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This article focuses on "how to create your own Altium Designer integrated component library", interested friends may wish to have a look. The method introduced in this paper is simple, fast and practical. Let's let the editor take you to learn how to create your own Altium Designer integrated component library.

The creation method of Altium Designer's integrated library is summarized into three methods:

1. Copy and paste method.

2. Guiding method.

3. Handmade method.

Next we will explain them one by one.

1. Copy and paste method

Export schematic catalogs from existing schematics and packaging libraries for components from existing PCB files. Then copy the schematic symbols of the components we need from these libraries or package them into the integration library we created.

(1) create an integrated library

Select "Blank Project (Library Package)" in the "New" new column of the "Files" files panel on the left to create an integrated library. The created integration library is displayed on the "Projects" project panel.

Right-click on the project name, select "Add New to Project-> Schematic Library" to add a schematic file library in the project file, and also select "PCB Library" to add a PCB wrapper library. After adding, click the Save button on the toolbar to save the newly added component library.

(3) derive the schematic library from the schematic.

In the "SCH Library" panel, right-click on the schematic symbol you want to copy, select "Copy" to copy, and paste "Paste" in the "SCH Library" panel of the integrated library of the new key.

(5) Export the wrapper library from PCB

In the "PCB Library" panel, right-click "Copy" on the encapsulation you want to copy, and paste "Paste" in the "PCB Library" panel of the PCB wrapper library of the new key integration library.

Finally, click the Save button to save the pasted schematic and PCB package library.

2. Guiding method

Create the package through the AD15 package creation wizard.

In the toolbar "Tools" tool, select the "IPC Compliant Footprint Wizard..." IPC encapsulation wizard to create the package.

Select "Next" next step

This is used to increase the middle pad. We can also see directly from the picture that we do not have this component, so we will not check it. There will be a pad in the middle where some devices need to dissipate heat. Let's choose the next step.

These are some welding process parameters, we also use the system default. Choose the next step.

This is the production, processing and assembly of some tolerances, we also choose the system default.

This is the thickness and size of the silk printing line, which we can modify according to our own needs. You can also choose the default.

This is using the system-generated package name and description, which we can modify here or generate and then modify. Choose the next step.

Let's go back to the wrapper library and view the package we created in the "PCB Library" panel.

Change the name to the name we want, or you can change the description of the package. When the modification is complete, click "OK".

In this way, we use the wizard to complete the creation of a package, using the wizard can save us a lot of time in making the package, most packages can be created using the wizard, especially some IC with more pins, it is more convenient and accurate to use the wizard to create.

3. Handmade method

Manual creation is to draw manually according to the parameters of the data manual. A parameter diagram of the reference package is given in the data manual. If you enter the figure below, we can make the package according to these parameters.

We right-select "New Blank Component" in the "PCB Library" panel to create a new component.

Select "Edit- > Set Reference- > Location" Edit-> set Origin-> Select, then the mouse will become a crosshairs, left-click in the middle of our drawing, set an origin in the middle of our drawing. If you enter the picture below, there will be a circle and an "x" symbol. The coordinate of the origin is (0Power0). We can use the origin as a reference to place our pad.

We right-click "Library Options..." in the drawing editing area. Library properties, open the property editing window.

Double-click to open the grid editing window.

We changed X to 5.7mm Magi Y to 1.27mm, and continuously clicked on "OK" to return to our editing interface, where we can see that our grid has changed.

Double-click on the pad to open the pad editing window.

Click "OK" to complete the setup.

Right select "Paste" to paste pads, and we paste the other 7 pads in turn. You can also use "Ctrl+V" to paste.

Double-click the other pad to change the pin number of the pad at "Designator".

Add the screen printing of the chip according to the length of the chip 5.0mm.

Add a line above and below our chip to Top Overlay in the top screen printing layer. Or use the icon of the toolbar to place the horizontal line.

Double-click the upper yellow line to open the editing window.

Use the toolbar's place circle icon to place a circle in the center.

Click "OK" to complete our package.

In our schematic library panel, open the schematic symbol to which you want to add the package, click "AddFootprint" below to add the package, and open the add panel.

Add it and save it.

Back to our project panel, right-click on the project name and select "Compile Integrated Library..." In the compilation project, the schematic symbols and the corresponding PCB packaging devices are compiled into integrated library components. After compilation, we can find our integrated library components in the "Library" library panel.

At this point, I believe you have a deeper understanding of "how to create your own Altium Designer integrated component library". You might as well do it in practice. Here is the website, more related content can enter the relevant channels to inquire, follow us, continue to learn!

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