PLACING THE COMPONENTS ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM Save the schematic by clicking Save or selecting File » Save (shortcut: F, S). To make the document fill the viewing area, select View » Fit Document (shortcut: V, D). Setting Page Size in the Preferences Panel Also, you can customize many aspects of the workspace including repositioning and customization of panels and toolbars.Īctive Bar icons which have a triangle in the lower right allow you to right-click on them to select different objects for placement:īus Entry on Schematic Document Active Bar SETTING SCHEMATIC SYMBOL PREFERENCESīefore composing the circuit, set up the appropriate document options by completing the following steps:ġ) Set the sheet size to Letter as shown in the following guide: The Active Bar is displayed in all document editors in Altium Designer and provides placement controls for PCB, schematic, Draftsman, and library objects at your fingertips. When the blank schematic sheet opens, the main menu bar and related buttons change in context for schematic entry displaying the Active Bar in the workspace. (The file extension *.SchDoc is automatically added). Type the name Multivibrator in the File Namefield and click Save. Projects Panel ADDING A SCHEMATIC TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD PROJECTġ) Right-Click on Multivibrator.PrjPcb and select Add New to Project » Schematic.Ĭreate a New Schematic Sheet for the CircuitĢ) To save the new schematic sheet, select File » Save As or select Save. Choose or create the project directory and save the project withthe name Multivibrator.ģ) The project name will appear in the Projects panel. File » New » Project » PCB Project.Ģ) Use File » Save Project As… to save the new project. More information about managing and creating Altium projects can be found here.ġ) Create a New PCB Project. The PCB project is the set of design documents (files) required to specify and manufacture a custom PCB circuit board. The circuitis shown below it uses two 2N3904 transistors configured as a self running astable multivibrator.Ĭapturing (drawing) the schematic is the first step of the tutorial, but first a project must be created. The design that will be captured and implemented as a printed circuit board (PCB) is a simple astable multivibrator. New users of Altium software may find value in reading the article Exploring Altium Designer for an explanation of the interface, information on how to use panels, and guidelines for managing design documents. This tutorial is based on an astable multivibrator design.

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