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How do I lock a component in Altium?
While browsing, components can be easily locked or unlocked by double-clicking in the box to the right of the Footprint column in the Components region.
What is the Keep Out layer?
Where the mechanical layer defines the physical boundaries of your board, the keep out layer specifies constraints on the working area of your design. For example, you may want all components drawn back 1/2 inch from the perimeter of your board, the keep out layer will constrain your design in this manner.
How are keepouts restricted to a layer in Altium?
These allow the Top Layer Keepout Fill (on the left) to accept a Through Hole (TH) Pad, while restricting all other object types, and the All Layers Fill (right) to accept Tracks only. Keepouts are automatically restricted to the Layer they are placed on, so Keepouts applied directly to the Keep-Out layer will become All Layer Keepouts.
What do you need to know about Altium Designer?
Altium Designer caters for the creation and application of Keepouts with its support for Object Specific Keepouts. Placed Keepout objects can be configured to specify which type objects they apply to, such as Tracks, Copper areas, Vias and Pads, which significantly enhances the flexibility and effectiveness of Keepouts.
How are keepouts set in a PCB library?
In the PCB and PCB Library Editor, objects assigned as Keepouts are indicated by the current Restricted for Layer color. Keepout objects set to a specific signal layer are outlined by the Keep-Out color, whereas Keepouts set to the Top or Bottom layer display with cross-hatching and appear on the Keep-Out Layer itself.
How are objects restricted by the keepout layer?
Restricted for Layer – sets the Keepout Layer, and therefore the board layer on which copper objects will be restricted (kept out). Keepout Restrictions – determines which object types will be restricted by the Keepout.