one of the best tutorials i ever seen in Engineering in general; you walk the way for a beginner and combine big number of details carefully without overwhelming the viewer; But more importantly, the expert tips you always give in each step which answers questions always comes in that early steps; this video saves days of learning; and i really surprised it's not sponsored by Altium I wish you all the best !
Thanks, Robert! This tutorial is fantastic for beginners-it thoroughly covers all the essentials of Altium. It's also compatible with Altium Designer 24, which is a huge plus!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I only want to mention that with Designer 365, if you want to resize the board size, you will not only need to select "Board Planning" under View, but then also need to go to Design, and select Edit Board Shape in order to have the resizing tabs shown.
I've just started using Altium 22 having previous used several other schematic capture and layout packages. I must say that this video has been invaluable to me in getting to grips with the basics of Altium. Excellent work Robert :)
Sometimes when I watch videos its too slow and I watch on 1,25x, but you are so efficient and no time is lost so I watch on 0,75x so I have time to do it at the same time without always pausing :p.
Thank you for this video. It's motivational for me, and we are going to follow yout steps! This is a success. We are from Buenos Aires, Argentina, we focus on develop technology for hydroponics farms. Now we are redesinging ours leds pcbs, so this video it's what we need. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you Robert. Very helpfull tutorial. I have one comment for possible improvement: I find I quite often have to pause the video to be able to follow along, but pausing causes to video controls to appear at the bottom of the screen so that I have difficulty to see what you do when you navigate near the bottom of the screen. I think it would help if you would record with the Altium not at full screen but just a bit reduced from full screen to make a small gap at the bottom of the screen. That way, pausing the video would not block what is done at the bottom of the Altium screen. Hope that was understandable.
use firefox and pop the video out using the picture in picture mode. You can then scale the video to be about the same size as it was within the window. and move it right above the time slider. Note: it helps to have a dedicated monitor for the tutorial and another dedicated monitor for Altium.
This was a fantastic and comprehensive tutorial for getting started with Altium, Robert. You are a very gifted instructor. I have only worked with Altium from the perspective of editing already-existing designs. It is great to be able to see the entire process of creating a design.
Thank you, although I have never used Altium Designer before but after seeing this tutorial I can use it smoothly. In my opinion, this is the most complete and easiest Altium Designer tutorial for beginners that I have ever seen. You must be a teacher because your explanations are very clear and easy to understand.
Excellent and Professional Presentation. Everything explained nicely like someone is making a REAL JOB PCB. Everything taken care in video... Use of Datasheet, Track-Size, Trace Placement , Vai Placement, Update Footprint , Update PCB with Additional Components .Design Rule Check... I would like to see more video like this. May be on SMPS or Microcontroller Based.
Thank you. I do have MIcrocontroller based course ( academy.fedevel.com/courses/online-want-to-design-your-own-arduino-board ) and Switching Power Supply based course ( academy.fedevel.com/courses/online-switching-power-supply-design-course ) but they are not free as it is a lot of work to prepare these kind of materials and also I use the income from that paid courses to be able to create free tutorials.
@@RobertFeranec pls the led 3d file you copied please which software did you use in saving it to be a step file please im stuck their please.....may GOD continue to bless the works of your hand....
Thank You. I hope many like me will find it and appreciate it. Its really helpful for me and the course was well structured. Once I get a job im purchasing your courses.
thank you so much robert i learn a lot from you about altium designer because what i learn in university is not enough thanks i love your channel :) :) ^_^
Thank you for such a great tutorial video! Everything clear and well explained. Imho it would be a bit easier to watch the cursor actions if the clicks ware animated.
If fabrication notes are able there will be advantages because I am usually not familiar with that and it will help on fabs. But this video is also really helpful thanks!
Than you your explications are very clear actually i am using altium 17 an i have a project with components to place in top and bittom layer but unfortunatly when i do run check i have 45 errors your explications helps me but i dont knox if you using altium 17 thank you
#awesome. Thank you very much sir for helping us and posting such nice content which was really helpful for me as a beginner. I strongly recommend this tutorial to all those who want to learn Altium Designer for the very first time. Again, huge respect and appreciation 4u sir!
my biggest issue is your content is so quick that i cannot select a fine enough point on the timeline to watch the bit you just did without re-watching a bunch of stuff I appreciate it otherwise
Previously very thanks for this very helpful videos but I have a problem at manufacturer part search, when Im trying to download the component, for instance resistance, place button in download button is disabled, How can I fix this problem?
Hi Robert! I am facing a problem defining the board shape in the board planning mode. I don't get the option to resize the board on selecting the board region in the board planning mode. Is there any particular setting I need to do to get the option of resizing the board?
Having the exact same problem. Found the solution yet? Edit* found the solution. After entering board planning mode, go to the 'Design' menu in the top left corner and select 'Editboard shape'.
Sir, In this tutorial, we are creating footprint for 3 components . Also we are adding "assembly layer" to these footprints after placing 3D Model. MY Question about a STEP ( View Configuration -> Right Click Mechanical 1 -> Add Component Layer Pair ) In POP window Select "Layer Type" = "assembly". This STEP will be done ONLY for FIRST component ? NO need to REPEAT this STEP for 2nd component, 3rd component, and so on ? Please help to understand.
Hi Robert! I have the following questions: 1. When creating a schematic element how do we choose the location, font and size of the Designator and Comment? 2. When I place a schema element the Designator and Comment are displayed with 14p size and unknown font. What caused this? Altium Designer 22
I am buying a new laptop. For Altium should I go with dedicated GPU?? or intel integrated iris Xe of i7 13th generation is enough for PCB design and 3D aspects??
I think in the crack versions of Alitum the BOM does not generate correctly and it gives error in most of the excel file columns, am I right? Because I am getting errors in the excel file in all the suppliers columns.
Would you please tell me if Altuim designer lacks of libraries? or what is the point of starting the tutorial by creating libraries? and foot prints ..etc? For a beginner to see this, tell us that Altium designer push developer to create all libraries ... which is not fun or easy. Please answer thanks
hi robert and hi guys. I have a huge problem about ımporting schematic to pcb phase. firstly ı cant opened project options because it's greyed out. second problem is ı didn't have a update pcb document options in design segment. ı am do everythink same with robert but ı have a problems like this and because of them ı cant reach the pcb phase. thanks for help for everyone
Sir how did you create step led file in your computer. I am following same method and pasting my code on notepad and then on folder still I'm not getting my file as step file document just like you received at 33.19 minutes. All I'm getting is text file and it's not working in 3D model for my design
Hello Robert, I am learning altium having used KiCad for a long time before. Is there a reason why you are drawing the symbols by hand? I have Altium version 20 and I can just use the Place Part option, but I dont know what difference it makes. Thanks for the tutorial!
I have a question regarding the Altium Designer 3D view. I normally build 2 layer boards and when i switch the 3D view I see top and bottom layers but the middle part is transparent and I see all the via's. I don't know how to fix it. Can you guide me?
Hi Robert, I've a question about the "BOM". In the old Altium (18) when you create the BOM with the excel template, in the file that you create the manufactor cell have the hyperlink to web page of Supplier's product. From version 20 of Altium this connection not to be seen! Do you know how I can do this type of connection? thank you
one of the best tutorials i ever seen in Engineering in general; you walk the way for a beginner and combine big number of details carefully without overwhelming the viewer; But more importantly, the expert tips you always give in each step which answers questions always comes in that early steps; this video saves days of learning; and i really surprised it's not sponsored by Altium
I wish you all the best !
Thank you very much
Thanks, Robert! This tutorial is fantastic for beginners-it thoroughly covers all the essentials of Altium. It's also compatible with Altium Designer 24, which is a huge plus!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I only want to mention that with Designer 365, if you want to resize the board size, you will not only need to select "Board Planning" under View, but then also need to go to Design, and select Edit Board Shape in order to have the resizing tabs shown.
This is THE Altium tutorial. Great job creating an updated version of the older vids.
Ok, got it? Now go rout a 200 pin BGA and a gbps memory rail ;D
52:48 if double clicking doesn't work for you try Design->Edit Board Shape. Or try using the shortcut of double pressing d after selecting board.
thanks !!
u're my hero, dude!
Thank for your valuable comment ❤
Hello... What to do if in design option instead of rules I have rule wizard..... Hello me
@@hiriharanvm5568 sorry I'm not getting what your trouble is. can you explain it in a better way!?
I've just started using Altium 22 having previous used several other schematic capture and layout packages. I must say that this video has been invaluable to me in getting to grips with the basics of Altium. Excellent work Robert :)
Great tutorial, thank you! PS--- to stop/pause (i.e. 5:55, etc.), press TAB.
This is all in one package, a well-prepared video. Thank you for this gift.
Sometimes when I watch videos its too slow and I watch on 1,25x, but you are so efficient and no time is lost so I watch on 0,75x so I have time to do it at the same time without always pausing :p.
Thank you for this video. It's motivational for me, and we are going to follow yout steps! This is a success. We are from Buenos Aires, Argentina, we focus on develop technology for hydroponics farms. Now we are redesinging ours leds pcbs, so this video it's what we need. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you Robert. Very helpfull tutorial. I have one comment for possible improvement: I find I quite often have to pause the video to be able to follow along, but pausing causes to video controls to appear at the bottom of the screen so that I have difficulty to see what you do when you navigate near the bottom of the screen. I think it would help if you would record with the Altium not at full screen but just a bit reduced from full screen to make a small gap at the bottom of the screen. That way, pausing the video would not block what is done at the bottom of the Altium screen. Hope that was understandable.
Use mpv with yt-dlp to watch the video. The controls only appear when you move your mouse or hover over them at the bottom when they're shown.
use firefox and pop the video out using the picture in picture mode. You can then scale the video to be about the same size as it was within the window. and move it right above the time slider. Note: it helps to have a dedicated monitor for the tutorial and another dedicated monitor for Altium.
Thank you for taking the time to post your lessons. They are a huge help. To many, apparently. Great job!
It's good to see Altium has implemented some of the fantastic features found in Kicad...cheers !
This was a fantastic and comprehensive tutorial for getting started with Altium, Robert. You are a very gifted instructor. I have only worked with Altium from the perspective of editing already-existing designs. It is great to be able to see the entire process of creating a design.
Thank you for this great content, was able to design and order my custom PCB thanks to your excellent tutorial
Thank you, although I have never used Altium Designer before but after seeing this tutorial I can use it smoothly.
In my opinion, this is the most complete and easiest Altium Designer tutorial for beginners that I have ever seen. You must be a teacher because your explanations are very clear and easy to understand.
Thank you very much Wawan
Robert, this is an outstanding tutorial! Only three parts, but it covers everything from the ground up.
You always explain micro details..
Thank you Robert...
It's very useful for me! Thank you so much for a wonderful video! Have a great job, Robert!!!
Top notch video!
On average takes about 3-4 hours to properly understand the tutorial contents.
Excellent tutorial. This should almost be a curriculum for new hires in PCB design and other EE engineers.
Excellent and Professional Presentation. Everything explained nicely like someone is making a REAL JOB PCB.
Everything taken care in video... Use of Datasheet, Track-Size, Trace Placement , Vai Placement, Update Footprint , Update PCB with Additional Components .Design Rule Check...
I would like to see more video like this. May be on SMPS or Microcontroller Based.
Thank you. I do have MIcrocontroller based course ( academy.fedevel.com/courses/online-want-to-design-your-own-arduino-board ) and Switching Power Supply based course ( academy.fedevel.com/courses/online-switching-power-supply-design-course ) but they are not free as it is a lot of work to prepare these kind of materials and also I use the income from that paid courses to be able to create free tutorials.
@@RobertFeranec pls the led 3d file you copied please which software did you use in saving it to be a step file please im stuck their please.....may GOD continue to bless the works of your hand....
Really appreciated the way you explain things. Would love to see more videos on Altium. Robert you make my life easy. Thank you
This is amazing, thank you so much!
Stupendous. Did from scratch alongside the video and everything is done without any issues. That is a first for me.
Thank You. I hope many like me will find it and appreciate it. Its really helpful for me and the course was well structured. Once I get a job im purchasing your courses.
Thank you very much Sudharsan
Thanks for your easy to follow explanations
Excellent tutorial. Thank you very much.
You saved my life at 48:30 minute. Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much for your great instruction!
thank you so much robert i learn a lot from you about altium designer because what i learn in university is not enough thanks i love your channel :) :) ^_^
What a gem of a tutorial! I've been struggling trying to sort out Altium 22 from documentation. This is PURE GOLD! THANK YOU ROBERT!!!!!
Thanks! This was a great tutorial
Thank you Vanessa
Thank you very much for the interview Robert. I appreciate all the knowledge you provide as well as the way you do it.
Can't thank you enough, great tutorial! 👏👏👏
Great tutorial, thank you very much.
Like it. Nice driver
i really apreciate your help with dowloanding this software
thank you so much for this video, it's a life saver
Thank you for such a great tutorial video! Everything clear and well explained. Imho it would be a bit easier to watch the cursor actions if the clicks ware animated.
so wonderful and useful video. Thank you, sir
Thank you for sharing. Love it !
Thank you very much Robert, this video answer my questions about problem in output file that i have in the new version of altium designer 🙏🏻
I love it. Thank you.
thank u for this learn video (in IRAN people) u are perfect bro
If fabrication notes are able there will be advantages because I am usually not familiar with that and it will help on fabs. But this video is also really helpful thanks!
Than you your explications are very clear actually i am using altium 17 an i have a project with components to place in top and bittom layer but unfortunatly when i do run check i have 45 errors your explications helps me but i dont knox if you using altium 17 thank you
Guys it really works, I checked
Indeed, it is!
CAN you please help me, iam not able to place resistor ,because iam not getting download option as you are getting!
Thank you for sharing.
magnificent
will check it later
#awesome. Thank you very much sir for helping us and posting such nice content which was really helpful for me as a beginner. I strongly recommend this tutorial to all those who want to learn Altium Designer for the very first time. Again, huge respect and appreciation 4u sir!
Wow this is so good
Greate video, Very thanks
Great content.
Thank you sooooo much
خیلی خوب بود
Eres genial me encanta tus videos, muchas gracias.
thanks
HOW DO YOU CREATE A STEP FILE? I'm stuck on this. Someone please help me.
thank you so much
my biggest issue is your content is so quick that i cannot select a fine enough point on the timeline to watch the bit you just did without re-watching a bunch of stuff
I appreciate it otherwise
When watching, use LEFT Arrow - that will move you 5 seconds back. Super useful.
@@RobertFeranec thanks!
Dear Robert,
Could you please explain what is the use of adding the assembly layer?
Thanks
I found this lect. from you to be very useful but i need to view several times as i am new to this design software. plz suggest. Thanks
Previously very thanks for this very helpful videos but I have a problem at manufacturer part search, when Im trying to download the component, for instance resistance, place button in download button is disabled, How can I fix this problem?
Like it, thanks for the info :)
Hi Robert! I am facing a problem defining the board shape in the board planning mode. I don't get the option to resize the board on selecting the board region in the board planning mode. Is there any particular setting I need to do to get the option of resizing the board?
Having the exact same problem. Found the solution yet?
Edit* found the solution. After entering board planning mode, go to the 'Design' menu in the top left corner and select 'Editboard shape'.
@@petermuis482 pls which software is used to save 3d model stl text as step file...as he saved the led file ...pls help im stuck there
@@judeananaba3372 He used Total Commander
@@ayo1138 thanks for the help sir
sir, shall i do polygon pour (net GND) on the bottom layer and net +5V on the top layer?
Excelent.
Thanks alot 😊
Hello there! Thank you so much for the amazing video. I had one quick question.... Where can I find the part # for the PCB that I designed?
Great
thank you :D
Excelent, 2milion clicks per component
Hi Robert,
Could you please tell me about how to keep exact dimensions for the PCB board(ex:115.5x105.5mm) in Altium.
Sir, In this tutorial, we are creating footprint for 3 components . Also we are adding "assembly layer" to these footprints after placing 3D Model.
MY Question about a STEP ( View Configuration -> Right Click Mechanical 1 -> Add Component Layer Pair )
In POP window Select "Layer Type" = "assembly".
This STEP will be done ONLY for FIRST component ?
NO need to REPEAT this STEP for 2nd component, 3rd component, and so on ?
Please help to understand.
Sir, did you understood my question ?
Hi Robert!
I have the following questions:
1. When creating a schematic element how do we choose the location, font and size of the Designator and Comment?
2. When I place a schema element the Designator and Comment are displayed with 14p size and unknown font.
What caused this? Altium Designer 22
Why you skipped bottom assembly layer?
A fantastic tutorial for my transition from Eagle to Altium. Perfect pace and level of depth.
Thank you very much Scott
in design key.... there is no rules option sir... only rule wizard is there... help me😢
I am buying a new laptop. For Altium should I go with dedicated GPU?? or intel integrated iris Xe of i7 13th generation is enough for PCB design and 3D aspects??
I think in the crack versions of Alitum the BOM does not generate correctly and it gives error in most of the excel file columns, am I right? Because I am getting errors in the excel file in all the suppliers columns.
The Schematic symbol/library I have created is not showing up in components. Can anyone help me?
How do I change the nasty gray color around the pcb outline?
hello Robert, what do you press when you say "press Start"
1:00:54 how does it auto increase number of designator, ex if R1 exist, R? -> R2, ... thanks
Hi Robert, is there any tutorials for PDN analyzer from altium?
Great video Robert. How did you "pause" when creating components...?
TAB
Would you please tell me if Altuim designer lacks of libraries? or what is the point of starting the tutorial by creating libraries? and foot prints ..etc?
For a beginner to see this, tell us that Altium designer push developer to create all libraries ... which is not fun or easy. Please answer thanks
it's to learn how to create them, of course, you can download them, you don't have to create them
hi robert and hi guys. I have a huge problem about ımporting schematic to pcb phase. firstly ı cant opened project options because it's greyed out. second problem is ı didn't have a update pcb document options in design segment. ı am do everythink same with robert but ı have a problems like this and because of them ı cant reach the pcb phase. thanks for help for everyone
Sir how did you create step led file in your computer. I am following same method and pasting my code on notepad and then on folder still I'm not getting my file as step file document just like you received at 33.19 minutes. All I'm getting is text file and it's not working in 3D model for my design
Hello Robert, I am learning altium having used KiCad for a long time before. Is there a reason why you are drawing the symbols by hand? I have Altium version 20 and I can just use the Place Part option, but I dont know what difference it makes. Thanks for the tutorial!
Is that for all newbies?
I have downloaded Altium but as you described sch.lib and pcb.lib file it is not appearing, only PCB and SCHEMATIC is present. what to do?
I have a question regarding the Altium Designer 3D view.
I normally build 2 layer boards and when i switch the 3D view I see top and bottom layers but the middle part is transparent and I see all the via's. I don't know how to fix it. Can you guide me?
Is there a way to do it on Microsoft Paint??
Hi Robert, I've a question about the "BOM". In the old Altium (18) when you create the BOM with the excel template, in the file that you create the manufactor cell have the hyperlink to web page of Supplier's product. From version 20 of Altium this connection not to be seen! Do you know how I can do this type of connection? thank you