Update Project Variants From Library

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Applies to Altium Designer versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1

The Update Project Variants From Library dialogThe Update Project Variants From Library dialog

Summary

This dialog allows you to select parameters to be used when the selected project variants are updated.

Access

The Update Project Variants From Library dialog is accessed from the PCB editor using the following steps:

  1. Right-click in the Component Parameters region of the Variant Management dialog (Project » Variants).
  2. Select Update Values From Library
  3. Click OK in the resulting Browse Libraries dialog.

Options/Controls

  • Parameters from Grid - lists of all parameters and their values of the selected component. Check the box to select the parameters to be updated. Parameters are grayed out if they cannot be used to update (e.g., when no components contain a parameter of that name).
  • Project Variants To Update Grid - a list of all variants that currently exist in the project. Check the box to select the variants to be updated.
  • Choose Component - click to open the Browse Libraries dialog in which you can search for components.
Note

The features available depend on your level of Altium Designer Software Subscription.