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Compile vs. Validate?

NotSoFast , 12-21-2024, 12:17 PM
It seems I don't have a compile option. Is validate the same thing? Or the updated naming in Altium?
NotSoFast , 12-21-2024, 12:19 PM
Validate flags 'footrprint' not found on everything.
To clarify I have just finished the schematic on the Learn Altium Essentials Second Edition course.
QDrives , 12-21-2024, 03:37 PM
Yes, in the old Altium it was called "compile" in the newer versions it is called "validate".
They do the same thing.
NotSoFast , 12-22-2024, 12:22 AM
Is it “ok” to move forward if the only validation flags are footprint issues? Since we haven’t done the footprints yet.
QDrives , 12-22-2024, 12:29 AM
If you merely have 'missing' footprints, and not yet working on the PCB / footprints themselves. then yes.
NotSoFast , 12-23-2024, 01:35 AM
For anyone reading this in the future, when you validate the schematic it also compiles it and in the menu that pops up there’s a notification about the compile status.
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