Altium Designer
Advanced Course with Altium 365
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Altium Designer Advanced with Altium 365
Become an Altium Designer Power User
The Altium Designer Advanced course integrates features of Altium 365, offering experienced users an opportunity to explore key highlights of Altium Designer and the Altium 365 Workspace. This course engages participants with various topics related to schematic capture and PCB development, covering essential technologies for project management, layout configuration, and specialized features. Each attendee will gain hands-on experience through exercises designed in a dedicated Altium 365 workspace and will receive an invitation to connect prior to the training.
- Hands-on instruction to master the newest features
- Learn the best practices to streamline your board design and dramatically reduce design errors
- Gain an advanced understanding of Altium Designer’s structure and methods
- Earn a certificate to showcase your skills to potential employers
Learn advanced techniques with in-depth exercises!
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The Advanced course is for experienced users who want to enhance their skills and become power users.
Advanced course participants should have already taken the Altium Designer Essentials course, or they should have knowledge that is equivalent to someone who has taken this training (such as being able to create several simple designs in Altium Designer).
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Learn from leading industry experts with years of experience to share
Flexible Scheduling
Plan your studies around your work and family commitments
Pre-Requisites: Altium Essentials Course or equivalent knowledge of Altium Designer’s basic functions.
Certification: Altium Designer Advanced Course Certification
License Requirements: Training courses are based on advanced features and require a Professional or Enterprise license. A Professional license can be provided during the training course if needed.
Duration:
Instructor-Led Online Format:
- 3 day course
(Typical class hours are 9 am - 5 pm) - Interactive sessions are taught in small groups of 12, delivering hands-on application experience.
On-Demand Format:
- On-Demand courses are self-paced. They include over 6 hours of in-depth video instructions and over 20 in-depth exercises covering schematic on Altium Designer features and shortcuts.
Software
Altium Designer
Free Trial Available
This 3-day Advanced training will help you become more productive in Altium Designer’s PCB layout environment.
Detailed documentation, data management topics, advanced routing and construction techniques will be explored.
Mastering high-speed design constructs like differential pair routing, length matching, and tuning will be introduced and reinforced.
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Instructor Led - Online
Our 3 day online courses are led by expert instructors who deliver hands-on training sessions. Up to 12 attendees can join on a first-come, first-served basis.
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On Demand
Work training into your personal schedule. Our On-Demand Courses offer comprehensive video instructions, along with exercise instructions and a reference PDF with links to Altium’s online documentation
Private Training
Private training is perfect for design teams and offers you the comfort of confidentiality of any designs and discussions covered during sessions. Private training is available to be delivered onsite or via online instruction.
Course Agenda
The Altium Designer Advanced with Altium 365 course is tailored for experienced users seeking to deepen their expertise and master more complex features. This hands-on training, hosted in a dedicated Altium 365 workspace, equips you with the knowledge and skills to tackle even the toughest design challenges. Guided by Altium experts, you'll work through comprehensive exercises that elevate your capabilities and optimize your design workflow.
Getting Started – Altium 365 Environment
Hours of Training: ~2 Hours- Connecting to the Training Workspace
- Introduction of the Training Workspace structure
- General Information
The first part of the course covers accessing the Altium 365 Training Workspace, navigating the folder structure, and utilizing the Explorer Panel and web interface.
Templates
- Draftsman template creation
- Using a Draftsman template to create PCB Documentation
- Project template creation
- Creating a new project from a template
- Creating Design Reuse Blocks
- Implementing Design Reuse Blocks
This set of modules focuses on fundamental practices to boost efficiency, with three modules guiding you through creating templates in a Workspace. By adding templates to your Workspace, you can significantly reduce the time spent on starting new projects or generating project documentation.
Schematic Related Topics
- Use cases for Signal Harnesses
- Creating Signal Harnesses
- Placing Signal Harnesses
- Connection based on Signal Harnesses
- Pin Swapping
- Syncing the PCB and Schematic after a pin swap
- Creating True Variants
- Creating a Variant with Alternative Components
- Variant and Documenting the project
- Syncing the PCB after setting up a Variant
- Variant information and the PCB
This group of modules covers features und functionalities that include schematic capture information.
PCB Configuration Topics
- Clearance checking 2D to 3D
- How to create a board shape from a 3D Model
This group of modules explores advanced features and functionalities specifically related to PCB configuration, offering a deeper level of expertise not covered in the Essential Training.
PCB
- Flow for the creation of a Rigid-Flex PCB
- Layer Stack configuration for a Rigid-Flex design
- Definition of Rigid and Flex areas
- The placement and configuration of bending information
- Folding the PCB
- Advanced Routing Features
- Back Drill Technology
The modern PCB is a dense, multi-layered engineering design challenge. Altium Designer is constantly introducing new capabilities to help streamline your PCB design process.
High Speed Designs and the Constraint Manager
- Using the Constraint Manager
- The Definition of Length Constraints
- Placing different pattern styles for Length Tuning
- Check the Length Tuning
- Impedance controlled Routing
- Impedance Profile and the Layer Stack
- Constraints from an Impedance profile
- Differential Pair definition
- Constraints for Differential Pair
- Differential Pair Routing
- The definition of xSignals
- xSignals and the Constraints Manager
- Routing / Length Tuning of xSignals
The Constraint Manager was introduced in Altium Designer to simplify managing design constraints. In this group of modules, you'll learn how to effectively use the Constraint Manager, combining it with high-speed design features to showcase its power and highlight key high-speed capabilities in Altium Designer.
Methods to Replicate Information
- Prepare the Schematic for a multi-channel design
- Multi-channel design and PCB rooms
- Annotation information for multi-channel designs
- PCB Layout Replication
- Penalizing / Embedded Board Array
This course explores how Altium Designer's powerful replication features can help you streamline your design process and reduce the time spent on repetitive tasks. Through a series of focused modules, you'll learn how to leverage these tools to efficiently replicate design elements and enhance your PCB creation workflow.
Special Features
- Multi-Board Design
- Active BOM
- Teardrops
- Via Stitching and Via Shielding
The final phase of the board design cycle is to generate the output files needed to fabricate, assemble, and test the printed circuit board. To do this, you need to generate a variety of output files in various formats. Additionally, you may have unique requirements for your PCB / project.
Your Altium Designer Advanced Course Includes
Internationally Recognized Course Certificate
Altium Designer Advanced Course Certificate is recognized around the world. PCB designers with Altium training are in high demand.
Free Altium Designer access
Don't have access to Altium Designer? No problem! The Advanced course comes with a complimentary Free Trial, so you can practice your new skills.
Meet Your Instructors
Learn from the best in the industry. Altium instructors are expert engineers with years of
PCB experience. They are up-to-date on the latest technology and features available with
Altium Designer. Their insights and real time feedback during the course is invaluable.
Michael Heil
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- Degrees / Certifications: Dipl. Ingenieur (FH) / CID
- Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials, Altium Designer Advanced, Concord-pro, Altium 365, (Spice)
- Personal Interest / Quotes:
- Languages: German, Englisch
- Location: EMEA
Kristen Aguiar
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- Degrees / Certifications: B.S. Mathematics
IPC Certified Interconnect Designer- Advanced (CID+) - Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials
- Personal Interest / Quotes: Traveling, Hiking, Cycling, History, Cooking
- Languages: English
- Location: North America (US)
Tally Kainth
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- Degrees / Certifications: HND Electronic Engineering
- Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials, Altium Designer Advanced, Concord-pro, Altium 365
- Personal Interest / Quotes: When I train, I do it with my Designers-hat on, through experience as a PCB Design Engineer with industry experience, I instinctively know what my trainees are looking for when on my training courses.
- Languages: English (Three South Asian Lanuages)
- Location: EMEA
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- Degrees / Certifications: "Multiple Engineering, EE, ME, CS
Maine Technology Institute, Instructor 3D Systems - SLA / SLS Technology Certificate & Maintenance STI Electronics for IPC610, IPC-A-600 and J-STD-001 Have over 8 Patents in Power Electronics and LED Lighting and IoT Technology." - Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: At two Corporations not as an Altium Instructor.....Altium Designer - Spice - Librarian - Vault - Concord Pro Admin - PDN - Spice. Rapid Mfg Technology in SLS and SLA technologies. Corporate trainer in Solid Works and Solid Edge
- Personal Interest / Quotes: Harley Davidson Motorcycle Enthusiast and long distance Touring
- Languages: English
- Location: North America (US)
Tomas Chester
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- Degrees / Certifications: Professional Engineer (P.Eng)
Printed Circuit Engineering Professional Instructor (CPCD) - Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Speciality: High Speed Digital Design
Courses Taught: Altium Essentials, Altium Advanced, Printed Circuit Engineering Professional - Personal Interest / Quotes:
- Languages: English
- Location: North America (Canada, Ontario)
Barry Berends
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- Degrees / Certifications: Bachelor's degree Elektronics (Teacher second degree)
- Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials, Altium Designer Advanced, Altium Spice, Altium SI, Concord Pro, Altium 365, Altium NEXUS
- Personal Interest / Quotes:
- Languages: English, Dutch
- Location: EMEA
Michael Moser
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- Degrees / Certifications: Diplom Ingenieur Nachrichtentechnik
Erwachsenenpädagogische Grundqualifizierung, University Mainz - Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials, Altium Designer Advanced
- Personal Interest / Quotes: Software Development, Scripting, Consulting, Altium Designer book in German
- Languages: German
- Location: EMEA
Henk de Jonge
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- Degrees / Certifications: Bachelor's Degree
Applied Physics - Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials
Altium Designer Advanced
Concord Pro
NEXUS
Altium 365 - Personal Interest / Quotes: "100 things almost done, means nothing finished",
Football Referee - Languages: English
German
Dutch - Location: EMEA
Troy Elton
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- Degrees / Certifications: Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
- Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials, Altium Designer Advanced
- Personal Interest / Quotes: Reading: economics/finance, ancient history. Computer gaming.
- Languages: English
- Location: ANZ
Victor Truong
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- Degrees / Certifications: Electronics Engineering Degree
- Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials, Altium Designer Advanced, Altium Spice, Altium SI, Concord Pro, Altium 365, Altium NEXUS
- Languages: French, English
- Location: EMEA
Stephane Blondeau
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- Degrees / Certifications: Electronics Engineering Degree
- Areas of Specialty / Courses Taught: Altium Designer Essentials, Altium Designer Advanced
- Location: EMEA
- Languages: French, English, Italian
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