KB: Access training resources to jumpstart on Altium for the first time or after a long break

Solution Details

Training materials are accessible mostly in public domain via web browser, while to gain hands-on experience, many reference designs and sample data are available within Altium Designer.  First and foremost, sign in at https://live.altium.com/#signin with your AltiumLive credentials to download an installer from: https://www.altium.com/products/downloads
AltiumLive account is the gateway into the Altium ecosystem including:

• online support: https://www.altium.com/support

• user forum: https://forum.live.altium.com/#/

• bug report: https://bugcrunch.live.altium.com/

In order to activate a license for its full usage, your credentials need to be associated to an organization in which active license seats are allocated.  If not already, please have your Group Administrator add you to the organization: https://www.altium.com/documentation/knowledge-base/altium-designer/add-delete-and-manage-users-for-licensing
 

New to Altium Designer:

If you are entirely new to Altium or even to PCB design, the best place to get you jump-started is by going through a step-by-step, hands-on tutorial here:

• https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/tutorial-complete-design-walkthrough

• https://resources.altium.com/p/single-cell-lithium-polymer-battery-charger-project

New to 64-bit Version:

If you come from version 17 and previous, Altium Designer presents an entirely new look and feel starting at version 18:

https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/new-in-altium-designer?version=18.0
https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/nfs-18-0a-fresh-user-interface-ad?version=18.0
https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/upgrading-to-altium-designer-18-a-visual-transition-guide-for-existing-users?version=18.0

In general, it is of a good practice to check what's included/changed in the version you are installing:

https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/new-in-altium-designer
 

Reference Designs/Examples:

There are other reference designs/examples that may fit your specific context/need, and those are available as:

• Legacy reference designs -- https://designcontent.live.altium.com/

• Examples bundled at the installation path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Altium\<AD_version>\Examples\

• Sample data upon activation of a A365 workspace with the option Include sample data .

• Components you can download as a local library file or save to your A365 workspace from Manufacturer Part Search

Video Library:

If you prefer some visual guidance, you may also appreciate the collection of video clips:

• First project in 15 steps -- https://my.altium.com/discover

• Getting Started on Altium Designer -- https://my.altium.com/learning/getting-started

• Getting Started on A365 workspace -- https://my.altium.com/altium-365/getting-started

• Altium Academy -- https://www.youtube.com/c/AltiumAcademy

• Virtual Workshop -- https://www.altium.com/workshops/

• MCAD CoDesigner -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3aaAq2OJU5ElEMrf9e_R6h2ejFhPfkCN

• Mixed-Signal Simulation -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3aaAq2OJU5EoAnrnmbJW677vauvyWhlP

Many of the links above can be access also within Altium Altium Designer's Home Page tab, and the 'Discover' section is a good place for a step-by-step journey through Altium Designer's workflow.

Webinar/Training:

Additionally, you may be interested in signing up for our regularly scheduled webinars and paid training:

• Webinar -- https://www.altium.com/webinars

• Training -- https://www.altium.com/training

Online training contents you've purchased can be accessed by signing in at: training.altium.com . The credential may be different from your AltiumLive.  The training certificates can be downloaded from: https://userprofile.live.altium.com/.
The resources on Instructor-led training courses and materials are distributed through email.
On any training-related inquiry, please kindly email global.training@altium.com or your Sales Account Manager.