18 Ways to Draw PCB Routes

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Question 1AD serpentine routing method

Select Interactive length tuning in Tool. You need to route the line first and then change it to serpentine. Here we use serpentine routing: first P->T routing, then Shift + A to switch to serpentine routing

Press Tab to set the properties, select Arc for Type, Max Amplitude sets the maximum amplitude, Gap is the interval (I don't know if this translation is correct), the left side below is the amplitude increment, and the right side is the interval increment.

Then start wiring

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Make the edge "round" - Press the shortcut key "2" to increase the radius of the arc. When it is increased to the maximum, two 1/4 arcs connected directly together form a 180-degree semicircle. Shortcut key"," "." You can adjust the amplitude

If you don't remember the shortcut key, it doesn't matter. Press "`" at any time to display the currently supported operations.

You can see the length of the network, and there is more than one place

Equal length can be completed by adjusting the length

Problem 2Removing solder mask in high current routing

[font=-apple-system-font, BlinkMacSystemFont,There are two points to note here. First, the Paste layer is the real tin-spraying layer, but there is a solder mask layer on the default routing, so using Paste alone is useless, so Solder is needed. The marked part in this layer has no solder mask, so the Paste+Solder method can be used to draw the tin-spraying line. If there are routings on the board, you can directly use the Solder of the corresponding layer to open the window.

Question 3Bus drawing method

Altium Designer supports simultaneous routing of multiple networks. Routing can start from a pad or from the beginning of a line. Press and hold the shift key to select multiple networks, or use the mouse to select multiple networks, select the menu command PLACE >> Interactive Multi-Routing and then click the bus routing tool on the routing toolbar to start bus routing. During the routing process, you can place vias, switch straight line layers, and press commas and periods. The spacing between branch lines can be adjusted.

Press 2 during the process Vias can be added, L can be set to change layers~

Question 4From schematic to PCB

Problem 5Change layers, operate vias, and operate routing during routing

Question 7Simple PCB Pasting of Graphics

The pasting of graphic metafiles makes the generation of mechanical layer design documents easier to complete. By using the familiar Windows-like paste command (Ctrl+V), any graphic metafile from the clipboard can be pasted into the PCB editor. The graphic metafile can be a straight line, arc, simple fill and True Type text. Any imported data will be placed in the current layer

Copy data from Word or Excel to PCB Supported metafiles include bitmaps, lines, arcs, simple fills and true type text, allowing you to easily paste logos and other graphics.

Question 8 Complex graphics (logo) PCB production

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Problem 9Grid settings and capture

In Altium Designer the visual grid and electrical grid can be set as multiples of the capture grid (Design>>Board Options).

Problem 10Silk screen text reverse output and position setting

A new valid string attribute box option has been added to the PCB editing. The new option can be used for True Type The reverse text of the font defines a different rectangular bounding range, rather than using the reverse text itself as in the original.

Reverse size (width/height): Set the width and height of the reverse text rectangle

Layout adjustment: Define the relative position of the text in the text box

Reverse text offset: Define the offset of the reverse text relative to the rectangle

Question 11Various~Polygon fills

The function of defining polygon shapes by selecting objects makes it very easy to create company logos or polygons using external resources (such as DXF, AutoCAD, etc.). The definition of a polygon shape is divided into two steps: first, define the polygon area from the menu Tools>>Polygon Pours>>Define From selected objects, then right-click on the polygon fill area and select the 'Properties' option from the pop-up menu, and you can set the fill mode in the dialog box.

Problem 12Highlight the selected network in PCB

Question 13Single-layer operation and custom operation

In addition, I learned the customization method from the Internet. It is troublesome at the beginning, but it will be very practical after learning it.

The method is:

The expression for operating only the top layer routing is: expr=IsTrack and OnTopLayer|mask=True|apply=True

The expression for operating only the bottom layer routing is: expr=IsTrack and OnBottomLayer|mask=True|apply=True

The expression for operating only electrical traces is: expr=IsTrack and IsElectrical|mask=True|apply=True

The expression for operating only vias is: expr=IsVia|mask=True|apply=True

The expression that only operates the top-level components is: expr=IsComponent and OnTopLayer|mask=True|apply=True

Customize several via sizes and use the number keys in the numeric keypad as shortcuts. 3 represents a via with a diameter of 0.3, 4 represents a via with a diameter of 0.4, and the shortcut key 5... In this way, you can easily adjust any size of via if you want to use it. I know that AltiumDesigner itself can use the shortcut key "shift+v" to call the various sizes of vias you have filled in during the routing process, but if I place the vias individually and want to change the size, I have to press the Tab key and rewrite the via size data, which is very troublesome. Use the following method instead:

Originally Alt ium The default shortcut keys for placing vias are "P" + "V". I now use the "." on the numeric keypad to achieve the same function:

Question 14Multi-layer line operation

Some people ask how such lines are drawn:

Answer: Draw them one by one.

How can I make the lines overlap? Preferences, PCB Editor, Interactive Routing, Interactive Routing Options, just uncheck the Automatically Remove Loops option.

It is also possible to not draw them one by one, Place - Region, just put a polygonal area, but be careful, it will not add the network by itself. It will turn green.

Question 15 Operation of trace slicing

Question 16 Setting and routing of equal differential lines

Many novices will hear the term "differential line". In fact, differential lines are not difficult to describe. They are just a wiring method, which is much easier than the equal-length lines mentioned before. However, there are certain rules for setting them up:

Place components and draw differential pair signals. The naming rule for differential pairs is that the names are the same, with the suffixes _P and _N respectively. Then select Place\directives\differential pairs to place the differential pair symbol.

After updating to PCB

That's it~

Question 173D Display Operation

Your main window can be displayed in 2D and 3D at the same time. To switch between 2D and 3D, use the shortcut key '3' to switch from a 2D view to the previous 3D view; press '0' to flatten. Shift+right+click +drag can rotate your 3D view.

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Question 18Quickly zoom in and out of the view

There are many ways to enlarge the window, and the three most practical ones are: 1. Full interface view

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3. Press and hold the scroll wheel to turn it into a magnifying glass. Drag the mouse back and forth to quickly zoom in and out.

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2. ctrl+scroll wheel (zoom in and out with the center of the mouse as the center)

3. Press and hold the scroll wheel to turn it into a magnifying glass, and drag the mouse back and forth to quickly zoom in and out

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2. ctrl+scroll wheel (zoom in and out with the center of the mouse as the center)

3. Press and hold the scroll wheel to turn it into a magnifying glass, and drag the mouse back and forth to quickly zoom in and out

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I have collected it. These functions are quite useful. Thanks for sharing!

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Lazy Cat Loves Flying published on 2019-3-6 09:46 I have collected it. These functions are quite useful. Thanks for sharing!

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