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How do I highlight a net in Altium PCB?
Right click somewhere in the “Net/Bus” list, and you will see a dropdown menu with a “Select Objects” option. Once you enable this, you can click through the list of nets, and all connections involving this net will be automatically selected.
What is a net in PCB design?
The “nets” defined by your netlist files are simply collections of pads on the PCB that should be electrically connected to one another. For example: most every design will have a GND net to define all of the pads that should be connected to ground.
How to select PCB components in Altium Designer 21?
Select the required part (s) on the source schematic document (s). Choose the Tools » Select PCB Components command. This feature can also be accessed by clicking Part Actions » Select PCB Components from the right-click menu when the cursor is over the selected part (or one part in a selection of parts).
How to zoom in on a net in Altium Designer?
Altium Designer includes a feature that allows you to view, select, or zoom into a specific net in the schematic. Selecting or highlighting a net allows you to keep the entire net within the enlarged view. To pick out specific nets, bring up the Navigator panel while you have the schematic open.
How to highlight specific nets on a PCB?
To highlight specific nets, click on the Panels tab at the bottom right of the PCB Editor, and open the PCB panel. This panel will list all net classes and the nets contained in each class. The image below shows the SODIMM board with the negative end of the CLK net class highlighted; this net is named CL0_N.
How does the UDM work in Altium Designer 21?
The UDM models every aspect of the design, including the components, the connectivity, the component footprints, the relationships between the PCB project and a connected FPGA project, etc. It is this Unified Data Model that enables cross-probing functionality between different design domains.