Select a mid point handle in the existing blanket with LMB, then tap the insert key and drag.
Or redraw the blanket using a series of LMB clicks
The LMB click points were made at each inside and outside corner.
That's it !
Select a mid point handle in the existing blanket with LMB, then tap the insert key and drag.
Or redraw the blanket using a series of LMB clicks
The LMB click points were made at each inside and outside corner.
That's it !
One method is to use Schematic Editor > Tools > Annotate > Back Annotate Schematics and load in a Was-Is file. The Was-Is file is simply a text file with the current designator a space (not tabs) and the new designator on each line.
C1 C4
C2 C3
C3 C2
C4 C1
The file name has a .was extension.
This will change both the schematic and the PCB designators, not just the PCB designators.
Copy / pasting from Excel to a text editor works but you will have to change all the delimiters from tabs to spaces.
If you want to change only the PCB side then paste into the string column of the designators in the PCB List panel and re-link components by designator should work.
Source:
Annotate Reference Designators from a text file? - Altium Discussion Forums - Eric Albach
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Pad Class can be used to suppress Net Tie Hole to Hole Violations.
As shown below two multilayer pads were place on top of each other to create Net Ties that can be used to connect tracks or copper on any layers.
Design > Classes > Pad Class > NetTie PADs
Design > Rules > HoleToHoleClearanceNetTies
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To clear existing routed tracks and vias, except GND and Diff Pairs.
Altium > PCB Fliter > (IsTrack or isVia) and OnSignal and not InNet('GND') and not InAnyDifferentialPair
Altium > Delete Filtered Selection
Altium > Script > Export Specctra DSN
Electra > Open DSN
AutoRoute > Strategy > Edit Script
To Prevent Electra from Crashing . . . first strip out web page characters.
Copy and Paste the text below to Notepad before pasting in Electra !
Electra > Run Do > Export Routes
* Altium - Use Net Class Directives for Diff Pairs instead of Diff Pair Directives.
* Altium - Delete all Solid Polygons or use Hatched Polygons.
* Altium - Simplify the design rules, i.e. Clearance All 7mils and not InAnyDifferentialPair
* Altium - Simplify the design rules for trace width, i.e. 5mils
* Altium - Use only one drill size when exporting to Specctra
* Altium - Use only Thru-Hole and Blind Vias
* Altium - Copy the board outline to the Keepout layer to keep routes inside the borders.
* Altium - Export Specctra *.dsn file.
* Electra - Fanout GND Vias. Protect and then Unselect Net GND (Do Not Route GND)
* Electra - Run the Router and Export the the Routes.
* Altium - Import the Routes *.rte file.
* Altium - Run DRC Checks and Cleanup routes as needed.
* Altium - Clean up Diff Pairs using Find Similar and Retrace.
* Altium - Net Antennae Design Rule NOT ((ObjectKind = 'Via') And (Net = 'GND'))
Ensuring PCB Readiness for Specctra-compatible Routers in Altium Designer
Bugs and Tips:
https://forum.live.altium.com/#/posts/251575/797738
https://forum.live.altium.com/#/posts/254379/812665
Related Links: DFM (MakeDo)
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To Show the Unique ID
click on image to view
Preferences > General > Advanced > System.UI.IPP.ShowUniqueID
Related Link: AD22.7.1 Variant Fitted / Not-Fitted Parts Bug
Thank you Dennis !.
DNI - L202 ? Not-Fitted on Assy Dwg
I hope that someday Altium will give us a Font Wizard that will allow the user to choose Fonts in one place for all of the unified tools in Altium.
Currently trying to hunt down where all of the font settings are in Altium is mind numbing.
My favorite schematic font is Arial Narrow because I can see the underscore_characters. Where in the Times Roman the _ is obscured.
My thinking is that Arial is a universal font, however the down side of using Arial is the confusion between the I (eye) and the l (el).
Consolas 11pt looks nice, that might be my new fav.
Unlike Arial there no confusion between the I (eye) and the l (el).
Also the O and 0 look better in Consolas.
See example fonts below
Arial (Underscore_Visible)Related Link: https://forum.live.altium.com/#/posts/251922/799803
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