Defining Multi-board Assembly Preferences for Altium Designer

The pages in the Multi-board Assembly category of the Preferences dialog provide access to preferences relating to features and functionality of Multi-board Assembly.

For detailed information about multi-board designs, refer to the Designing with Multiple PCBs page.

General

The Multi-board Assembly - General page of the Preferences dialog is used to configure which objects to import from the PCB when buidling a multi-board.

The Multi-board Assembly – General page of the Preferences dialog
The Multi-board Assembly – General page of the Preferences dialog

PCB Import
  • Import Free 3D Bodies - check the box to import free 3D Bodies. 3D Bodies that are part of a component footprint are not affected by this option.
  • Do Not Import Component With Height Less Than - enable to not import components with height less than the mils you enter in the textbox.

View Configuration

The Multi-board Assembly - View Configuration page of the Preferences dialog is used to configure the default system colors and display options of a Multi-board assembly. The same set of options is available in the Multi-board Assembly View Configuration panel, use these to configure the settings in an open multi-board assembly.

The Multi-board Assembly – View Configuration page of the Preferences dialog
The Multi-board Assembly – View Configuration page of the Preferences dialog

System Colors

Click the colored box to open a custom color drop-down to select a color for the associated object.

Display Options

Projection – determine the projection of the view. Choose from:

  • Orthographic - choose this option to see the exact position of objects and text on the Multi-board Assembly without being obscured by surrounding objects.
  • Perspective - choose this option for a more realistic view of the Multi-board Assembly.
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Note

The features available depend on your Altium product access level. Compare features included in the various levels of Altium Designer Software Subscription and functionality delivered through applications provided by the Altium 365 platform.

If you don’t see a discussed feature in your software, contact Altium Sales to find out more.

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