Tutorial 3 for Altium Beginners: PCB Layout

Starting a new PCB, Doing Layout, Layer Sets, DRC Check

Step-by-Step video for everyone starting with Altium Designer PCB Layout and Schematic. Enjoy :)

NEW: I updated this tutorial and made a shorter version ( in case you need it ). Here it is:

Links to the complete tutorial:

Tutorial 1 for Altium Beginners: How to draw schematic and create schematic symbols

Tutorial 2 for Altium Beginners: How to create footprints

Tutorial 3 for Altium Beginners: PCB Layout

Tutorial 4 for Altium Beginners: Placement, Variants, Assembly Drawings

Tutorial 5 for Altium Beginners: Generating Manufacturing Outputs

Link to Playlist (All videos from this tutorial in one Playlist):
Altium Tutorial for Beginners - Starting with Altium Designer

The complete project from this video can be downloaded here:

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Importing schematic into PCB and starting new PCB
03:59 - Setting up stackup, rules and system preferences
07:33 - Placing components and doing Layout
17:07 - Adjusting Silkscreen layer + Adding Board outline
20:02 - Layer sets / views
22:01 - Checking PCB, running DRC and fixing errors

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[aminajemi]

Thank you for doing this wonderful and painstaking job. You are providing a chance to learn the Altium for a lot of students like me, I really appreciate it.

[colin_crowley]

Excellent tutorial! I've started to design my first PCB and this covers all the basics on how to drive Altium

[olegil]

Used Protel back in the late 90s, been using Eagle ever since, this series really helps figure out how to find all the new features that have been added and get started.

[cna]

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[VDDThomas]

Very useful video with some handy shortcuts! Thanks for sharing Robert :)

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[ASHOK-obyu]

Thank you for doing this wonderful and painstaking job. You are providing a chance to learn the Altium for a lot of students like me, I really appreciate it, sir

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[MrKartikkishore]

Amazing tutorial, incredibly comprehensive. Thanks :).

[borisnges]

Thanks a lot for your video, it helped me to grab the main basics of using Altium. Thanks again

[simc]

This is very good tutorial series. Thank you sooo much

[AlbertoBesenBorges]

This tutorial is perfect! Thanks a lot!

[SuperBtree]

Robert,
Thanks for the video. I have a pcb I want to re-layout from 4 layers to 1 or 2. Would it be easiest to start with a brand new pcb project or is there a way to lay it out on the same project by moving the components around?

[michaelbowman]

Hi Robert great tutorial, I get a hole to hole clearance violation on hdr1x2

[yasirsultani]

These videos are the best! Thanks sooo much.

[ahmednashaat]

thank you for your tutorial! really helpful.

[andishesmz]

Hello, thank you for these helpful tutorials. Do you have any videos which show how to import an SMA connector 3D model and align in footprint?