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Open Circuit Studio and make sure that you have the 'Altium Legacy PCB' importer installed.Open the PCB and click ‘File>Save Copy As’ and under type, select ‘PCB 5.0 Binary File’.
Pcb circuit maker how to#
Here is how to import an Altium Designer project into Circuit Studio: CS does not support importing the latest AD PCB files however the AD user can save the PCB as AD v5 files, and send it to the CS user to import. Since AD is found across many companies, it is likely that a CS user would need to be able to open some AD files when collaborating with others. I ran through a simple example of how to follow the steps above in the video:
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I like to make a new copy of the schematic in the newly-created project folder so this PCB file isn't linked to a schematic file in some random project folder. Add the schematic associated with the PCB to your project by clicking ‘Project>Add Existing to Project’ and finding the file you want to associate with the PCB.Save the PCB file to your newly-created project folder. Import your Circuit Studio PcbDoc by clicking ‘File>Import>Altium PCB’.Open a new blank PcbDoc by clicking ‘File>New>PCB’.In AD, create a new PCB project by clicking ‘File>New>Project…’ and configure the settings for your PCB project.Save a copy of the Circuit Studio files to be sure that if mistakes are made in this process the Circuit Studio project will remain in tact.In the upper-right corner of the section that describes the AD version, click ‘Configure.’ Check the box under ‘Importers/Exporters’ for ‘Altium PCB’ and click’ APPLY’ at the top of the page. On the ‘Home’ page that is visible on startup, go to the ‘Admin’ tab and then click on the ‘Extensions and Updates’ tab. Make sure Altium Designer is updated to at least 15.1.13.To import a Circuit Studio PCB file into Altium Designer: Altium supports simply opening the Circuit Studio schematic file in Altium Designer, however the PCB file must be imported.
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The most common concern is getting stranded in CS once the needs of the company drive them to AD.
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Pcb circuit maker upgrade#
While most small companies don’t have a need for all of the features provided in high-end tools like Altium Designer, the natural state of most entrepreneurs is first and foremost ‘optimistic.’ Surely their company will one day need the most advanced tools, so does it make sense to be ready for future growth by getting the best tool today? Usually, the answer is, ‘Not at that price we need to keep the lights on!’įor those companies that want to serve their simple needs of today while making the upgrade path to advanced tools easy, Altium designed Circuit Studio (CS) files to be imported in Altium Designer (AD). With every hour of CAD design spent in the tool, and with each board released to production, it gets harder to change programs.
Pcb circuit maker professional#
The decision of which PCB CAD program to buy is huge anytime a professional design is undertaken.