Parameter Manager - Stop Auto Sorting

In a sort enabled column, the rows get re-arranged (auto sorted) as data is entered or edited. 

This can be annoying when you are editing data.  It can be difficult to track of which cell was last edited and which cells were adjacent to the last edited cell.

As shown below the Description column is sort enabled, in this mode rows will be sorted auto-magically when the Descriptions are edited.

Multi-level sorting is also supported, hold down the Shift key as you click to sub-sort by a second (or third) column.


The Auto Sorting behavior can be disabled by holding down the Ctrl Key and clicking on the Column heading, i.e. Description heading in this example.

Note the indented triangle is displayed in the header when Auto Sorting is enabled.

Interactive Net Length Calculation - Real Time Length

Interactive Net Length Calculation - English documentation - The Altium Wiki:



For Real Time Routed Net Length Displays

Shift+H to Toggle Heads Up Display (HUD)
Shift+G to Toggle Toggle Cursor Tracking (HUD Display Tracks the Cursor)

The Net Length is also updated in the PCB Panel (In Real Time)

How to create arbitrary pads in Altium Designer - YouTube

How to create arbitrary pads in Altium Designer - YouTube

Altium Designer - UK Experts - Microdex

Source: Altium Designer - UK Experts - Microdex - Tips

Tip #1
"Routing a bus with matched length? Use the altium designer PCB panel and select the bus class and sort the nets by length. Route the net with the largest man-hatten length first."

Tip #2
"For better EMC grounding scheme considering defining net ties to make your GND star points."

Tip #3
"If you need to match track lengths for a whole bus including strobe / control signals, within altium designer use a harness on the schematic, this will create a complete net class of the group."

Altium | Clandestine Laboratories

Altium | Clandestine Laboratories

Covers Altium Bugs and some useful Tips.

Altium | Welldone Blog - Fedevel

Altium welldone blog - Fedevel - Robert Feranec

Altium Tips - From Designers

 
Productivity Tips For Altium Designer - Carl Schattke

Output Jobs - Automated

Altium Article - Using the PCB Release View to Automate Output Job File Processing

You may want to edit your *.PrjPcb File.  As shown below I am changing all instances of OutputPath to Project Outputs in the Project.PrjPcb file.

Steps:

1. Set Containers in the Output Job to [Release Managed]
2. Using the Configuration Manager, set the Configuration name to Project Outputs.
3. In the Configuration Manager enable the applicable Output Job.
4. Save the Project.PrjPcb to store your Released Managed Configuration.
5. Use the PCB Release View to run Validation Checks and Generate Outputs.

Menu Selections:

With your Output Job or any other Source Document Open in the Project.

Project > Configuration Manger

Name the Configuration (Output Folder), Enable Output Jobs, then Save *.PrjPcb.

Link to any applicable Variants and the Select Output Jobs.

Note: In the Release Managed Outputs the Variant is applied to all of the outputs.



View > PCB Release View



You can review your Output Folder Structures here. However, you will need to edit your Output Job file if wish to make changes to the folder structures.

If you have setup DRC checks in the Output Job, you can select the Validate Design Button to run only the Design Rule Checks.

Selecting Generate Outputs will Run any Validate Design Checks in the Output Job first.

DRCs will cause the Process to abort without Generating the Outputs.

If you have DRCs, you will need to resolve the DRCs to continue or disable DRC Checks in the Output Job.


The SystemBOM.xml reflects the overall status of the Managed Release.


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