SVN VERSION CONTROL IN ALTIUM #27

Version control in makes any project very easy to manage and work with different versions of the same projects and makes modifications and make easy management of all the versions and storing of all the versions.
In Altium, it has got its own version control and also SVN external version control.

THIS TUTORIAL IS ONLY FOR THE VERSION CONTROL OF THE PROJECTS IN LOCAL COMPUTER ONLY.

Step 1: Make new PCB project.

Step 2: Then go to preferences of ALTIUM  and navigate to Data Management and Version Control
and check the User external Suberversion Radio button and check on SVN-Suberversion check box. Or click on Auto Detect.

Step 3: Now click on Design Repositories and click on Create New and Click on SVN.

Step 4: Name Repository some name like "MyRepo" and in location choose the folder where you work. Mine is "altiumrepo". Then Hit OK.
The status will be green if everythings OK.

Step 5: Now on project right click and choose version control and add project to version control.

Step 6: Choose the Repo and Hit OK.

Now we can comit the project or inidivual file from the same menu by right clicking it . For check out go to storage manager and right click and click on revert on specified file or project.

ENABLE LARGE CROSS HAIR IN ALTIUM DESIGNER #25

We have the default small cursor as

Then to change to large cursor or cross hair.

Step 1 :
Go to preferences. DXP -> Preferences or Tools -> Preferences

Step 2:
Navigate to PCB editor -> General.

Step 3:
Click on the drop down menu with small 90 chosen.

Step 4:
Choose large 90 and hit enter or OK.

Then its done.

CREATING 0805 SMD DESIGN IN SOLIDWORKS #24

Here's the previous part of the tutorial "http://shortedwire.blogspot.com/2014/09/creating-0805-smd-design-in-solidworks.html"

Now click on the features and extrude Boss /Base. Then enter the value 0.5mm.

Then the result likes

Now create a new part file and do same with dimensions 1.25mm x 0.35mm.

Save the file with "side" name.

Again create a new file and click on assembly this time.

Now click on insert component.

Now click and drag the component drag the side twice and body once and screen will be like.

Now click on the highlighted two faces and click on mates. 

Then the two faces will be collinear and like.

Similarly do same for all the faces which needs to collinear and finally results the 0805 package.

Finally save it as STEP 14 file and then import it to altium. 

CREATING 0805 SMD DESIGN IN SOLIDWORKS #23

First start solid work click new and click new part.

Now hit OK.

Now click on SKETCH on top left corner.

Then click on front plane then sketch will start.

Click on rectangle tool. 

Then drag a rectangle

Now click on Smart Dimension from the toolbar. 

Click and drag the dimension from the rectangle

Enter Dimension 1.3 mm and hit enter

Do same for the other side but with 1.25mm dimension.

Then right click on the line as shown in the image below.

Then click on the select midpoint and holding down the control click on the origin. 

Then click on vertical. This will turn the vertical lines to black.(This is not cumpulsory step.)

Now do same for the vertical lines also and hit horizontal option and this will turn all rectangle to black color.

Now the rectangle is all done and i'll continue on the next post. 

Here' you get in end. 

Then at the very end and will be using it with Altium Designer 14

Here's the next part of the tutorial "http://shortedwire.blogspot.com/2014/09/creating-0805-smd-design-in-solidworks_29.html"