is it possible to organize work with the database so that the list of libraries displays not only the name of the table, but also subcategories in the form of drop-down lists, for example Resistors\0805 Resistors\R0603 Resistors\Axial
No, it is not possible today, there can be only one level of categories in database libraries.
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thank you for reply, may be in future this option will be available
I don’t find it necessary. I have my db divided into tables for C, R… for major granularity (plus some views that filter out some parts):
I have a part number system that is the db key, and it is arranged numerically such that it sorts the way I like my parts to be presented (eg: 0402 resistors are in a block numbered 018-04xxx and 0603 are 018-06xxx. I also don’t bother with fields like tolerance or dielectric – I jam as much as I can into the description field, which is handy for selection and also bom:
works well for me.
It does not seem convenient to me, to search among hundreds of resistors or capacitors, for example, the necessary type: axial, surface 0603, surface 0805. With chips, it’s even worse, if you put them all in one database table, then it’s just terrible to look for the right chip, there are a bunch of subcategories: ADC, DAC, logic, power, level converters, etc. The unique id system is not very convenient, as it does not allow you to explicitly search for a subtype of a component.
…you don’t need to browse, you just write in the search field: R 0402 1% and et voilà. very fast and convenient.
this is convenient when you know what to look for, now I still use keyword search, but some engineers from my team are used to using component category browsing
with kc that’s not the most efficient way, it takes a lot of clicks and wheel scrolling.
i was forced to do that in less advanced CAD systems that were missing advanced search capability, but now a could not turn back for any reason.