RU-V207/Altium
4
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Actions Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Compare commits

base: RU-V207/Altium:5987682cbcb48f1b2fa7e0191361536809e7cff8
Branches Tags
RU-V207/Altium:master
..
compare: RU-V207/Altium:a8cc10486f682d446b9f36f5536cf1215282226a
Branches Tags
RU-V207/Altium:master
2 Commits
5987682cbc .. a8cc10486f
Author SHA1 Message Date
foley a8cc10486f made student a sub-heading 2026-09-01 22:23:00 +00:00
foley 3e13d7b9c4 Moved student info to the top and added info for staff 2026-09-01 22:20:55 +00:00
1 changed files with 11 additions and 7 deletions
Expand all files Collapse all files
README.md
+11 -7
View File
@@ -3,19 +3,23 @@
Documentation and support files for Altium at Reykjavik University
* Maintainer: Joseph T. Foley
* Main Contact: cad-admin AT RU . IS
* Student issues, particularly licenses and private Workspaces: studentsupport AT altium . com
* More support files on related topics can be found at the Reykjavik University CANVAS course "Robotics and IOT". Contact the maintainer to join.
* [Altium Education](altium-education.md)
* Main Contact: `cad-admin` at RU.IS
## Students:
* Get your license at [Altium Education](altium-education.md)
* Getting help, particularly regarding licenses: `studentsupport@altium.com`
## Staff:
* Contact `cad-admin` requesting access. We have a very limited number of staff licenses.
# Overview
Altium Designer is an expensive professional-grade ECAD software for schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation. They also sell cheaper (and free) PCB layout tools for hobbyists.
Altium Designer is an expensive professional-grade ECAD software for schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation. They also sell free PCB layout tools for hobbyists under the name [CircuitMaker](https://www.altium.com/circuitmaker).
* Altium requires the Windows operating system. If you are on linux or OSX, you will need to run it in a 64-bit virtual machine. We recommend using VirtualBox with Windows 11 Education at the Microsoft Azure websiteLinks to an external site.
* Altium requires the Windows operating system. If you are on linux or OSX, you will need to run it in a 64-bit virtual machine. We recommend using VirtualBox with Windows 11 Education at the Microsoft Azure
* All Altium licenses and content has been moved into the official Altium Cloud called Altium 365. You will be using Altium 365 Workspaces detailed at https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-365/workspace One large benefit is that you will be able to access Altium off campus without needing to use the VPN.
## Documentation: https://www.altium.com/documentation/Links to an external site.
## Documentation: https://www.altium.com/documentation/
* Altium Education Tutorial (after registration): https://education.altium.com/courses/unit-1-introduction-to-pcb-design
* Basic Tutorial: https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/tutorial-complete-design-walkthrough
* Altium365: https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-365