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PCB Editor and "find"

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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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    steve said:

    Finding parts has three ways.

    1. Invoke a command in PCB Editor like Display Highlight or Display Assign Color then in the FInd by name type the refdes of the part you want and hit tab or return and the part is highlighted and zoomed to.

    2. No active command type the refdes in the Find by name, it is shown in the world view, then click on the Zoom to selection icon.

    For both of these to work you need to make sure that Symbols are checked in the Find Filter.

    3. No active command - left mouse button the part in the schematic and it zooms to object in the PCB.

    You can also type refdes <refdesname> hit return at the command line and the part is selected then use zoom to selection icon.

    You could also raise an enhancment request with Cadence / VAR to Improve this function..... 

    Hi Steve,

    My results from your suggestions:

    1. Display highlight then type refdes in find by name box: The first couple of times I tried this, it didn't work. Then I tried the suggestion from Scott on the "super filter" which worked. Came back and tried your method (superfilter is NOT set) and it now works every time. It works in all three modes, EE, PE, GE. This has been typical of my experiences with 16.5. One time something works, another time it doesn't. I'm sure it is me not being in the right mode or having some filter or option selected so I chalk those "mystery" operations up to my inexperience.

    2. Using world view window: I stumbled onto this one yesterday and it seems to work. (Is there anyway to clear the world view as it tends to get a bit cluttered)

    3. I have not been able to do this. I have ITC enabled, but the operation of ITC on my system has been sketchy at best.

    Thanks for the help,

     Tom

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  • TH Designs
    steve said:

    Finding parts has three ways.

    1. Invoke a command in PCB Editor like Display Highlight or Display Assign Color then in the FInd by name type the refdes of the part you want and hit tab or return and the part is highlighted and zoomed to.

    2. No active command type the refdes in the Find by name, it is shown in the world view, then click on the Zoom to selection icon.

    For both of these to work you need to make sure that Symbols are checked in the Find Filter.

    3. No active command - left mouse button the part in the schematic and it zooms to object in the PCB.

    You can also type refdes <refdesname> hit return at the command line and the part is selected then use zoom to selection icon.

    You could also raise an enhancment request with Cadence / VAR to Improve this function..... 

    Hi Steve,

    My results from your suggestions:

    1. Display highlight then type refdes in find by name box: The first couple of times I tried this, it didn't work. Then I tried the suggestion from Scott on the "super filter" which worked. Came back and tried your method (superfilter is NOT set) and it now works every time. It works in all three modes, EE, PE, GE. This has been typical of my experiences with 16.5. One time something works, another time it doesn't. I'm sure it is me not being in the right mode or having some filter or option selected so I chalk those "mystery" operations up to my inexperience.

    2. Using world view window: I stumbled onto this one yesterday and it seems to work. (Is there anyway to clear the world view as it tends to get a bit cluttered)

    3. I have not been able to do this. I have ITC enabled, but the operation of ITC on my system has been sketchy at best.

    Thanks for the help,

     Tom

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