Josh Rong and I spent a couple of hours evaluating the usage of altium concord pro hosted on A365. Technically we have wanted to use Concord Pro for a while, but we had no computer that could host the server. With the addition of Altium 365 - Altium’s online workspace integration with Concord pro, and our contact allowing us access to 20 licenses, we are able to use the concord server and have it hosted on A365. Another advantage about this is that it allows us to collaborate with Altium’s component engineers and component libraries to integrate with our libraries and have fast access to new components not in our library. I have already mistakenly sent a part request that is currently being processed 😅 .
Up to date review thoughts: This is a really cool solution for component management and I can access all of Josh’s components that he migrated (which was our entire library) so I am liking this so far as a library management tool. The web interface is kinda buggy however, though the altium online help has been super good with helpful replies very quickly.
Note about downloading content:
Also another thing, to continue using the product we care about being able to retrieve the data after if our subscription ends. The altium support told me this is possible for both components and projects and to check out these links:
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Select file-> new integrated library. We are essentially going to put new components in this library and then migrate it to the server.
Right click on the new integrated library then select to add new to library → a schematic library and a footprint library.
Go to the SCHLIB PCBLIB panel and ctrl+c all the schematic diagrams PCB footprints you want to migrate. Go to the newly created schematic PCB library SCHLIB PCBLIB panel and Ctrl+V. Do the same for the additional PCBLIB SCHLIB files and the additional footprints schematic diagrams created. NOTE: Always first migrate PCB libraries, then Schematic Libraries
Once done, follow this guide to migrate to the server: https://www.altium.com/concord-guide/step_nine_library_migration.html#opening_migrator. Note that after you have gone through the migration wizard, make sure to check the logs and the A365 component library for a successful migration.
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