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Selecting Part in Capture selects Component in PCB Designer, but not vice versa

I have V17.2, and when I select a symbol in Capture, Editor zooms in and highlights the part. However, there is no backwards linkage apparantly. When I select a part in Designer, it does nothing in Capture. When I was using V15.7 a few years ago, it had this functionality, but not now. Is this a feature, and how can I enable it?

oldmouldy over 5 years ago

PCB Editor needs to be in an active command, Display>Highlight is usually preferred because a right-click>Cancel will remove any highlighting after cross-probing.
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smiller over 5 years ago in reply to oldmouldy

Thanks, that worked! The only downside is you have to unhighlight each part after you have highlighted, which slows you down if checking multiple parts quickly. However, it is better than my previous condition (no linkage), so I appreciate your reply!
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CadAce2K over 5 years ago in reply to smiller

Then do something like "Show Element" tab. That will display from Capture and turn off when you select another part.
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smiller over 5 years ago in reply to CadAce2K

Hmm, "Show Element" does not highlight the part in Capture like the Display>Highlight action does... Do I have to be in a speclal mode? I've tried General Edit, place part, etc. modes.
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