Dxdesigner file types

The "expedition. This file is only used when using the fpganets. In order to start the layout of a board, you will need the layer template files.

The following files need to be downloaded:. A shell script has been written that allows you to quickly select the library that needs to be udpated.

The first time you execute the script it may take several minutes to download all of the libraries, but on successive updates you'll only be downloading the files that have changed since your last synchronization. The PCB Library is located here:. The Dashboard window will open with the active project defaulting to the last active project or none if it is the first time you have used it since the installation.

It can be initially defined at minimum as a name in a schematic library to which pins and any graphical symbols or alternative display options needed for implementation may be added.

This flexibility allows a component to be represented in different ways during the design and capture process. Main article: Design Rules. A scope is effectively a query that you build to define all the member objects that are governed by that rule, giving you full control. These rules rely on a pre-defined list format where higher numbers on the list have precedence over those that are lower:.

Conditional layer rules can be applied for an additional level of precedence. For example, a Default with a conditional layer rule would be higher in the precedence hierarchy than a simple Default rule. In Altium Designer, scoping allows you to decide exactly what a rule's precedence will be and how it will be applied to target objects through a query. You can even define multiple rules of the same type, but each targeting different objects. Queries are easily accessed for any rule Figure Advanced Query options are also available to help you write your own, more complex queries.

Double-clicking on any rule while in the PCB Rules and Constraint Editor dialog will bring up the specific query for that rule in the right panel. If you do not want to use a design rule, but may want to use it in the future, rather than delete it you can simple disable it.

Toggle the corresponding Enable option for the rule in the relevant list. In addition to scoping, there is also a user-defined priority setting. The combination of rule scoping and priority is very powerful and gives an unprecedented level of control that allows you to precisely target the design rules for your board.

An integrated library in Altium Designer is one where the source symbol, footprint, and all other information e. SPICE and other model files are compiled into a single file. During compilation checks are made to see how relationships are defined, to validate the relationship between the models and the symbols and to bundle them into a single integrated library. This file can not be directly edited after compilation, offering portability and security. Graphical representation of the shape defined for the component to mount onto the PCB.

This is 2-dimensional representation only, and can be quite different from the actual component itself. The term Part is used only as part of the design capture schematic process in Altium Designer. Once placed as a footprint into a PCB file, it is given a designator and value comment and becomes a component. Below are references to other articles and tutorials in the Altium Wiki that talk more about the conceptual information, as well as walking you through specific tasks.

Remember, you can also browse through the Help contents, and use F1 and What's This at any time in a dialog for more details. For a tutorial that steps you through all the basics of creating components, read Creating Library Components Tutorial.

For a tutorial that steps you through all the basics of editing multiple objects, read Editing Multiple Objects. Skip to main content. Mobile menu. Explore Products. Altium Community. Old Content - visit altium. PCB Design. How to Buy. Product Extension. If the sheet border is correctly set up the Title is the schematic name, to change it edit it in the Navigator view and propagate it to the sheets using the above command. You can check this by using the Border Properties command from the context menu on the right mouse button if you click this whilst in an empty part of the sheet no objects selected.

You can edit the border properties in the Property Dialog using this command, but it only affects the current sheet, and you should really propagate these values throughout the design to ensure the correct sheet numbers and sheet total. Also look at this discussion Re: Defining border attributes and border. To update the other items you edit them from the settings dialog read the other post I referred you to, you can ignore the comments about DC.

The 'user data' such as Revision, Author etc need to be in your property file in order to have this work correctly I suggest you read the manuals on this. From the other post "The data apart from the properties are edited via the Setup - Settings dialog.

Look in Setup - Settings and under the Boards section you will see the Borders sub-section. Title block needs to be changed in the Navigator: See the snip attached.

Type the name you want then run Tools - Update Other Objects - Properties to propagate the change to the sheet. If you are still stuck go to SupportNet and search for more information.