Altium Changelog
Option 1: Recent Major Version Highlights (Summary) Altium Designer 24
Rigid-Flex Improvements: Enhanced rigid-flex design capabilities, including advanced board definition and stack-up management. Routing Enhancements: New glossing algorithms and improved differential pair routing. Open PCB Data Standard: Support for the IPC-2581 standard. Simulation: Updates to the Simbeor simulator engine for high-speed design. User Interface: Improvements to the Properties panel and schematic capture workflows.
Altium Designer 23
Design Review: Enhanced Markup and Commenting features for better collaboration. Documentation: New Draftsman® features, including improved dimensioning and stack-up tables. Schematic: Ability to modify multiple component parameters simultaneously. PCB: Expanded support for teardrops and improved via shielding. altium changelog
Altium Designer 22
Routing: Significant improvements to differential pair routing and length tuning. Harness Design: Introduction of the Harness Design feature for cable and wire harnesses. Data Management: Enhanced integration with Octopart for real-time supply chain data. 3D: Improved 3D PDF export capabilities.
Option 2: How to Access the Official Changelog If you need the detailed, technical breakdown of every patch (e.g., specific bug fixes for version 24.2.1), you can access the official log here: Option 1: Recent Major Version Highlights (Summary) Altium
Web Portal: Visit www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/release-notes In-Software: Open Altium Designer, go to the top menu: Help > News and Updates (or "Extensions and Updates" in older versions). PDF Format: Detailed release notes are often installed locally within the Altium installation folder under Documentation .
Option 3: Sample Format of a Technical Entry This is an example of how an individual entry appears in the official technical changelog. Version: 24.2.2 (Build 45) Date: March 2024 New Features:
45783: Added support for importing Inventor 2024 files. 89120: Implemented new "Align Components" feature within the PCB editor. Simulation: Updates to the Simbeor simulator engine for
Resolved Issues:
PCB Editor: Fixed a crash that occurred when routing a differential pair on a specific layer stack. Schematic: Resolved an issue where cross-probing would fail when using hierarchical blocks. Output Job: Fixed an error generating BOM files when the "Include Variants" option was toggled.