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PCB Editor and "find"

TH Designs
TH Designs over 13 years ago

When using the "find" feature, is there a way to have the screen go to the part you are looking for? Example, I'm zoomed in on a specific part of the board. I want to locate a part so I use the "find" feature and type in the reference desiginator. The screen remains where it is and I don't know if the part was found or not. Once I zoom out and start looking around, I see that the part that I was looking for was highlighted, but I was never taken to it. What use is the "find" feature if it does not take you to the part?

Example, in 15.7 hit "CTL-F" then type in the reference desiginator and return. You will be taken to that parts location.

Tom

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    ScottCad over 13 years ago

    Tom Allegro does not go to the location as the older layout product did when using find its a "PITA"

    After you do a find you got to go to the toolbar and choose the icon highlight selection,

    I believe find just highlights things or objects only but it is not dynamic in that it has not got the ui hooks to actually pan or zoom to what you are looking for which is kind of sad imho for such a high end tool.

    Thanks Scott

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    ScottCad over 13 years ago

    Tom Allegro does not go to the location as the older layout product did when using find its a "PITA"

    After you do a find you got to go to the toolbar and choose the icon highlight selection,

    I believe find just highlights things or objects only but it is not dynamic in that it has not got the ui hooks to actually pan or zoom to what you are looking for which is kind of sad imho for such a high end tool.

    Thanks Scott

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