Parts Drag and Drop

Parts is optimized for speed, the application is up and running in 1 second on a fast PC.

Parts was developed by a professional Altium PCB designer who wanted an easier and faster way to create components.

If you are looking for a simple and fast way to create parts or you need to maintain Altium Database libraries, then take Parts for a test drive.

Notes: 

The Parts Drag and Drop feature supports Digi-Key and Mouser if the Country Locations are set to English Countries such as USA, Canada, United Kingdom or International (USD).

Digi-Key example

You may need to select Mouser International if you are outside of the United States.

You can select and drag parametric data from any web page to the Parts Frontend fields. 

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Make Like. Resistors, Capacitors or Inductors in 15 seconds or less.

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Part Type Queries

Part Type Queries offers database library users another option for organizing Parts displayed in Altium's Components Panel.

In the Parts Access Backend Database

Queries can be added, for example . . .

Select Create > Query Design

Build the Query

Or you can create Queries from the SQL View

Select Home > SQL View > Enter a SQL statement.

SELECT Parts.Part_Type, Parts.*

FROM Parts

WHERE (((Parts.Part_Type)="Resistor"));

Close and Save the Query as Resistors

Another SQL statement example for Capacitors

SELECT Parts.Part_Type, Parts.*

FROM Parts

WHERE (((Parts.Part_Type)="Capacitor"));

Another SQL statement example for Inductors

SELECT Parts.Part_Type, Parts.*

FROM Parts

WHERE (((Parts.Part_Type)="Inductor"));

Open and edit the Altium DBLib after the queries have been created in the database.

Select the new tables (actually queries)

And set the Single key lookup =  ID field

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DBLIB and SVNDBLIB Parametric Data

When using DBLIB and SVNDBLIB libraries users have options to embed data in the symbols or pull parametric data from the database.

User can also store parametric data in both the symbol and the database. 

If the same parameters exist in both the symbol and database then the database will overwrite the parametric data in the symbol when the component is placed in the design.

In a DBLIB or SVNDBLIB typically Capacitor and Resistor Symbols do not include parametric data.

Example: A Non Polarized Capacitor (click on image to view)

Example: Resistor with an Embedded Simulation Data

Tip: Reuse Symbols and Footprints where possible to simplify library maintenance.

The Parts Frontend Application includes a Make Like command.

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