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Can't select objects OrCAD Capture CIS 17.2

akowalczyk

Hi,

Running into an extremely frustrating issue with not being able to select parts. I'm using the program as normal, and after switching windows and coming back to OrCAD I can't select anything by clicking (off pages, parts, nets, etc). I can still marquee select items but I cannot drag them, as I lose the selection the moment I click on them.

The only reliable way to reset this is to restart my computer. On rare occasions restarting the software will clear the issue, but not always.

I am running 17.2.2016 S069 (3869965) [6/23/2020]. Switching to 17.4 is not currently an option, as we are mid project and this would break compatibility with our custom tools

Please advise ways to diagnose and fix this issue

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    Firstly update to the latest hotfix (S074) then start Capture and in the session log find out where your capture.ini file is. Close Capture and locate this file using Windows File Explorer and delete / rename it .old (Capture will make a new one when you start). Restart Capture, does this help? If not open the Registry Editor and locate Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Orcad\CaptureWorkSpace, select the folder name and right click delete. Then restart Capture and see if that helps.

  • 0 in reply to steve

    Deleting the registry editor folder worked for me (although I'm running 17.4-2019-S15 and the registry editor folder is called CaptureWorkSpaceEx). Hope you find a fix soon, this select not working has hit me a number of times.

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