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Multi-board Assembly Preferences

Updated: November 02, 2026

At a Glance

Learn how to configure Multi-board Assembly preferences in Altium Designer, from choosing which PCB objects to import to setting default colors and display options. This article explains the General and View Configuration settings, including component height filtering and orthographic versus perspective views. Keep reading to tailor these preferences to your multi-board assembly needs.

- Control whether free 3D bodies and components below a specified height are imported.
- Set default system colors and understand where to adjust display settings for an open assembly.
- Understand the orthographic and perspective projection options.
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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
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
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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If you don’t see a documented feature in your actual software, contact Altium Sales to find out more.

Legacy Documentation

Altium Designer documentation is no longer versioned. If you need to access documentation for older versions of Altium Designer, visit the Legacy Documentation section of the Other Installers page.

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