CHOOSE CUSTOM (AT THE TOP) LEAVE THE DEFAULT SETTINGS (RECTANGULAR, 5000 MILS X 4000 MILS ) THE DIMENSIONS OF THE BOARD WILL BE ON A GENERIC, INFORMATION LAYER (MECHANICAL LAYER) WHICH IS USED TO GIVE INFORMATION TO THE BOARD HOUSE. THE UNITS SPECIFIED ARE ONLY USED FOR THE PCB WIZARD 3Ĥ THERE ARE MANY PREDEFINED TEMPLATES FOR EXOTIC DESIGNS OR STANDARD PCB COMPUTER INTERFACE FORMS, SUCH AS AT BUS, PCI BUS, EUROCARD, AND MANY OTHERS.

THERE ARE NO SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS DESIGN THAT REQUIRE ANY EXOTICS, AND WE CAN USE A 2 LAYER PCB FOR LOW COST FROM THE PROJECT TAB IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, CLICK THE FILES TAB AND CLICK THE UPWARD FACING ARROWS UNTIL YOU CAN SEE NEW FROM TEMPLATE SELECT PCB BOARD WIZARD 2ģ YOU WILL GET A VERY FRIENDLY WIZARD SCREEN, CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE CHOOSE THE BOARD UNITS AS IMPERIAL NOTE: YOU ARE NOT STUCK WITH THE CHOICE OF UNITS THAT YOU CHOOSE HERE. GENERALLY SPEAKING THE FOLLOWING THINGS MAKE PRODUCTION MORE EXPENSIVE LARGER AREA MORE LAYERS SMALLER HOLES CLOSER TOLERANCES CLOSER TRACES AND SPACING THINNER OR THICKER PCB OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP COST AS LOW AS POSSIBLE WHILE STILL BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER A SCHEMATIC TO A FUNCTIONING PCB.

1 Electronics and Computer Systems Engineering Altium Designer Guide Tutorial part 2 PCB Design This is Part 2 of a beginner s guide to PCB design using Altium Designer and is geared towards the following individuals: POSSESS AMPLE THEORETICAL ELECTRONICS KNOWLEDGE HAS LITTLE OR NO PCB DESIGN EXPERIENCE HAS LITTLE OR NO ALTIUM DESIGNER EXPERIENCEĢ Creating the PCB ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO DEFINE THE PCB FOOTPRINTS WHILE ENTERING IN THE SCHEMATIC IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A GOOD ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH BOARD AREA YOU WILL NEED.

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