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How to Install and Configure Altium (view source)
Revision as of 06:30, 23 August 2022
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===Account Setup===
===Account Setup===
[[File:TortoiseSVNMenu.png|thumb|200px|right|A screenshot showing all of the SVN functions available when right-clicking after installing TortoiseSVN. You will never use most of these.]]
[[File:TortoiseSVNMenu.png|thumb|200px|right|A screenshot showing all of the SVN functions available when right-clicking after installing TortoiseSVN. You will never use most of these.]]
Within the {{slack-channel|altium}} channel, request an account for Altium itself, the Altium365 workspace, and the SVN. Messaging {{slack-user|sunet-id=altium-admin|display-name=altium-admin}} will summon the relevant person.
Within the {{slack-channel|altium}} channel, request an account for Altium itself, and the Altium 365 workspace. Messaging {{slack-user|sunet-id=altium-admin|display-name=altium-admin}} will summon the relevant person. Once they give you an account, you should receive an email allowing you to log in to your account and access the [https://stanford-university-student-space-initiative.365.altium.com/ Altium 365 Workspace]. From the online workspace you can browse some recent projects without having to install any software.
=== But I don't have a Windows computer! ===
Never fear, many cool projects were designed without Windows computers! You have a few options:
* Install Windows in a dual-boot configuration with your current OS (only for x86 computers, you'll need a bit of storage)
* Run Windows in a local Virtual Machine (VM). [https://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] works well on many systems, and Stanford offers [https://stanford.onthehub.com/WebStore/Welcome.aspx VMWare for free], but for Apple Silicon (ARM) machines, [https://kb.parallels.com/124137 only Parallels supports DirectX], without which things will be very slow.
* Connect to an [[Windows Remote VMs|SSI hosted Virtual Machine (VM)]]. This works best when you're connected directly to a campus network.
* Use an SSI desktop, in [[End station III|ESIII]]. This works well, but can be inconvenient.
===Installing Altium===
===Installing Altium===
====Templates Location====
====Templates Location====
[[File:DataManagementTemplates.png|thumb|200px|right|You will end up with something like this, unless you're attempting to steal my identity, in which case you will end up with ''exactly'' this.]]
[[File:DataManagementTemplates.png|thumb|200px|right|You will end up with something like this, unless you're attempting to steal my identity, in which case you will end up with ''exactly'' this.]]
An unjustifiable length of time was spent creating formatting templates for SSI circuit schematics, which make for a clean, professional project and add a bit of information to each schematic. To use, in Preferences, go to "Data Management → Templates," and set the "Template location" field to point to the "libraries\templates" folder in your Altium SVN. See the image at right for an example of the result.
<s>An unjustifiable length of time was spent creating formatting templates for SSI circuit schematics, which make for a clean, professional project and add a bit of information to each schematic. To use, in Preferences, go to "Data Management → Templates," and set the "Template location" field to point to the "libraries\templates" folder in your Altium SVN. See the image at right for an example of the result.</s> '''TODO: Update the templates and these instructions.'''
===Install the SSI PCB Logos Font===
===Install the SSI PCB Logos Font===
Adding logos to PCBs is an important aspect of professionalism, part of SSI's agreements with its sponsors, and a nice way to add some creativity to a technical process. For logos that SSI commonly uses, we've created a font with scalable versions of each. This font is stored in "libraries\logos\SSI" - there, you can double click on "SSI_logos.ttf" to install it.
Adding logos to PCBs is an important aspect of professionalism, part of SSI's agreements with its sponsors, and a nice way to add some creativity to a technical process. For logos that SSI commonly uses, we've created a font with scalable versions of each. Download the font from [https://ssi-svn.stanford.edu/svn/altium-core/libraries/logos/SSI/SSI_Logos.ttf the SVN], and install it to your computer.
===Remap Delete Key===
===Remap Delete Key===
[[File:DeleteKeyRemapping18.png|thumb|200px|right|You should end up with this.]]
[[File:DeleteKeyRemapping18.png|thumb|200px|right|You should end up with this.]]
''This step is only required of computers which do not have distinct "backspace" and "delete" keys. Desktops and most non-Apple laptops can skip this step. '''Apple laptops which have a "delete" key that functions as a backspace key need to complete this step.'''''
''This step is only required of computers which do not have distinct "backspace" and "delete" keys. Desktops and most non-Apple laptops can skip this step. '''Apple laptops which have a "delete" key that functions as a backspace key may need to complete this step.'''''
If you do not have a schematic open already, open one by clicking "File → New → Schematic." Next, open up the Customize panel by either clicking on a blank space of the toolbar (the space to the right of the "Help" drop-down menu works) or by right-clicking in that same spot and selecting "Customize..." In the window that comes up (see right), click "Edit" from the "Categories" column on the left, then double click on "Delete" in the "Commands" column on the right. This is the command used to delete components from a schematic, which is by default mapped to the delete key, which, if you're completing this step, you do not have. Click the "Primary" field, and then hit your backspace key to remap the command to that key. This only changes the delete key for schematics, so repeat this process with a PCB document open.
If you do not have a schematic open already, open one by clicking "File → New → Schematic." Next, open up the Customize panel by either clicking on a blank space of the toolbar (the space to the right of the "Help" drop-down menu works) or by right-clicking in that same spot and selecting "Customize..." In the window that comes up (see right), click "Edit" from the "Categories" column on the left, then double click on "Delete" in the "Commands" column on the right. This is the command used to delete components from a schematic, which is by default mapped to the delete key, which, if you're completing this step, you do not have. Click the "Primary" field, and then hit your backspace key to remap the command to that key. This only changes the delete key for schematics, so repeat this process with a PCB document open.
'''You're done!''' Welcome to Altium!
'''You're done!''' Welcome to Altium!
==Addendum: SVN==
==Addendum: SVN==
If you need a single file from the SSI SVN, you can download it from the [https://ssi-svn.stanford.edu/ web interface]. If you want to download many files, or make changes, you will need to [[SVN|properly check out the SVN repo]].
If you need a single file from the SSI SVN, you can download it from the [https://ssi-svn.stanford.edu/ web interface]. If you want to download many files, or make changes, you will need to [[SVN|check out the SVN repo]].
[[Category: Altium]]
[[Category: Altium]]