AD17.1.5 Added support for object specific keepouts (BC:1424, BC:3483).

Legacy Workaround: 

Tracks on other layers can be copied to the Global Keepout layer using Paste Special.

See: https://forum.live.altium.com/#posts/235870/716595


The New Way:

Added support for object specific keepouts (BC:1424, BC:3483).

Related links: 

Altium Designer 17.1 is now available (15 May 2017)

Object Specific Keepouts | Online Documentation for Altium Products







"In its simplest sense, a Keepout acts as an ‘interference’ object that prevents other copper objects from intersecting its area, as specified by the global Clearance Rule."

"Important Notice: The Keepout primitive cannot be added as a regular primitive now! Only the following menu command can be used for adding the Keepout: Place > Keepout. The target layer, where this limitation applies, can be set after the placement of the keepout. Starting with this release, there is no Keepout option in the properties of regular primitives, and vice versa, there is no ability to select a net, a mask or a solder paste in Keepout properties.

Backward Compatibility: "All objects with the Keepout option turned on will be converted to Keepout primitives when the board is opened with this version of Altium Designer."

Altium forum: Keep-out layer unaccessable

My Comments: 

Polygon pours will use global clearances rules to define the copper gap (pull back) and since the nets can not be assigned in AD17.1.5 to keep outs you will need to devise some new and cleaver ways to control the copper gaps in your RF designs.

I'm looking forward to using the new keep out features. However I need to beware that my older version designs are not backward compatible with AD17.1.5. Clearances rules that were associated with keep outs that had net names will need to fixed.

In AD17.1.5 my Fiducials now Fail DRC Checks.

My Fiducials, which where good for the past 7 years, are now NO Bueno.

Looks like it's time to re-design my Fiducials or Waive DRCs !

I chose to re-design my Fiducials :)

Keep outs and adjacent primitives (like Pads) must meet the global clearance requirements. 

To fix my Fiducials I had to reduce the width of the arc and increase the radius.



That's it !