A 3D movie can be published to a variety of video file formats, such as MP4, via an Output Job file.
This is done by defining a series of keyframes, which Altium Designer then interpolates between, to create a smooth and engaging movie of your board. This panel is used to create a 3D movie of a PCB. This panel is only available when the active document is a PCB Library. It also has editing modes for certain object types, or design elements, that provide you with specific controls on the panel for editing procedures. This panel allows you to browse the current PCB design using various filter modes to determine which object types or design elements are listed, highlighted, or selected. This panel only becomes available when the active document is a Pad Via Library. New pad and via templates can be defined for the library - added through the panel, and defined courtesy of the Pad/Via Template Editor. This panel lists the Pad and Via templates contained in the current Pad Via Library ( *.PvLib). The panel is therefore also, only available, once this extension has been licensed and installed. Support for this standard of collaboration between ECAD and MCAD domains is available in Altium Designer, courtesy of the Mechanical CAD Collaboration extension. Based on XML protocol, this collaborative standard is often simply referred to by the name of the exchange file format - IDX ( Incremental Design E Xchange format). This panel allows designers to incrementally exchange data between Altium Designer and mechanical CAD applications (such as SOLIDWORKS), using the ProStep EDMD exchange format. This panel is used to Push and Pull design changes back and forth between Altium Designer and your supported MCAD design software. If it is not it indicates what must be done to bring it up to date, such as Merge Required. The panel checks if the board is the latest revision (known as the Head revision). It requires that the board is currently under version control, and that the repository that it is stored inĀ is configured in the Data Management - Design Repositories page of the Preferences dialog. This panel is command-central for performing a copper comparison between two versions of the same PCB design, and is at the heart of Altium Designer's collaborative PCB design functionality. When used in conjunction with the SCHLIB Filter panel, it enables you to display just those objects falling under the scope of the active filter - allowing you to target and edit multiple design objects. This panel allows you to display design objects associated with one or more schematic components in tabular format, enabling you to quickly inspect and/or modify object attributes. The visual display of objects can be specified based on those that match the search criteria of the filter, and those that do not. A defined filter can then be applied to the active schematic library component, or all components in the active schematic library, allowing you to select and edit multiple objects. This panel allows you to construct filters through the creation of logical queries. When used in conjunction with the SCH Filter panel, it enables you to display just those objects falling under the scope of the active filter - allowing you to target and edit multiple design objects. This panel allows you to display design objects from one or more documents in tabular format, enabling you to quickly inspect and/or modify object attributes. The panel also offers the ability to define model linking for a component. The panel also supports passing changes made to components to open schematic document(s). When a Schematic Library document is active, the panel populates with information about the component currently selected in that library. This panel enables you to browse components stored in the active schematic library document and edit their properties. A defined filter can then be applied to the active schematic document, all open schematic documents, or all open documents in the same project, allowing you to select and edit multiple objects. For an overview on working with panels, including general tips and tricks, see Working with Panels.