PCB_Cmd-SelectNextSelectNext_AD

Applied Parameters: None

Summary

This command is used to single select the next design object in a set of co-located (overlapping) objects, without utilizing a selection pop-up window.

Access

This command is accessed from the PCB Editor and the PCB Library Editor, by:

• Choosing the Edit » Select » Select Overlapped command from the main menus.
• Using the Shift+Tab keyboard shortcut.
• Clicking in the same position.

Use

First, select an object that is co-located in a 'stack' of overlapping objects. After launching the command, selection will cycle to the next object in that stack. Selection obeys the following fixed order priority, cycled through successive use of the command:

1. Pad
2. Via
3. Track/Arc
4. Component
5. Polygon
6. Region/Fill
7. Text.

And while using the Shift key to add additional objects to a current selection, you can use Shift+Tab to cycle through selection of the overlapping objects, without losing your original selection.

Using the Shift+Tab keyboard shortcut (or successive single left-clicks in the same position) to cycle through selection of co-located objects, in adherence
with the defined fixed selection order.

Tips

1. To use a graphical pop-up selection window, with which to select an object in an area of co-located objects, ensure the Display popup selection dialog option is enabled, on the PCB Editor - General page of the Preferences dialog.
2. Double-clicking on an area of co-located objects will always provide access to the pop-up selection window.
3. Using the Properties or Find Similar Objects commands on the right-click context menu, will open the corresponding properties dialog, or Find Similar Objects dialog respectively, for the currently selected object under the cursor.

Applied Parameters: SelectTopologyObjects = TRUE

Summary

With an initial object selected in the design, this command is used to extend the selection to include the next higher-level object (or objects), based on logical hierarchy.

Access

This command can be accessed from the PCB Editor and the PCB Library Editor, by:

• Choosing the Edit » Select » Select Next command from the main menus.
• Using the Tab keyboard shortcut.

Use

First, select your initial design object within the design workspace. After launching the command, the next higher-level object will also be selected, thus extending the selection based on the logical hierarchy.

The following cyclic logical selection 'flows' are supported:

• Track Segment ---> All Connected (Contiguous) Track on the Same Layer ---> All Connected Copper ---> All Electrical Objects in the Associated Net
• Connected Pad ---> All Connected (Contiguous) Track on the Same Layer ---> All Connected Copper ---> All Electrical Objects in the Associated Net
• Unconnected Pad ---> All Electrical Objects in the Associated Net
• Via ---> All Connected (Contiguous) Track on Layers Associated with Via ---> All Connected Copper ---> All Electrical Objects in the Associated Net
• Copper (Region/Polygon Pour/Fill) ---> All Connected Copper ---> All Electrical Objects in the Associated Net
• Free Pad/Via ---> All Connected (Contiguous) Track on the Same Layer as Pad, or on Layers Associated with Via---> All Connected Copper ---> All Electrical Objects in the Associated Net.

In addition, the feature caters for selection extension across multiple objects, selected across different nets in the design.

Example selection across multiple nets, extending from the initially selected track segments, up the higher-order logical hierarchy.