Making PCB footprints in Altium 10?

[grizedale]

Hello,

I am using Altium 10.

I wish to do an SMT inductor footprint.

I wish it to have a silscreen outline, and also i wish to have a courtyard outline (the 'courtyard' outline is not for printing on the pcb, but is just showing the maximum outline of the component and can be used for collision avoidance.

I cannot see this 'courtyard' layer in the "layer colors" dialog box, do you know where it is?

Also, Altium offers me 'wizards' to make components, but to be honest, i am not sure how to use these and simply wish to size and place pads down myself....but are there any youtube videos etc which show how to do this?

 

[Anonymous_Ricky]

you can use some mechanical layer(any spare mechanical layer which you are not using anywhere else) for providing courtyard line.
I think you can also add layers in Altium so if you still want courtyard layer you can add that in Altium but I would suggest better to use some existiing mechanical layer.

 

[psatish1264]

Hi,
I you are not able to make or you have doubts whatever footprint you made then try to browse altium site there you will get so many readymade footprints.

 

[grizedale]

ifi cant see the mechanical layers in the layers window, how do i get them there?

 

[psatish1264]

hi,
Press L (shortcut) and enable the required mechanical layer or go to design/Board layers and colors.

 

[Anonymous_Ricky]

https://www.altium.com/files/training/Module 9 - Setting Up The PCB.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfr2GmodQVE