The dialog has three tabs, which are described in the following sections. Alternatively, select Add/Remove Libraries from the Design menu in the Schematic or PCB editor. Making Libraries AvailableĪll three of the methods of making a library available are configured in the Available Libraries dialog, click the Libraries button at the top of the panel to open the dialog. Once libraries have been made available the contents of one of those libraries is presented in the Libraries panel, and components can be placed from it. Search paths are a project setting, only those defined in the active project can be accessed. are available on a defined search path.have been installed in Altium Designer, or.belong to the active project (the project currently selected in the Projects panel), or.

The term available libraries means those libraries that: In Altium Designer, components, footprints and other models can only be used from available libraries.

If the panel is already open and docked with other panels, use the Libraries tab to bring it to the front. If the Libraries panel is currently in the group of docked Workspace panels, use the Libraries tab located at the bottom of the panels to bring it to the front. Panels can be configured to be floating in the editor space or docked to sides of the screen. Use the System button to display the Libraries panel, the tick indicates that the panel is already opened in the workspace.

Click the System button at the bottom-right of Altium Designer and select the Libraries entry from the pop-up menu that appears.

In the Schematic Editor, select Design » Browse Library.

In the PCB Editor, select Design » Browse Components.

The Libraries panel enables you to browse and place components from the libraries currently available in Altium Designer. Use the Libraries panel to access components in libraries currently available in Altium Designer.

Filtering Components in the Current Library.

Setting the Browse Mode for Library Types.

Browsing and Placing from the Current Library.

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