PCB_Cmd-ClearClear_AD

Applied Parameters: ShowInBoardPlanner=1

Summary

This command is used to delete currently selected objects from the current document.

Access

This command can be accessed from the PCB Editor and the PCB Library Editor, in either 2D Layout Mode, or 3D Layout Mode, by:

• Choosing the Edit » Clear command from the main menus.
• Using the Delete keyboard shortcut.
• Right-clicking over a selected object (or one in a group of selected objects) and choosing the Clear command from the context menu.

Use

Once you have selected the object(s) you wish to clear, launch the command and the selection will be removed from the document.

Tips

1. Objects on the clipboard are not affected by using this command.
2. If an object is locked and you try to delete it, you will be prompted with a confirmation dialog alerting you to this, and asking if you want to continue.
3. All cleared selections can be restored by using the Undo command.

Applied Parameters: Mode=NavigateNext

Summary

This command is used to delete one or more selected routing objects on the current document. These can be component-free tracks, arcs, vias, and pads. All routing objects connected to those deleted will be automatically selected, ready for subsequent deletion.

Access

This command is accessed from the PCB Editor, by using the Ctrl+Delete keyboard shortcut.

Use

First, select the routing object(s) to be deleted, within the design workspace.

After launching the command, the selected routing objects are deleted, and the contiguous routing objects either side of each of those objects is selected. The view will change accordingly, so that the selected objects for potential deletion are always in view.

By using the command repreatedly, you are able to incrementally unwind the routed path in both directions.

Tips

1. All deletions can be restored by using the Undo command.
2. If an object is locked and you try to delete it, you will be prompted with a confirmation dialog alerting you to this, and asking if you want to continue.

Applied Parameters: Mode=ClearForRoutingUnwind

Summary

This command is used to delete a single, selected end-of-route object. This can be a component-free track, arc, via, or pad. The singular routing object connected to the deleted object will be automatically selected, ready for subsequent deletion.

Access

This command is accessed from the PCB Editor, by using the Backspace keyboard shortcut.

Use

First, select the end-of-route object to be deleted, within the design workspace.

After launching the command, the selected routing object is deleted, and the contiguous routing object connected to that object is selected. The view will change accordingly, so that the selected object for potential deletion is always in view.

By using the command repreatedly, you are able to incrementally unwind the routed path, in much the same way as using the Backspace shortcut while interactively routing.

Tips

1. Note that if using this command on a routing object that is not at the end of a route, the object will simply be deleted (as though using the Delete key), and no connected routing object will be selected. Generally, this feature errs toward avoiding unintentional object selection and deletion. If there is ambiguity, for example the routing objects do not form a well-behaved singular connected chain (i.e. they overlap, touch neighboring route objects, or form a T junction), then the selection sequence simply stops.
2. All deletions can be restored by using the Undo command.
3. If an object is locked and you try to delete it, you will be prompted with a confirmation dialog alerting you to this, and asking if you want to continue.