Defining Installation Preferences for Altium Designer

Summary

The System – Installation page of the Preferences dialog provides controls relating to updating the installation of the software.

Access

This page is accessed by clicking Installation under the System folder in the main Preferences dialog (accessed by clicking the button in the top right corner of the workspace).

Options/Controls

• Automatic Checking
  • Check frequency - use the drop-down to select how often you want the system to automatically check for updates. Choices include:
    • Never
    • On Start-up
    • Every day
    • Every 3 days (Default)
    • Every week
    • Every 2 weeks
    • Every month
  • Global installation service - select this option if you use global installation services.
  • Local installation service - select this option if you use local installation services.
  • Offline installation - use  to open a dialog to search for the desired folder for offline installations.