<s>
Altium	B-Algorithm
Designer	I-Algorithm
(	O
AD	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
PCB	O
and	O
electronic	O
design	O
automation	O
software	O
package	O
for	O
printed	O
circuit	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Australian	O
software	O
company	O
Altium	B-Algorithm
Limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altium	B-Algorithm
Designer	I-Algorithm
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
Altium	B-Algorithm
,	O
known	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
Protel	B-Algorithm
Systems	O
Pty	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
roots	O
back	O
to	O
1985	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
the	O
DOS-based	O
PCB	O
design	O
tool	O
known	O
as	O
Protel	B-Algorithm
PCB	I-Algorithm
(	O
which	O
later	O
emerged	O
into	O
Autotrax	B-Algorithm
and	O
Easytrax	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protel	B-Algorithm
PCB	I-Algorithm
was	O
marketed	O
internationally	O
by	O
HST	O
Technology	O
since	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
Mexico	O
beginning	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
marketed	O
by	O
San	O
Diego-based	O
ACCEL	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Tango	B-Algorithm
PCB	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
Protel	B-Algorithm
launched	O
the	O
circuit	O
diagram	O
editor	O
Protel	B-Algorithm
Schematic	I-Algorithm
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Protel	B-Algorithm
released	O
Advanced	O
Schematic	O
and	O
Advanced	O
PCB	O
1.0	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
1991	O
–	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Advanced	O
Schematic/PCB	O
2.x	O
(	O
1993	O
–	O
1995	O
)	O
and	O
3.x	O
(	O
1995	O
–	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Protel	B-Algorithm
98	I-Algorithm
consolidated	O
all	O
components	O
,	O
including	O
Advanced	O
Schematic	O
and	O
Advanced	O
PCB	O
,	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protel	B-Algorithm
99	I-Algorithm
in	O
1999	O
introduced	O
the	O
first	O
integrated	O
3D	O
visualization	O
of	O
the	O
PCB	O
assembly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Protel	B-Algorithm
99	I-Algorithm
SE	I-Algorithm
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protel	B-Algorithm
DXP	I-Algorithm
was	O
issued	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Protel	B-Algorithm
2004	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Altium	B-Algorithm
Designer	I-Algorithm
6.0	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altium	B-Algorithm
Designer	I-Algorithm
version	O
6.8	O
from	O
2007	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
offer	O
3D	O
visualization	O
and	O
clearance	O
checking	O
of	O
PCBs	O
directly	O
within	O
the	O
PCB	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altium	B-Algorithm
Designer	I-Algorithm
's	O
suite	O
encompasses	O
four	O
main	O
functional	O
areas	O
,	O
including	O
schematic	O
capture	O
,	O
3D	O
PCB	O
design	O
,	O
field-programmable	B-Architecture
gate	I-Architecture
array	I-Architecture
(	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
)	O
development	O
and	O
release/data	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
interactive	O
3D	O
editing	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
and	O
MCAD	B-Application
export	O
to	O
STEP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altium	B-Algorithm
Designer	I-Algorithm
supports	O
import	O
&	O
export	O
of	O
various	O
PCB	O
and	O
CAD	B-Application
data	O
exchange	O
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altium	B-Algorithm
Designer	I-Algorithm
is	O
capable	O
to	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
AutoCAD	O
/	O
and	O
ISO	O
STEP	O
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
