Migrating Parts to Altium 365 Managed Components

Link to YouTube Video

Tip: 

LifeCycle is a reserved field name in Altium's Managed Components Database. 

If you are migrating a database library to Altium's Managed Components renaming the LifeCycle Field in the your database will simplify migration. The recommend field is Parts_Status for compatible with the Parts Database.

The Parts Frontend is compatible with LifeCycle or Parts_Status.  As of Mar 26, 2022 the default was field name changed to Part_Status in the Parts demo library

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Simple Logos for Silkscreen

Using Microsoft Power Point.  Copy and Paste Image.

Select the image > Picture Format > Color > Black and White 75%.

Copy and Paste Image to Altium Top Overlay.  Create and Resize a Union.

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Find Missing 3D Bodies

Steps for finding missing 3D Bodies

1) PCB Filter

InAnyComponent and ((HasGenericStepModel) or (HasExtrudedModel) or (HasCylinderModel))

2) PCB List
Advanced > Select Owner Components

3) Pcb Doc
Use Find Similar > Selected = Different > Apply

4) PCB List > Select All > Copy and Paste to Excel to create a Report

Altium Forum: How to report component on pcb without 3d model 

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Slicer Properties

 Press the Tab Key after the first mouse click to bring up the Slicer Properties Dialog.

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IPC-4761 Via Types

Altium Designer Open Beta Version AD22 Includes Support for IPC-4761 Via Types

Fabricator Links for IPC-4761 Via Types

Via Covering - Multi Circuit Boards

PCB Design Guidelines - VIA FILLING - Eurocircuits Eurocircuits

Difference between Via Tenting, Via Filling and Via Plugging

Here's a nice summary of the IPC-4761 Via Types by Saturn Electronics

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Source: Via Plugging Guidelines, Process Description - Saturn Electronics

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