getting started with Altium Designer 12

[ebez2010]

can someone help me with getting started with Altium Designer. I just started using it two weeks ago. p.s. I'm having problems with 3D mode 

ebez2010

[free_electron]

What do you mean problems with 3d mode.
Press number 3 to enter 3d mode , press number 2 to exit 3d mode.
Its that simple.
Two things : you need some horsepower on the grafix card , and you need a spacenavigator to really use 3d mode. A mouse doesn't cut the mistard .....

[ebez2010]

is there some good tutorials for altuim

[free_electron]

they got some videos on their website

[twistedresistor]

Hi ebez2010,
as was I. If you hope on somebody who can show you "How to Altium" you will be very disappointed. There will be nobody who knows everything about it and Altium has too many ways to do one thing.

1st register for a guided introduction "Live webinar" on their website, this is free and happens every week. You are connected via webseminar to an Altium engineer who gives you an 2h introduction. You can also ask questions during. This is very very helpful if you never worked with Altium

http://altium.force.com/events
Search for "Introduction to Designing with Altium" in your language and your Region.
Click on register and input your details. Half an hour before the Webinar starts, you get an email with the link to it.

2nd watch all the training videos on their website. ("Hello, Marty here!"). Every video is short and focussed on one topic.
http://altium.com/training/en/training-videos.cfm

3rd Read the Getting Started Part of the Wiki
http://wiki.altium.com/display/ADOH/Getting+Started+with+Altium+Designer

Next thing, download the Tutorial and work it through
http://wiki.altium.com/display/ADOH/Download+PDF+Learning+Guides NEW link

After all that, the Altium Wiki is your friend. It is very well structured and even gives you hints.

After that, there are hundreds of tutorials on Youtube.

And after all that, you probably have to ask your company for a 3-day-course which is about 1500 $.
Also you might be able to squeeze a few infos from your local sales rep. The Altuim Support is very comprehensive and if you ask right he will give you the info you need and not be trying to sell you a seminar.

EDIT: This is a similar thread with lots of info
Altium- I am about to cry!!

HTH
twistedresistor