Just as was the case with integrated library projects, the goal of component library management is to place important design data in a central location that is easily accessible from anywhere and that has less reliance on your file tree. You can then take this converted data and manage it in the same you would design data that you created in Altium Designer. If you are migrating from another design application, you can use the import wizard in Altium Designer to create library files with your design data. Here, we’ll take a look at some more advanced aspects of PCB library management. This allows you to package sets of important design and component data into single files, which can then be shared with other members of your design team. You can then take schematic libraries and your PCB libraries and compile them into an integrated library.

In the previous article, you can get a look at creating an integrated library project and how to compile schematics and PCBs into their own libraries. A previous article from Altium’s PCB design blog showed everyone how to get started with integrated PCB library management.

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