Defining Multi-board Assembly Preferences for Altium Designer

Created: Maj 03, 2023 | Updated: Marzec 07, 2025 | Applies to versions: 23, 24 and 25

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 building a multi-board.

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 entered 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 the panel to configure the settings in an open multi-board assembly.

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.

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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