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Did you know: if you’re creating a product with different options or capabilities, there’s no reason to create a whole new version of your PCB project! Variants can offer you the ability to quickly layer different options for single components on the same source file. Join us to learn best practices and get into the details about setting up variants in your designs and speeding up your project development.

You already know assembly variants are a great way to make your files clean and easy to use as you create your PCB projects. They speed up your workflow while giving you a single source of truth for the rest of your design, only changing the elements that vary. But how do you best set them up for a smooth transition to manufacturing? Join us to learn about the Altium preferred way to get those assembly variants into designs and ready for creation.

Working between the Electronic and Mechanical design domains brings unique challenges. ECAD and MCAD tools have different design objectives and have evolved down different paths, and so has the way they store and manage their design and project data. Today's designs of small and complex product enclosures that house multiple, irregular-shaped printed circuit boards (PCB), demand that this challenge be solved . To successfully design these products, the designers must fluidly pass design changes back and forth between the ECAD and MCAD domains beyond outdated file exchanges.

For those who have recently, or thinking about downloading Altium 365. We are excited to get you up and running! We strongly recommend all customers attend one of our onboarding sessions. The Altium Product team will help you get started. Reserve your spot now!

There are many aspects to designing a PCB. One of the larger aspects has to do with managing your components. We all need components for our designs, but are those components in our library and designs up-to-date or even purchasable? These questions need to be answered before we can safely use them. If not, we could just be wasting our time designing with invalid components. Altium Designer has several tools to help you manage the components in your libraries and designs. You can determine if the components you’re using in your designs are safe to send off to production.

Component creation is a necessary evil when it comes to design, and it’s something we all need to do. But instead of spending hours creating your components and having them turn into a complete roadblock, let it be just a simple bump on the road. Altium Designer has several tools available to you in order to create the different aspects of a component, including the symbol, footprint, 3D model parametric data, supply chain information, and more.

Design rules are there to help you design your board, but what’s there to help you design your rules? Without proper creation, design rules are useless. This makes board creation and accurate verification almost impossible. The upgraded design rule editor in Altium Designer allows you to validate your rules, checking for conflicts and usability issues. After you have a valid rule set you can begin to design and debug your board; which Altium Designer can assist you with as well.

For those who have recently, or thinking about downloading Altium 365. We are excited to get you up and running! We strongly recommend all customers attend one of our onboarding sessions. The Altium Product team will help you get started. Reserve your spot now!

Leveraging circuit simulation in the schematic capture environment is a powerful tool that enables projects to be completed sooner and reduce the cost of hardware prototypes, while providing an extra layer of assurance that products are robust, reliable, and of the highest quality. Join us for an informative webinar to see how the simulation capability that is included in Altium Designer can turbocharge your design productivity.