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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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  • Quarkdog1

     I never got this working but here is something I use to do find with "Shift F". 

    funckey F 'generaledit;set prompt;prompt 'Enter Ref Des';refdes $prompt;zoom selection;generaledit;pick grid 1.0 1.4;generaledit;hilight;setwindow form.find;FORM find name_type Symbol (or Pin);FORM find find_name $prompt;setwindow pcb;generaledit'

     Note:  my machine setup was not working with regards to highlighting thus the above code may be overkill for most but it works fine for me. :)

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  • Quarkdog1

     I never got this working but here is something I use to do find with "Shift F". 

    funckey F 'generaledit;set prompt;prompt 'Enter Ref Des';refdes $prompt;zoom selection;generaledit;pick grid 1.0 1.4;generaledit;hilight;setwindow form.find;FORM find name_type Symbol (or Pin);FORM find find_name $prompt;setwindow pcb;generaledit'

     Note:  my machine setup was not working with regards to highlighting thus the above code may be overkill for most but it works fine for me. :)

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