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Documentation Altium Designer Documentation ... PCB Query Functions Attribute Checks

IsMechanicalComponent

Created: August 02, 2022 | Updated: August 02, 2022 | Applies to version: 21

This document is no longer available beyond version 21.0. Information can now be found here: IsMechanicalComponent for version 25

Parent page: PCB Query Functions - Attribute Checks

Summary

Returns component objects whose Component Type property is Mechanical. These components do not have electrical properties, are not synchronized (you must manually place them in both editors), and are included in the BOM. An example is a heatsink.

Syntax

IsMechanicalComponent : Boolean/Boolean_String

Example Usage

IsMechanicalComponent
IsMechanicalComponent = True
IsMechanicalComponent = 'True'
Returns all component objects whose Component Type property is set to Mechanical.

Not IsMechanicalComponent
IsMechanicalComponent = False
IsMechanicalComponent = 'False'
Returns all objects except component objects whose Component Type property is set to Mechanical.

Tips

  1. The associated child primitive objects are not returned by this Query.

 

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