Available Libraries

Parent page: IntegratedLibrary Dialogs


The Project tab of the Available Libraries Dialog.

Summary

Use the Available Libraries dialog to add or remove libraries to and from the project, designate the hierarchy of project libraries, and specify library search paths.

Access

The Available Libraries dialog can be accessed from the Libraries panel in either of the following ways:

• Click the Libraries button in the upper left corner of the panel to open the Available Libraries dialog.
• Right-click on a component in the Component Name column of the Libraries Panel and select Add or Remove Libraries from the menu.

Options/Controls

Project Tab

The Projects tab lists all libraries that have been added to current project. You can also use this tab to add libraries to the project or change the order of the project libraries.

Both Schematic Libraries and PCB libraries are listed in the Project tab of the dialog.

Display Sections

• Project Libraries - Displays the file names of library documents used in the active project, including the file extension.
• Path - Allows you to see where the library is saved by displaying the file path.
• Type - Displays the type of library document listed. For example, a PCB library or Schematic library.

Buttons

• Move Up - Click to move the highlighted project library up in the list. The ordering of the list is important when the list is used for the model-link verification when, for example, compiling the project, synchronizing, or running a simulation. 
• Move Down - Click to move the highlighted project library down in the list. The ordering of the list is important when the list is used for the model-link verification when, for example, compiling the project, synchronizing, or running a simulation.
• Add Library - Click to open your file browser and select a library file from your local drive, which you wish to add to the list of project libraries.
• Remove - Click this button to remove the highlighted project library from this list.

Installed Tab

This tab lists out all libraries that are added to current workspace. You can also install new libraries, remove libraries, and activate or deactivate libraries.

The Installed tab, including both Install options.

Display Sections

• Installed Libraries -Displays the file names of installed libraries used in the active project, including the file extension.
• Activated - Select or deselect the checkmark box to designate whether a library is activated or not. Only activated libraries are accessible from the Libraries panel.
• Path - Displays the file name of the library.
• Type - Displays whether the library is an Integrated library or a Vault library.

Buttons

• Move Up - Click this button to move the highlighted installed library up in this list. The ordering of the list is important when the list is used for the model-link verification when, for example, compiling the project, synchronizing, or running a simulation.
• Move Down - Click this button to move the highlighted installed library down in this list. The ordering of the list is important when the list is used for the model-link verification when, for example, compiling the project, synchronizing, or running a simulation.
• Install - Click this button to run the Open dialog to browse to and select a library file that you wish to add to the list. You can install from file (your local drive) or from Vault (Altium Vault).
• Remove - Click this button to remove the highlighted installed library from this list.

Search Path Tab

This tab allows you to view and manage defined search paths.

The Search Path helps make available libraries which are neither installed nor added to the project.

Display Sections

• Installed Libraries -Displays the file names of installed libraries used in the active project, including the file extension.
• Activated - Select or deselect the checkmark box to designate whether a library is activated or not. Only activated libraries are accessible from the Libraries panel.
• Path - Displays the file name of the library.
• Type - Displays what type of library the search path leads to.

Buttons

• Paths - Click to open the Project Options - Search Paths dialog, which enables you to define and manage search paths. This allows you to make available, to the current project, model libraries/files that are neither added to the project, nor installed. See the dialog page for more information.
• Refresh - Use the Refresh button to refresh or update the search paths and ensure that the search path library list is current.