Contents. Installation of any software application should be straightforward, intuitive and, perhaps above all, fast. Furthermore, when you have that software installed, you want to be able to update it as and when you deem necessary, and in a streamlined fashion. Altium Designer provides a fast, efficient Installation Management System that caters for this very need - a system that not only expedites the initial installation process, but lets you handcraft the features available to that soft ware at any time after installation. Streamlined installation courtesy of the Altium Designer Installer. There are two key elements to installation, definable across the various pages of the installation wizard, allowing you to control what gets installed, and where:.

Design Functionality - allowing you to specify which features are installed initially. The PCB Design option provides the base software and core technologies required to perform PCB design. It is always installed and cannot be deselected. Use the remaining options to tailor the install to suit your needs. This will also have an impact on the initial installation time too!. Install Location - allowing you to specify the destination folders for the install, in terms of both the Program Files and Shared Documents install locations. These locations become especially important when installing multiple instances of Altium Designer.

The installation itself is streamlined and expedient. Adobe indesign free version. This allows you to get installed, and up-and-running in the quickest time possible. Once installed, you can further refine your installation, in terms of available features and functionality. Licensing Altium Designer Main article: Altium Designer includes a streamlined licensing system, enabling you to get licensed and up-and-running with your Altium Designer Software in a timely and efficient manner. The system offers various licensing types to meet, and suit, your licensing needs:. client-side license acquisition is administered by an Altium managed server.

client-side license acquisition is managed by the user through use of a licensing file (.alf). client-side license acquisition is administered by the Private License Service of an - a free, on-premise server that provides remote Altium product installation and license management. Extending the Capabilities of Altium Designer Main article: Facilitating the ability to enhance your Altium Designer instance, customization of the software is made possible through the concept of Extensions. This is a key concept of the system to understand. An extension is effectively an add-on to the software, providing extended features and functionality. A core set of features and functions are installed and handled transparently as part of the initial install, referred to as System Resources. In addition, Optional Extensions are available - packets of functionality that are optionally installed or removed by the user as required.

It is the extension concept that enables the installation to be handcrafted in accordance with design needs. Customization of an Altium Designer installation essentially boils down to management of the available extensions. Install, update, or remove available extensions as and when you need to. Many extensions are available from Altium for use with Altium Designer. In addition, and with the, you can extend the functionality of Altium Designer yourself through use of the Altium Designer SDK (Software Development Kit) - creating your own extensions for the software. And inherent to the Altium Developer extension is the dedicated Developer Interface - the user interface for manging custom extensions. Part of this interface is a publishing feature that enables you to share those extensions securely with a wider audience through release to a global repository of extensions (a Global Extensions Gallery, if you will).

This is a cloud-based Altium Repository and opens up the possibility for third party developers to offer and trade extensions for Altium Designer, through secure distribution, licensing, and installation of the extensions they craft. The Extensions & Updates view can also be accessed directly from the License Management view, by clicking on the Extensions and Updates control, below the available licenses listing. Examples and Libraries We all can appreciate using examples to get us up-and-running with specific aspects of the software. At times, such examples showcase a feature, or set of features, that makes the learning curve a little less steep. In a similar fashion, we like to have access to a pre-developed set of libraries, giving us a boost in the choice of components we can use 'out-of-the-box'. A selection of example designs are installed as part of the initial installation. In a standard default installation of the software, these can be found in the Users Public Documents Altium AD18 Examples folder of the installation.

Further reference designs, design components, and board templates, are available through various sections in the area of the Altium website:. Reference Designs - are available that showcase functionality in the PCB design domain. These can be downloaded from the section. Components - delivered through the Altium Content Vault, they can be accessed for placement during design-time via Altium Designer's. Managed components deliver another level of unification; not only do they include all models, they also include up-to-date supply chain information. In fact, this spanning of the design and supply chain worlds empowers the components to become truly Unified Components. For the latest information on what components are available, including descriptions of all device families, check out the section.

As well as access to the managed components, you can also download an up-to-date Integrated Library of each available component family. Just look for the Download link when you're reading about a component family. Board Templates - also offered through the Altium Content Vault, and providing a range of board templates, managed sheets, and board connector components. Check out the section to browse what's available. Once the base version of Altium Designer is installed on a computer (e.g. 18.0.9), you can either update to a subsequent version (e.g.

18.0.10), or that subsequent version can be installed as a fresh and distinct instance. The Installation System supports the concurrent installation of different instances of the software. The beauty of installing different version instances is that it enables you to quickly access a previous version directly, and independently, whereas an update effectively replaces the earlier version with the later one. When running the installer for a subsequent version of Altium Designer, an additional page of the Altium Designer Installer wizard will be available - Installation Mode.

This page gives you the choice of either updating an existing version instance of Altium Designer, or installing as a separate new version instance. Choose the New installation option to maintain separate version instances of the software on the same computer. Remember to specify different destination folders for the new instance later in the wizard. To install a separate instance, ensure the New installation option is chosen as the mode of installation. Installation Folders There are two important factors that facilitate the installation of multiple individual version instances of the software:. The ability to specify different destination folders during the install, in terms of both the Program Files and Shared Documents install locations. The system's use of a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) for each independent instance.

This identifier - which uses the standard 128-bit URN model and is displayed as a 32-character hexadecimal number - is used to uniquely distinguish the application data folders, as well as entries in the registry. When you run a particular instance of Altium Designer, the system handles, through use of this identifier, only those files and registry entries specific to that instance. Identifying the GUID used for the active version instance of Altium Designer.

Changing Installed Core Functionality after Installation During initial installation of Altium Designer, you have a choice over the core design functionality you want to be installed. This choice is not 'set in stone' however, and can be modified at any time after installation. This can be performed from two places:. Internally from within Altium Designer - from the Installed page of the Extensions & Updates view. Externally from within Windows - from the standard Programs and Features page (accessed from the Control panel in Windows 7 and above). From Altium Designer.

System Installation

Access the Extensions & Updates view (click on the control at the top-right of the workspace and choose Extensions and Updates from the menu) and switch to the Installed page. Click the button, at the top-right of the Platform region. This accesses the Configure Platform page, presenting the core feature set for the software - including platform extensions - and is identical in content to that found on the Select Design Functionality page of the Altium Designer Installer. Make changes to the core functionality of your Altium Designer installation by configuring the platform from within the Extensions & Updates view. Make changes to the installed core feature set as required, by checking/unchecking the box next to a feature - modifications are distinguished by the applicable entry becoming bold. Once modifications have been made, click the button, at the top-right of the page.

A confirmation dialog will appear, click OK to apply the changes and restart Altium Designer. The instance of Altium Designer will close and a window will appear showing progress, in terms of download of the files required to implement the change(s), followed by the installation of those files. Altium Designer will then be restarted. From Windows. Access the Programs and Features page through the Windows Control panel, then right-click on the entry for Altium Designer and use the Change command from the context menu. If you have installed multiple instances of Altium Designer, ensure changes are being made to the correct instance. It can be a good idea to have the Version attribute displayed as an additional column on the Programs and Features page, so that the correct instance can be quickly verified.

The Altium Designer Installer wizard will be presented. Login through the Account Log In pop-up window, after which you will be taken to the Select Design Functionality page. Make changes to the installed core feature set as required and click Next. Modify the installation at any stage by changing the core functionality installed. The Ready To Modify page will be presented. At this point, the Installer has all the information it requires to proceed with modification of the installation.

If you need to change anything, click the Back button. If you want to cancel out of the install, click Cancel.

To go ahead and proceed with the modification, click Next. The page will change to Modifying Altium Designer and the files required to implement the change will be downloaded and then installed. Modification of the installation proceeds by downloading the files required to implement desired changes to the software.

Once downloaded, those files will be installed. The modification to the installation is now complete. An option is provided to launch Altium Designer when you exit the Installer, enabled by default. Simply click Finish to exit the wizard.

Updating to a Later Version This can be performed from two places:. Internally from within Altium Designer - from the Updates page of the Extensions & Updates view. Externally from within Windows - from the standard Programs and Features page (accessed from the Control panel in Windows 7 and above). From Altium Designer.

Access the Extensions & Updates view (click on the control at the top-right of the workspace and choose Extensions and Updates from the menu) and switch to the Updates page. The page presents all Altium Designer platform updates that are available, arranged in chronological order, to provide an historical view of platform changes since the last update.

The most recent version build incoporates the changes from all previous updates. To view further information on any Platform update, click on its name link to open a detailed view. In most cases this will provide an expanded description of the update's function, and Release Notes that summarize its changes over the previous version. Update to a new version of Altium Designer, directly from within the current version!.

To download and install a software update listed under the main Updates tab, click its associated button that appears when you hover the mouse cursor over the update entry name (hovering over the icon also reveals the version number of the new update). Alternatively, if browsing the detailed view for the update, simply click the button. If your license or subscription status does not allow the update, or you are not logged in to the Altium portal, a warning message will pop up to indicate the issue.

A progress bar will appear, showing progress of the download (essentially getting the installer for the later version from the secure cloud-based Altium Repository). Should you need to cancel the update, simply click its associated cancel icon ( ). A confirmation dialog will appear, alerting you to the fact that a restart is required to install the platform update - click Yes. The instance of Altium Designer will close and a window will appear (essentially the Updating Altium Designer page of the Installer wizard) showing progress, in terms of download of the files required to implement the update, followed by the installation of those files.

Altium Designer will then be restarted. Download and run the AltiumDesignerSetup.exe file associated with the latest version of the software. Follow the installation process, using the Altium Designer Installer for the new version. After agreeing to the End-User License Agreement, you will be presented with the Installation Mode page. This page gives you the choice of either updating an existing version instance of Altium Designer, or installing as a separate new version instance. Choose the Update existing version option, then use the drop-down field to select the specific instance of the software you wish to update.

The Program Files and Shared Documents install locations will be summarized based on the chosen instance. Choose to update an existing instance of Altium Designer during installation of a later version of the software. Click Next. The Ready To Update page will be presented.

System Installation And Evaluation

At this point, the Installer has all the information it requires to proceed with update of the existing installation. If you need to change anything, click the Back button. If you want to cancel out of the install, click Cancel.

To go ahead and proceed with the update, click Next. Login through the Account Log In pop-up window. Once this is done, the page will change to Updating Altium Designer and the files required to implement the update will be downloaded and then installed.

Update of the installation proceeds by downloading the files required to implement required changes to the software. Once downloaded, those files will be installed. The update to the installation is now complete.

An option is provided to launch Altium Designer when you exit the Installer, enabled by default. Simply click Finish to exit the wizard. Uninstalling Uninstalling Altium Designer is performed using the Altium Designer Uninstaller.

This wizard-based uninstaller is accessed from the standard Programs and Features page (accessed from the Control panel in Windows 7 and above). Simply right-click on the entry for Altium Designer and use the Uninstall command from the context menu. Uninstalling the software is streamlined, courtesy of the Altium Designer Uninstaller. Three actions are provided, facilitating varying degrees of 'uninstall' as follows:. Uninstall - removes the install folders (program files and shared documents locations) but leaves preferences-based folders alone. This enables you to have a build that is not currently installed, but whose preferences can still be reused, for example by importing into another installed version. Remove Preferences - removes just the preferences-based folders, covering system application data and security files, user application data files and user local application data.

Remove Completely - total removal of the entire installation (i.e. Installation folders and preferences folders). Choose the uninstall action required. If you want to cancel out of the uninstall, click Cancel. To go ahead and proceed with the uninstall, click Next. The page will change to Uninstalling Altium Designer and the chosen action will be processed. Once the uninstall is complete, simply click Finish on the Uninstallation Complete page of the Uninstaller.

System Installation Disk

INSTALLED SYSTEM As a part of the Intercon Coupler System, customers are furnished ladder members for installation in the barge notch walls. Alternatively, skeg modules can be fabricated at Intercon, with the complete ladder section incorporated. The ladder members provide a continuous tooth pattern on the fore and aft sides of the section, designed to engage the ram's helmet, and thereby lock the tug's vertical motion relative to the barge. The side taper is relatively flat to minimize resultant thrust from bow to stern sway loads. The tooth profiles are of equal angle, and peaked to balance forces and minimize multi-angle planes of contact when connected. Ladder vertical length can vary from 15 ft. To 50 ft., eliminating the need for ballasting either vessel when entering the notch.

When engaged, the Intercon Coupler System fully eliminates hull to hull contact between tug and barge, permitting the tug to pitch freely relative to the barge. Crew fatigue is lessened given smoother tug motions afforded by the pitchline being aligned with living areas.

With the ability to retract the interface heads within the hull envelope, the Intercon System avoids dangerous, fixed projections on both the tug and barge. This feature also preserves fleet interchangeability. Tugs equipped with the Intercon Coupler System can conventionally push or tow non-System barges, and conversely, non-Intercon Coupler System tugs can work with ladder equipped barges. Each vessel retains its ability to operate as any vessel in its respective class.