Seawolf-Libraries
A collection of component libraries used in club PCB projects.
Installing IntLibs
- Download repo as a zip or clone it to
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Altium\Projects
. DO NOT CLONE TOAD19
,AD20
,AD21
, etc subdirectories! Just clone it to the projects folder. - Double click each
IntLib
file you want to install. When prompted choose install not extract sources. - The libraries will then be listed in the
Components
panel - Libraries can be updated the same way. Either pull the repository (if cloned) or download a newer zip and double click and install each
IntLib
file to update.
Adding Parts to URC_Lib
- Clone this repository to
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Altium\Projects
. Note thatDocuments
may be shown asPublic Documents
in file explorer - DO NOT CLONE TO
AD19
,AD20
,AD21
, etc subdirectories! Just clone it to the projects folder - Double click the
URC_Lib.IntLib
file to open it. When prompted by altium chooseExtract Sources
this will create a folder calledURC_Lib
. This folder will contain the extractedURC_Lib.SchLib
andURC_Lib.PcbLib
files. - To add a new part (not copy from a downloaded library)
- Create a symbol in the
URC_Lib.SchLib
file. Give it the name of the part. - Create a footprint in the
URC_Lib.PcbLib
file. Give it the name of the part (or in some cases the name of the package type could be more appropriate). - Add a footprint to the symbol in the
URC_Lib.SchLib
. Browse in theURC_Lib.PcbLib
- Create a symbol in the
- To add a part from a downloaded library follow the same steps as above, but instead of creating new symbols / footprints copy / paste from the downloaded library's
SchLib
andPcbLib
files. When the symbol is copied it will reference the footprint in the wrongPcbLib
file so after copying both symbol and footprint go back and remove the footprint from the symbol, then add the correct one fromURC_Lib.PcbLib
.