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Chapter 4
Working with Parts
If you selected multiple parts, you can save them to the database as one item. When
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a part that has been saved to the database in this manner is placed on the workspace, it will
become separate items again, including any parts and traces that were in the original
selection.
Merging and Converting Databases
Merging Databases
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You can merge parts from one database into another or convert parts that
you created in your old User Database to Ultiboard 10 format.
Details follow.
You can merge parts from one database into another. For example, you may
have created a number of parts on your home computer that you wish to
merge into a part database on your office computer.
Complete the following steps to merge databases:
1.
Select Tools»Database»Merge Database. The Database Merge
dialog box appears.
2.
Click on Select a Component Database Name in the Source
Database area. The Select a Component Database Name dialog box
displays.
3.
Navigate to the location of the database that you wish to merge (your
source database) and select the type of database that you wish to merge
in the Files of type drop-down list:
•
User (Usrcomp_s_*.usr)—User database.
•
Corporate (Cpcomp_s.prj)—Corporate database.
4.
Highlight the source database file (the one you wish to merge) and
click Open. You are returned to the Database Merge dialog box.
5.
Select the Target Database. This is the database into which you will
merge the parts from your Source Database.
•
Corporate Database—Parts from the source database will be
merged into the Corporate Database.
•
User Database—Parts from the source database will be merged
into the User Database.
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