Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics

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Show Highlight - Pro Tips! 

How do you build a new data management system? 

Build templates and defaults (files) and remember to always do this FIRST - copy the Altium defaults and set them up from there. Please review all the parameters and learn how they flow. Then check in to Concord / Altium365.

Review and organize your categorization system. Make templates. Don't make it more complicated than it needs to be. Restrain yourself from over-organizing.

Build up a test project and test it out.

Bonus: Use the drafting system; it is awesome.

Show Notes:

Why did you start using Altium 365 Pro? 

Flat data model is dead

Database and programmable access to a managed data system

Version control within the new data management system

Part availability and shortages and crosses

Better than Digi-key in some cases :)

What solutions/benefits did this offer to the organizations you are involved in?

Digging into the details: Advice for your peers and those considering this solution: 

Maybe prototype and implementation should be different

Migrating to Altium 365...go slow and don’t jump into the migrator right away.

The templating system is great...USE IT! (if Pro)

Sample data is a nice place to start, but hardly a perfect plan

Directories are a good start, but data quality varies and is inconsistent

Highly recommend the pro version

Concord Pro for DoD work (on-premises)

Plan it out, figure out what really matters. I wasted a lot of time on what didn't matter.

I ultimately wrote an entire document with footprint names/IDs, formatting of the descriptions, etc.  After making a mess.

Rs and Cs were the hardest.  Use Excel to build tables. (John Watson’s tip)

Lot's of little details which are not readily apparent how they work together.

Links and Resources:

Escape Room TechAnidea EngineeringAltium 365Concord Pro (On premise)Altium 365 Pro Subscription (includes Concord Pro for Data Management)

Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics