Managing PCB objects

Zachariah Peterson
|  Created: October 17, 2022  |  Updated: July 1, 2024
Managing PCB objects

The PCB panel allows you to view and edit each object on PCB. A quick search of the desired class or object is provided by the filtering system with several object type modes and flexible customization of displayed results.

Quick overview

Panel access

Use View > Panels > PCB or select PCB from the Panels drop-down menu to access the panel.

Panel modes

Display management

 

Visual highlighting effects

Normal mode - filtered objects are highlighted, other objects remain unchanged.

Mask mode - filtered objects are highlighted, other objects are hidden under the mask. Masked objects cannot be selected.

Dim mode - filtered objects are highlighted, other objects are dimmed. Dimmed objects can be selected.

You can adjust the level of masking and dimming using the View Configuration panel (the View Options tab > the Mask and Dim Settings region).

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About Author

About Author

Zachariah Peterson has an extensive technical background in academia and industry. He currently provides research, design, and marketing services to companies in the electronics industry. Prior to working in the PCB industry, he taught at Portland State University and conducted research on random laser theory, materials, and stability. His background in scientific research spans topics in nanoparticle lasers, electronic and optoelectronic semiconductor devices, environmental sensors, and stochastics. His work has been published in over a dozen peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and he has written 2500+ technical articles on PCB design for a number of companies. He is a member of IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE Electronics Packaging Society, American Physical Society, and the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA). He previously served as a voting member on the INCITS Quantum Computing Technical Advisory Committee working on technical standards for quantum electronics, and he currently serves on the IEEE P3186 Working Group focused on Port Interface Representing Photonic Signals Using SPICE-class Circuit Simulators.

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