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How to put a Logo on a PCB in Altium

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===Making your Imported Image reusable===
#Create a Footprint and import the image into a Footprint Library (.PcbLib)##At this point you should have a .PcbDoc with a Top Overlay instance of your Logo##Hit Ctrl-A (to highlight all objects on the .PcbDoc)##Hit Ctrl-C (to copy everything to the clipboard)##Click somewhere near the center of the logo##Open up an existing (or create a new) .PcbLib##*File->New->Library->PCB Library##Right click on the "Components" Pane under the "PCB Library" Tab##Select "New Blank Component"##Click in the main PCB window & hit Ctrl-V & click to paste everything into the Component##Double click the "PCBComponent_1" in the "Components" Pane and give it a meaningful "Name" and "Description" like "My_Logo_Footprint", "Logo for my new awesome circuit board company!"##Save the .PcbLib#Create a Schematic Puppet to tie the footprint to##Open up an existing (or create a new) .SchLib##*File->New->Library->Schematic Library##Click the "Add" Button on the "SCH Library" Pane to create new Puppet and give it a name like "My_Logo_Puppet"##Create a shape that can be placed on a Schematic to indicate a Top Overlay Image###I Typically make it a descriptive text box###Place a Text Frame####press P for Place####select Text Frame###Change the options of the text frame by pressing Tab before you place it double clicking after you place it####Change the Text Color to Yellow####Change the Border to Red####Change the Fill Color to Blue####Check the Show Border box####Change the Border Width to Medium####Click the Text "Change..." Button and make it say something meaningful like "My Logo"###Fix the Settings and Link the Footprint you made in your .PcbLib to the Puppet you made in your .SchLib####Double Click your "My_Logo_Puppet" item in the SCH Library Pane####Change the Default Designator from "*" to "SS?" (SS for Silk Screen)####Click the "Add..." in the Models Box####Hit "OK" for "Footprint"####Click "Browse"####Choose your .PcbLib from the Libraries selector at the top####Select the Footprint you created, "My_Logo_Footprint" in this example####Click "OK"####Click "OK"####Click "OK"###Save the Library###Now you can place your logo onto your schematics you are create which will then be imported onto your PCB with the rest of your components!##You may want to hide the designator associated with your logo on your PCB. You can do this by...###Double click on the logo's designator (SS1 for instance) on your PCB to bring up the Settings window###Check the "Hide" box###Click "OK"
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