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The Design Reuse panel that is used to manage snippets and described on this page is in Open Beta and available when the UI.ModernDesignReusePanel option is enabled in the Advanced Settings dialog. When this option is disabled, the previous iteration of the panel described on the Working with Reuse Blocks & Snippets page is used. The snippets feature allows you to save any selection of circuitry…

When UI.ModernDesignReusePanel is in the Public state - update the blue box below with the source code of the 'Open Beta Feature Moves to Public' snippet. The Design Reuse panel that is used to manage reuse blocks and described on this page is in Open Beta and available when the UI.ModernDesignReusePanel option is enabled in the Advanced Settings dialog. When this option is disabled, the previous…

Parent page: Design Reuse Working with Reuse Blocks and Snippets If your designs often include common 'sections' of circuitry, Altium Designer provides a simple and easy way to save and reuse sections of design circuitry, both Workspace-based and local, file-based. Such sections can be added to any PCB design without having to start from scratch each time. This is a great feature for those often…

Mixed-Signal Circuit Simulation Circuit simulation allows the designer to explore their ideas before committing to manufacture. Concepts can be verified and the circuit can be tuned quickly and accurately. Circuit simulation also gives the designer the opportunity to perform measurements that may not be physically possible on the workbench. The Simulator is a true mixed-signal simulator, meaning…

Parent page: Capturing Your Design Idea as a Schematic Grids and Cursors Before placing objects in the Schematic Editor, set the grids to enable easier placement. Altium Designer offers three grid types: visible grids for navigation, snap grids for placement, and electrical grids for aiding the creation of connections. Grids are document options, meaning that they are saved with the individual…

Altium Designer, in conjunction with the Altium 365 Workspace, brings support for an advanced project construct that targets the development stage of the project lifecycle, simplifying the creation and ongoing workflow for version-controlled projects. Centralized storage under the control of the Workspace also enables this feature to be a foundation for other collaborative services. Some key…

Parent page: System Installation, Licensing & Management Altium Designer's Installation Management System allows you to handcraft your installation of the software at any time after initial install. This covers not only updates to the core functionality (or system resources), but also the ability to install, update, or remove, additional functionality. The latter is made possible through the…

Parent page: Installation, Licensing & Management Altium Designer provides a streamlined licensing system that enables you to get licensed and up and running with your Altium Designer software promptly and efficiently. The exact set of features and functionality that is available will depend on the specific license that has been purchased. The system offers various licensing types to meet and…

Parent article: System Installation, Licensing & Management Installation of Altium Designer is both intuitive and fast, courtesy of the Altium Designer Installer. This wizard-based installer streamlines the initial installation process, while letting you choose the initial 'flavor' of the installation, in terms of installed functionality. This article takes a look at the procedure for installing…

Ensure that your computer/server meets the system requirements detailed below, prior to installing Altium software. Altium Designer Below are the recommended and minimum system requirements to install and run Altium Designer. Recommended System Requirements Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit) Intel® Core™ i5 processor or equivalent 8GB RAM 10GB hard disk space (Install + User…