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no libraries in trial

Sparkylabs

I have doawnloaded the trial but there don't seem to be any real libraries. Err, how do I evaluate the software if I can't just throw a board together and see how it goes ?

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    Thanks for downloading CircuitStudio v1.4. There is a vast library of components available to place in your design from the Altium Vault, just follow the simple instructions below to get started.

     

    Make sure you are logged in to your Altium account when CS starts.

    1. File > System Preferences > System > Account Management
    2. Check "sign me in when I start CircuitStudio"
    3. Click OK
    4. Restart CS so the change takes effect

     

    To access the component library from a schematic:

    1. File > Vault Explorer
    2. Use the folder list on the left
    3. or Search (e.g. "res 1206 10k")
    4. Drag the desired component on to your design.
  • 0 in reply to e14softwareuk

    I think what Peter may find pretty quickly is that there are some bugs with the vault explorer window.  Is there an effort to resolve those to make it easier to do a parts search?  It is very cumbersome right now.

  • 0 in reply to jstrautman

    Yes it's awful, I'll make my own libraries although having made a start it won't let me pick parts from them, instead it just keeps placing the previously selected part from the vault, not very impressed.

  • 0 in reply to Sparkylabs

    Simon, could you provide some extra information to help us look into your issue. Have you created your own integrated library? Is this library added to the current design you are working on? Where about in the application are you attempting to pick components from (e.g. Libraries side bar)? If you can provide sufficient details we can attempt to replicate your issue. If any details are confidential then please email me directly (hovering over my name should provide the details).

  • 0 in reply to e14softwareuk

    I think I may have seen the same issue that Simon has.  Here are the steps I have taken to duplicate the issue...

     

    1.) Drag a part from the Altium content vault into one of my open schematic documents in a project.

    2.) Drag the part just placed into my schematic document into my own custom integrated library as a component.

    3.) Modify the new component in my vault (such as adding some documentation strings on the Top overlay layer and adding some pins).

    4.) Also copy the footprint of the original part from the vault into a new footprint in my own custom library.

    5.) Assign the footprint from the previous step to the component in my custom library.

    6.) Compile my custom integrated library

    7.) Delete the sacrificial part that was brought in from the Altium Content Vault from step 1 in my schematic document

    8.) Drag my new custom part from my custom integrated library

    .....  here's where things get weird ....

    9.) The schematic component at this point looks great and has the custom strings and pins I added.  Also if I import changes into my layout, the footprint I created is also correct

    10.) Now... I double click the component and change the reference designator (let's say from  IC?  to  IC4 ).

    11.) As soon as I click "OK" on the component properties dialog and return to the schematic layout, the component reverts to all it's original component settings.  Both the footprint and the component in the schematic have reverted to their original settings/look/feel from the Altium Content Vault.  Even though the part is supposedly my original.

     

    The only way I have found around this is to totally re-create the component in my custom integrated library from scratch.  I have had success copying the footprint with the above steps, but I have to start from scratch on the schematic component or else it reverts back to the content vault whenever you try to edit something on it.  It seems like there is an old pointer/hook that still maintains some sort of reference to the content vault part and then takes over when you attempt to annotate or alter anything on the custom part.

     

    Hope this is detailed enough

  • 0 in reply to jstrautman

    Many thanks for the info, although not obvious this functionality is not supported. There is a FAQ on the issue stating the Vault components are designed for consumption only. See http://www.circuitstudio.com/circuitstudio-support about two thirds the way down, a highlighted note box.

  • 0 in reply to e14softwareuk

    I my case i simply created a new library and when I tried to place a part from it (a resistor) it insisted on placing the ARM chip I had placed from the vault.

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    In addition to the online Vault a vast collection of component libraries are available from the Altium website. Although not as convenient to access as the online Vault components these other libraries can be downloaded and components extracted and modified locally. This is not well documented so please follow the instructions below.

     

    1. Visit https://designcontent.live.altium.com/#UnifiedComponents.
    2. Login with your Altium Live account
    3. If you need to register go ahead, ideally allow cookies in your browser so that you don't need to register each visit.
    4. Browse the available libraries and download to your local drive.
    5. Unzip the library into a suitable folder on your computer.
    6. Drag the *.IntLib file onto CircuitStudio and choose Extract Sources
    7. The Projects panel will show a LibPkg project containing a SchLib and PcbLib file (these files will also be created on your local drive).

     

    These library components are local to your computer and can be used in your designs, copied into your own custom libraries and modified as needed.