But it is not giving accuracy for drill size above 1.6mm. I am searching why is this happening. "(ObjectKind = 'Pad') And (HoleDiameter > (0.46*(PadXSize_BottomLayer)))"

[@Heybat]

1000000 likes, 1000000 tahnks! You are the best tutor ever!

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you very much Heybat

[@vencislavvankov4897]

Dear Robert, I have a suggestion for you. When using keys or a keyboard shortcut, let them write on the screen. For example, I did not understand how the intensity was changing. Video 1.02

[@RobertFeranec]

I have been thinking about using a software which could do that. I am watching others what they are using for this purpose.

[@vencislavvankov4897]

Hi Robert! I mean something like that; The courses of Aleksey Sabunin And for example: Altium Designer. Как сделать библиотеку элементов (Микросхема). kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGOaf2l8d7SUo68 Time 6:35 6:40

[@masoudsadeghi6742]

Hi Mr. Feranec and Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I really like your training courses. Unfortunately it is very difficult for me to buy your videos because of the sanctions against my country; Please let me know if there is a way for me to buy some of your training.

[@guoliangwang4826]

six layer board, great content, learn a lot, thanks!!!

[@patrickmagee774]

Fantastic as always

[@seyed_mahdi]

Hi robert Thank you for this useful video. But I have a question? Do we have a big and complete library for altium component like as kicad? Altium's components footprint is a big trouble for me.

[@EdwinFairchild]

this is great. I am going to watch this video again to add some time stamps about each feature and then put it in a comment. because i will forget how to do something and it will be easier to find that specific feature if I have time stamps.

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you Eddie

[@EdwinFairchild]

@@RobertFeranec I am currently at the 40 minute mark, its a lot of stuff to time stamp lol, quick question , I usually assemble my boards at home and I use the PCB view to see what component I am about to solder.. Is there a way to print the pcb layout with the designators that way i dont have to go from my bench to my PC constantly , I have tried but it always looks dark, since the pcb editor is a black background. I might have to invert the image in an imaging software.

[@RobertFeranec]

@@EdwinFairchild I have created number of videos about assembly layers .. depends what Altium version you are using, you can have a look at my latest tutorial (it covers the topic) or here is link to one of the older videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWWwg5eIrqqXkK8

[@Jesis88]

Thanks for the video! Could you clarify how do you know where to place components when you say certain coordinates on the PCB, where are those coordinates coming from? Also, how do you decide which components to place on top and which on the bottom?

[@RobertFeranec]

- Coordinates: this video is from our course and to help our students to have the board same / similar I say the coordinates. In reality, you only use coordinates for items and components which are defined in your system or by specification e.g. mounting holes, connectors etc. - Top vs Bottom: there is no general answer, but for example I place on the TOP components (usually chips) what may get hot (because I can connect them to heatsink if needed and also because heat rises up) and I place on the TOP tall components. On BOTTOM, very often there are decoupling capacitors or for example some small chips and small components.

[@MIRKOUBALDI]

many many many thanks for your lessons, you are a great person, i understood everything you said.

[@williamgebhardt472]

Hi Robert, Your tutorials have been a great help in allowing me to quickly get acquainted with AD20 (I've been a PADS user for 15 years and P-CAD before that!). However, I do not get the color change when I place a component too close like your video shows and I followed the steps mentioned. What am I missing? I don't even get the little white numbers either and my Enable Online DRC box is checked. When I attempt to get a component closer. the component simply stops at some invisible barrier. Thanks for any insight you can provide!

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you William. Altium keeps changing default settings. Try: System Preferences (the wheel) -> PCB Editor -> DRC Violations Display and select Solid. Also double check in the list if Component Clearance rule is checked.

[@markworkman6544]

Thanks Robert. Very Helpful. Question why are the layer change VIAs placed "manually" after the trace is completed? Seems like an additional step?

[@RobertFeranec]

Oh, if you like you can do it "automatically". I do it often manually, because when there are tracks on other layers, it was causing problems e.g. DRC was doing the placement difficult, or altium was moving the tracks on the other layers, also the Altium reaction was slow etc - it was much easier and faster just to copy and place the VIA.

[@EhabAwni]

couldn't be more useful! great tutorial from one of the best experts. but could you please put the the schematic file so we can follow up with your tutorial?

[@RobertFeranec]

Here are the files: github.com/FEDEVEL/learn-altium-essentials-second-edition

[@EhabAwni]

@@RobertFeranec thanks a lot

[@vencislavvankov4897]

Hi Robert! Congratulations on wonderful lectures. You do a lot for us all! Thanks! I want to ask the following. Can you apply the source materials for this movie.

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you Vencislav, do you mean download the file from the video?

[@vencislavvankov4897]

Thanks for the reply Robert! I meant the schematic diagram and the PCB file.

[@RobertFeranec]

The complete Altium project from this video can be downloaded here: github.com/FEDEVEL/learn-altium-essentials-second-edition

[@vencislavvankov4897]

Thank you very much, Robert!

[@KevinStoriesTV]

great tutorial

[@udaishankar2601]

Sir i am a subsciber of your channel.. But i notice your lessons for altium design is not arranged.. Could you please do that, it would be a lot of help for new candidates to get maximum our of your teachings.. Thanks in advance

[@prabhashkumar4296]

Very innovative video..lots of things to learn we have...but lesson 1,2,3 is missing

[@RobertFeranec]

This video is from our paid course. More information can be found here: academy.fedevel.com/courses/online-switching-power-supply-design-course

[@domenicospagnuolo8811]

Thank you for your tutorials, really useful. I cannot change highlight contrast using [ and ] buttons. Do I need to enable something in settings?

[@RobertFeranec]

I think, some people may have problem with shortcuts if they are using laptops or different layout on keyboard. You still should be able to find the intensity in System Preferences (I do not have access to Altium right now, but it will be somewhere in PCB section)

[@Gurdeep1980]

Please make a video on global editing and apply special rules

[@chaochang1305]

Hi,Robert,after compiling a project,if I click the nets with errors,the nets will be hilighted,but when I click the component with errorrs,it will not be hilighted,could the component be hilighted？

[@WR3slo]

I find it much more useful to enable shift+click to select primitives in the settings for pads instead of filter them out. I also do the same for polygons, fills and regions, because AD sadly always selects feature that is the biggest, and not the smallest. :-(

[@CoversTavo]

I love you Robert!

[@mortezaghorbani7927]

great job. about choosing 6 layers, is it possible to use 4 layer PCB with the ground and +5V_VCC planes and moving L3 signals to the bottom layer and get the approximately same performance? thank you so much.

[@RobertFeranec]

I think it could be done also on 4 layer PCB.

[@ИльяКочкин-я4ь]

Спасибо большое! Отличный урок!)

[@yahmk3978]

Thank you very much!

[@sanyafaisal7683]

Thank you sir so much

[@trinhpcb1528]

Hi robert, How doest 2 drill conneted light up together when move mouse ?

[@willyt5]

Very informative video. Thanks!

[@sinaradmehr]

Thanks a lot

[@tranduynguyen4430]

that's great video.Thank you Robert!!!

[@Mrstev3]

Perfect! Thank you so much. That's great

[@mate2logica]

thank you! very very good, robert

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you Jesus

[@hassaniftikhar8931]

Hi Robert, I don't see the pins which are connected together in my Altium? Can you tell me the settings for that? In video, 1:09:00 to 1:13:00

[@hassaniftikhar8931]

I missed that part in the video, it is done by setting > PCB editor > Board insight display > unchecking the live highlighting only when shift key down

[@dehaoqin2365]

Your work is AWESOME! Appreciate!

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you very much Dehao

[@0mer5aeed47]

can this all be done using autoroute in multilayer 4 or 6 and can it generate via and polygon automatically ?

[@mazinfo3978]

Thank you very much, very helpful

[@RobertFeranec]

thank you MaziNFO

[@easwaramoorthivelusamy4434]

how to unlock the unions and using the move command i was not able move the components . please share some videos how to use the selection filter

[@rickbarfield1034]

When I get to about 59:00 and try to double click on my plane, there is a plane layer but double click does nothing. When I am on the layer of interest, there is not a green haze that shows up on mine like on yours. I've got to be doing something wrong but I don't know what.

[@RobertFeranec]

What Altium version do you have?

[@minhchita7527]

thank you

[@RixtronixLAB]

Cool video, thanks :)

[@Gurdeep1980]

Exilent

[@優さん-n7m]

Which specific course is this?

[@hoangvanthanh2201]

+1 respect

[@minhchita7527]

I am on my way to becoming a hardware professor, but my knowledge is still lacking. thank you

[@hadyali3561]

please , how can use pad in schematic or get ?

[@guoliangwang4826]

Why layout in the bottom layer?

[@abdulfattahalhousein9634]

Great

[@sakshimehra31]

How can we get this software to download

[@RobertFeranec]

You may need to contact your local Altium supplier.

[@rehmanzed]

i use altium 17 and in alitum designer all the measurement are in (mil) , how to convert it to (mm) ? please help anyone ?

[@RobertFeranec]

Press "q" on your keyboard

[@rehmanzed]

@@RobertFeranec sir, thank you so much. You are a great teacher, sir, i want to know which country you belongs to

[@RobertFeranec]

@@rehmanzed thank you. I am from Slovakia

[@rohanrane7670]

Hello sir.. I want to to move component in PCB layout as well as schematic. By nevigator key.. how to move component by nevigator key.

[@fadial-baghdadi6157]

I Use Altum 19 and you use 17 and there are different

[@ronaldleon6952]

where's lesson 5 ?

[@RobertFeranec]

This lesson is from our paid course. You can find the whole course here: courses.fedevel.com/itemDetail.html?itemtype%3Dcourse&dbid%3D1564990877323&instrid%3Dus-east-2_KpwYC7yK5:45f6c01d-ccc8-43e0-8f33-c5a70caf707f

[@johnyang799]

never click so fast

[@Engineer_Valat]

I Add Arabic Language to subtitels..

[@RobertFeranec]

Thank you very much Berxwedan 83

[@hitaolu2384]

能不能配个中文字幕？

[@mitch6808]

and the other lessons