3DSearch panel

3DSearch panel is a consolidation of all search panels. Add, open, and place operations can be performed from it. Show 3DSearch can be accessed from 3DEXPERIENCE > Show 3DSearch or from Panels > 3DSearch.

This page discusses:

Add

When you select one or more 3DEXPERIENCE components, the Add command is enabled. When you click Add the selected 3DEXPERIENCE components are added in the 3DEXPERIENCE.DBLib.

Open

You can open projects, schematics, and layouts, from the 3DSearch panel.

Name of Operation Description
Opening a project
  • Search and select required Altium PCB Project, and click Open or from it's context menu select Open With > Altium Designer to checkout and open it in Altium Designer.

    For more details, refer Opening an Altium PCB Project

    Note: You can only open one project at a time.
Opening a schematic
  • Search and select required Altium Schematic, and click Open or from it's context menu select Open With > Altium Designer.

    The Select Project dialog box appears. Select the project in which you want to add the schematic and click Ok.

  • Schematic is opened and added in the selected project. If the schematic already exists in the project, it is overwritten.
  • You can select multiple schematic to open.

For more details, see Adding Existing Objects to a Project

Opening a layout
  • Search and select required Altium Layout, and click Open or from it's context menu select Open With > Altium Designer.

    The Select Project dialog box appears. Select the project in which you want to add the layout and click Ok.

  • Layout is opened and added in the selected project. If the layout already exists in the project, it is overwritten.
  • You can select multiple layout to open.

For more details, see Adding Existing Objects to a Project

Place

You can place EPC and schematic from 3DSearch panel. Place option appears only when the schematic is open in Altium Designer.

Name of Operation Description
Placing an EPC
  • You can place a single EPC in a schematic open in Altium Designer after it is downloaded to the altium project cache library.
  • You can also place multi revisions of the same EPC in the same schematic.
Placing a schematic
  • Places the schematic in schematic which is currently open.
  • If the schematic already exist in the project, it is overwritten.