Hello,
I went for an interview for an Altium PCB layout job with an electronics company in Southampton. Their Chief Engineer had with him a 16 page document that he had written himself. This document contained all the details about how Altium should be set up within their company. It was very detailed.
Apparently, if there are more than one engineer using Altium within a company, then all of those engineers must ensure that multiple Altium features are set up the same on each of their Altium configurations on their individual PC’s.
If this “mutual setup” is not done, and each engineer uses Altium without “aligning” their Altium with the other engineers in the company, then disaster ensues.
I believe that one problem that happens if the separate Altiums are not “aligned” is that one person will open a PCB layout file, and what he sees as “silk screen”, might actually be “top copper” on the other Altium.
So do you know if there is a guide anywhere on this “Mutual alignment” process that is essential for using Altium within a company.?
(by the way this "mutual alignment" might be essential for all PCB layout packages.......mind you , i know for a fact that its not necessary for Eagle Pro.)
I went for an interview for an Altium PCB layout job with an electronics company in Southampton. Their Chief Engineer had with him a 16 page document that he had written himself. This document contained all the details about how Altium should be set up within their company. It was very detailed.
Apparently, if there are more than one engineer using Altium within a company, then all of those engineers must ensure that multiple Altium features are set up the same on each of their Altium configurations on their individual PC’s.
If this “mutual setup” is not done, and each engineer uses Altium without “aligning” their Altium with the other engineers in the company, then disaster ensues.
I believe that one problem that happens if the separate Altiums are not “aligned” is that one person will open a PCB layout file, and what he sees as “silk screen”, might actually be “top copper” on the other Altium.
So do you know if there is a guide anywhere on this “Mutual alignment” process that is essential for using Altium within a company.?
(by the way this "mutual alignment" might be essential for all PCB layout packages.......mind you , i know for a fact that its not necessary for Eagle Pro.)