https://github.com/fescron/brechtve-altium-things
https://github.com/fescron/brechtve-altium-things
Last synced: 5 months ago
JSON representation
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/fescron/brechtve-altium-things
- Owner: Fescron
- License: other
- Created: 2022-04-03T13:11:44.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-12-18T23:02:07.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-11-27T19:54:45.946Z (over 2 years ago)
- Size: 32.2 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
-
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
Awesome Lists containing this project
README
# Altium Things
This repository is a collection of all my commonly used settings, defaults and keyboard-shortcuts regarding the schematic editor and PCB layout program [Altium](https://www.altium.com/).
## Table of Contents
- [Altium Things](#altium-things)
- [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
- [1 - General keyboard shortcuts](#1---general-keyboard-shortcuts)
- [2 - Schematic Layout](#2---schematic-layout)
- [2.1 - Tips \& Tricks](#21---tips--tricks)
- [2.2 - Keyboard shortcuts](#22---keyboard-shortcuts)
- [3 - PCB Layout](#3---pcb-layout)
- [3.1 - Tips \& Tricks](#31---tips--tricks)
- [3.2 - Keyboard shortcuts](#32---keyboard-shortcuts)
## 1 - General keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Ctrl + Left-click (on menu/toolbar) | Edit corresponding shortcut-combination |
| Escape / Right-click | Cancel |
| Shift + C | Clear filter |
| Ctrl + R | Duplicate selection (rubber stamp) |
| Ctrl + M | Measure |
## 2 - Schematic Layout
### 2.1 - Tips & Tricks
- Select X7R capacitors if possible
- TODO
### 2.2 - Keyboard shortcuts
TODO
## 3 - PCB Layout
### 3.1 - Tips & Tricks
- The PCB will be made *for real* so draw it in `mm`
- Placing a `&` before a letter (layer-view-names, ...) makes it so the corresponding keyboard-letter can be pressed to trigger the entry when the menu is open
- Pressing Tab when routing, ... can be used to change the current settings (Enter to exit)
- **Change board dimensions** (*route-toolpath-lines* on layer `Mech-28`, `1 mm` grid)
- *Design* > *Board Shape* > *Define board shape from selected objects* (Tab so select all lines)
- *Tools* > *Convert* > *Create board cutout from selected primitives*
- Check clearance between polygons, ... : *Report* > *Measure Primitives* > *Check clearance between polygons*
| Defaults | | | |
| ---------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| **Grid** | Component track placement | `0.1 mm` | Snap distance: `0.25 mm` |
| | Polygons (?) | `0.5 mm` | |
| | Board-outline | `1.0 mm` | |
| **Labels** | Designators | Height: `0.8 mm` | Stroke: `0.1 mm` |
| | Small text | Height: `0.8 mm` | Stroke: `0.2 mm` |
| | Medium text (?) (`Company Name`) | Height: `1.0 mm` | Stroke: `0.2 mm` |
| | Big text | Height: `1.5 mm` | Stroke: `0.3 mm` |
| | Very big text (?) (`RS232`) | Height: `2.0 mm` | Stroke: `0.3 mm` |
| **Tracks** | Default | `0.5 mm` | ~1.75 A @ 35 µm (1 oz) |
| | Small pitch-pins | `0.4 mm` | ~1.50 A @ 35 µm (1 oz) |
| | Small pitch-pins | `0.3 mm` | ~1.25 A @ 35 µm (1 oz) |
| **Vias** | Default (0.25 mm diam. hole) | H=250, T=B=I=0700, M=0450 | ~2.00 A @ 35 µm (1 oz) |
### 3.2 - Keyboard shortcuts
Viewing
Viewing
- 1 : Enable Board Planning mode
- 2 : Enable 2D Layout mode
- 3 : Enable 3D Layout mode
- 0 : Reset 3D view (zero rotation)
- Ctrl + F : Flip board
- Hold Shift : Speedup panning (when moving)
- V, F : View > Fit Board
- Q : Change units (PCB layout = mm!)
- Shift + H : Toggle HUD
- Insert / Left-click : Reset HUD-delta
- L : Show (active) layers
- Shift + S : Cycle (active) layers
- Hold Shift : Highlight net on hover
- Ctrl + Left-click : Highlight net
- Ctrl + Shift + Left-click : Add highlighted net to selection
- Ctrl (?) : View alignment lines in relation to boundaries of nearby components
- Shift : View alignment lines in relation to pads of nearby components
Selection
Moving
- Tab : Select next (track-segment, ...)
- Shift + Tab : Change selected (overlapping) item
- Alt + Drag (L⇒R) : Only select (multiple) connections
- Ctrl + Drag (L⇒R) : Only select (multiple) pads
- Ctrl + Shift + X Toggle cross-select mode
- Ctrl + Shift + Y Toggle reposition selected component in PCB
- Ctrl + E : Display snap pallette options
- Shift + E : Change layer snapping (?)
- Ctrl : Temporary disable snapping
- Ctrl + Drag : Add vertex to polygon
- Ctrl + (Shift +) Up / Down / Left / right : Move selection
- Drag + Up / Down / Left / Right : Move selection
Routing
Routing
- Ctrl + W : Start interactive routing
- Ctrl + Left-click : Try to autoroute current connection
- Backspace : Delete current & select next track-segment (/undo last segment)
- Delete : Delete (item, track, ...)
- (Shift +) R : Cycle placement modes (ignore - push - avoid)
- Ctrl + W : Toggle clearance boundaries
- 9 : Go to other end
- (Shift +) W : Change tracks size (?)
- Shift + V / Shift + A / 4 : Change via size (?)
- Space : Change track angle
- Ctrl + Alt + G : Simplify selected tracks (gloss)
- :pencil: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A : Repour all polygons
- + / - (numpad)
⇒ :pencil:= / :pencil:- : Change layer (or (Ctrl +) Left-click in bottom-layer-bar)
- Ctrl + Shift + Scroll : Layer up/down
- (Shift +) * (numpad)
⇒ :pencil:$ : Change signal layer (& add via)
- / (numpad) : Go to power plane & add via
- L : Change component layer
- Ctrl + L : Change layer