I'm trying to import a .step model into my footprint. I just upgraded to Altium 18 last night, and for some reason when I either click the icon to place 3D Body or go to the Place->3D Body menu, it doesn't open the dialog box. Instead, my crosshairs turn green and it wants me to define some kind of region. How do I get the dialog box to appear? It's not opening in the background…
Electrical – Altium 18 Place 3D bodyl dialog box missing
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That is indeed called a "Room".
Rooms are relevant if you're doing multi-channel design, as they let you copy the layout between channels.
It's also completely normal.
If you want to disable it, it's very easy to do:
- Click the room -> PCB Inspector panel -> uncheck "Rule Enabled" checkbox.
- "Design" menu -> "Rules" menu item -> In the tree: "Design Rules" -> "Placement" -> "Room Definition" -> uncheck all the "Enabled" checkboxes.
Alternatively, you can just delete the room, but it will come back next time you synchronize the schematic to the PCB.
It's simple to do but annoying.
In schematic editor, select it as Standard (No BOM) And in pcb editor, select it as Standard
But remember everytime you import changes in pcb, just untick the fiducial type change.
Best Answer
Make sure the properties window is open, In altium 18 a lot of functions are incorporated into the "properties window" including this one.
There you should be able to find your options to place an external .step file, click the generic button under 3D model type and you can browse for an embed model path.