How to Create Polygons in Altium Designer | PCB Layout

Learn how to create polygon pours in Altium Designer to ensure proper copper distribution on your board. We explore polygons in PCB Design, creating a polygon in Altium Designer, changing its shape, nets, and more.

0:00 Intro
0:06 Polygons PCB Uses
0:17 How to Create a Polygon in Altium Designer
0:57 Placing a Polygon in Altium Designer
1:17 Changing Polygon Shape in Altium Designer
1:38 Nets and Polygons
2:34 Polygon Creation Method Alternatives

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[hassansakr]

very useful tutorial, thanks a lot :)

[ninevolt]

this is a really helpful guide, thank you for explaining it easily. however, 1:17 you made an amogus and i laughed very hard i’m sorry

[CSFitness]

Would have been nice to show how to pull back the polygon from the board outline a bit.