How to Install an Altium Script

Install the Script

If you run a script often you may want to add the script to your DXP Preferences.

DXP > Preferences > Scripting System  > Global Projects > Install

Select the Script > Open > Ok

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Run a PCB Script

With a *.PcbDoc open and in view, select DXP > Run Script

Select Script to Run

That's It !

Wrong Page Settings - Error

Error message "Wrong page settings for . . ."

This message will appear if your Page Setup is incorrect.

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The Outjob will display Container Links in Red if the Page Setup is incorrect.

Fixes:

In the Outjob > Right Click > Page Setup > Fix as needed

Main Menu > File > Page Setup

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That's It !

Solidify Your Design | PCBWorks

Solidify Your Design | PCBWorks:

News Release:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/02/prweb12503415.htm


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AD14.3 - Enhanced Polygon Editing and Management

Enhanced Polygon Editing and Management | Online Documentation for Altium Products: 

"Hold Ctrl to delete or add a vertex (click and hold briefly until there is a response)."

Press Shift+Spacebar to cycle through the 3 editing styles, then use the green guidelines to help accurately place the vertex. The current mode is displayed in the Heads Up Display, and also on the Status bar.

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Unpoured polygons found - endless loop

I recently reviewed a design where everytime  I ran the DRC check for the PCB I would get a prompt to rebuild an un-poured polygon.

I selected Yes to rebuild the polygon and finish running the DRC check.

However if tried to run the DRC again I would get the same prompt.  I was stuck in an endless loop.

To find and fix the problem I went to Tools > Polygons Pours > Polygon Manager.

Using the Polygon Pour Manager, I sorted and found the un-poured polygon.

Selected the polygon, right clicked > properties

And found the problem - Remove Dead Copper

Altium was pouring then un-pouring the polygon because there was no same net object, so the copper was dead and removed at the end of each pour.

I deleted the unused polygon and got off the merry go round.

That's It !