ConstraintsManager_Dlg-ScopesLibraryScopes Library_AD
Created: January 12, 2021 | Updated: April 13, 2021
| Applies to version: 21
Now reading version 21.0. For the latest, read: ConstraintsManager_Dlg-ScopesLibrary((Scopes Library))_AD for version 22
Summary
The Scopes Library dialog allows you to store query-based object matching scopes. custom scopes can be imported, managed and exported for reuse in other custom constraint rules.
Access
The dialog is accessed from the Constraints Editor in the following ways:
- Click the Edit Library button in the Scopes Library region of the Advanced constraints options mode of the Properties panel.
- Click in the Object Match column then select Export to Library.
Options/Controls
The key options are described below.
- Scope - lists all the scopes that have been defined.
- Expression - displays the expression defined for the associated scope.
- - opens the Query Helper dialog, which helps write search expressions.
- - opens the Query Builder dialog, which helps create a query.
- Update - use to update the rule in the Constraints Editor. This option is only available and accessible if a change has been made.
- Import - use to import the selected scope to the Constraints Editor. This option is only available and accessible if a scope is selected in the dialog that is not already in the Constraints Editor..
Tip
The information in the Scopes Library can be exported as a custom scope XML file, which can then be used to populate the Scope Library of another Altium Designer installation.