CircuitStudio vs Altium Designer

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CircuitStudio vs Altium Designer 


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AD17 Project Outputs

In AD17 and higher Altium changed the Project Releaser.

Below are some tricks I use to get project outputs done my way !

As shown below I start with Include Custom Data which I name as Project Outputs.

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There are a lot of intertwined files in a project where a seemly small change can ripple through several related project outputs.

I prefer to generate all of the project outputs in un-zipped folders for Eng, Fab and Mfg.

My current employer uses an Agile PLM system and the un-zipped files need to be uploaded or attached to the product structure in the PLM system.

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Select the Folder Option and chop off Projects Outputs path as shown below.

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That's it !

BOM generator Excel template with row forumla - Altium Discussion Forums

BOM generator Excel template with row forumla - Altium Discussion Forums:

"=INDIRECT("Sheet1!A"&ROW()) & (INDIRECT("Sheet1!b"&ROW()))"

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Altium to Cadence OrCAD Schematic Translator - YouTube

Altium to Cadence OrCAD Schematic Translator - YouTube:


OrCAD file extensions:

brd - board file

.mdd - place replicate module file

.dra and .psm - package symbol

.dra and .bsm - Mechanical symbol

.dra and .osm - format symbol

.dra and ssm - shape symbol.

.dra and fsm - flash symbol.

.pad - padstack.

pstxchip.dat, pstxnet.dat and pstxprt.dat (and if you use constraint manager in the front end pstdedb.cdsz) - netlist files.

.dsn - schematic file.

.opj - schematic project file but can be re-created so you may not need this.

.olb - schematic library file.

That's It !

Importing Circuit Studio PCB to Altium Designer - YouTube

Importing Circuit Studio PCB to Altium Designer - YouTube:

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