A new installation is required for this release. Accessing the UpdateĪltium Designer 15.1 is available now for all Altium Subscription customers. Want to see all the new documentation features in action? Check out the What’s New page. You can read about all the details for the new documentation features in the Altium Designer 15.1 Documentation blog article.
New bikini coverlay support for rigid-flex designsįurther feature additions for documentation in Altium Designer 15.1 include: You can now easily add support layers to your rigid-flex designs, all fully visible in 3D and configurable to your specific material needs. Our favorite from this category is the addition of Bikini Coverlay Support for rigid-flex designs.
New features in Altium Designer 15.1 make it easier than ever to communicate your design intent with expanded documentation options. We all know how important accurate manufacturing documentation is in the design process. Want to see all the new productivity features in action? Check out the What’s New page. You can read about all the details for the new productivity features in the Altium Designer 15.1 Productivity blog article. This feature helps to save time when editing and managing pads, with the ability to define templates that can then be applied to specific groups of pads on your PCB.Īdditional productivity features for Altium 15.1 include: Our highlighted feature for productivity is the new Pad & Via. Layout productivity has been significantly enhanced in Altium 15.1, with new features aimed to improve your design efficiency and workflow experience. The ECAD system Im using is Altium Designer 15.1. The design files contains a Mentor Pads PCB file but also Gerber files.
Creating length matching rules is easier than ever with the new xSignals ® Wizard, which will automatically configure your length matching rules and account for T-branches, components, signal pairs, and groups.Ĭonfiguring length matching rules with the Wizard What’s New for Productivity The design containing this PCB spiral is a reference design from Linear Technologies and there are design files available for download here (clicking link will download a. Altium 15 was all about improving the high-speed design process, and we’re taking that a step further in 15.1.