Altium Designer is a comprehensive PCB design software. Used by engineers in aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer electronics. Offers intuitive interface and advanced design tools
Free, open source database library for Altium Designer by Mark Harris. Contains over 200,000 components with accurate footprints and 3D models. Hosted on dedicated cloud platform for latest component updates. Includes schematic symbols and PCB footprints hosted on GitHub
Current import function is beta and cannot guarantee 100% match. Design rules and internal electrical layers may not be supported. Inner electrical layer imports require manual wire reset
Press X or Y while holding left-click on component. Right-click component properties to enable mirroring. Rotate component 180° to invert
User needs to import Gerber files for spiral inductor PCB design. Altium Designer 15.1 cannot import binary Mentor PADS PCB files. Gerber files import results in messy top layer copper
Single PCB panel creation saves production costs by combining multiple boards. All circuits must have same stack-up, layers, thicknesses and processes. Panel creation requires CAD/EDA software for routing and CAM phases