It would be a real labor of love and patience to do that and I suspect very frustrating. Isn't that what the vault is supposed to be for?
Making schematic libraries is probably not worth it since many people use different sizes, metric vs imperial grids and we all won't agree on pin names and arrangement. Then, there is the problem with agreement on parameters to define.
A community PCB footprint library would help but to be useful there would need to be an agreement on layer assignments and detail on any 3D bodies included.
- What layers would be used for:
top and bottom assy layers
top and bottom courtyards
fonts used
Is there a way to do it with a Wiki type format so people can collaborate and if needed fix issues with also tracking and perhaps an undo/reversion feature? When I last looked about 6 months ago, the concept behind the CircuitMaker library collaboration is good but it is a mess because so many of the symbols and footprints are done in a haphazard manner. I was able to pull some of those libraries into CS but I found it just as easy to make my own from scratch or pull from the vault and modify to suit my needs.
I would agree with Thomas in that it's a really great idea but a huge amount of work and I suspect very difficult to get sufficient community involvement and then the issues of quality control, agreeing on standards etc.
Footprints are usually the most difficult part as they involve very precise measurements and layouts but there are only a finite number of different footprints. Make good use of the vault, downloadable libraries from https://designcontent.live.altium.com/ and consider importing other libraries when needed (e.g. Eagle, Protel). Many manufacturers parts have a huge range of variants but perhaps with just a couple of different footprints, if you cannot find the exact part in the vault or other library pick a variation that uses the same footprint - then copy and paste footprint into your own library and link with your symbol.
