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Selecting things

Three rules decide what a tap selects. Knowing them saves time on dense boards.

Select mode on a dense imported board: detailed copper, pads and silkscreen with the parts list alongside
An imported board in Select mode. On boards this dense, the copper-first rule is what makes traces selectable at all.
  1. Copper wins the tap

    A trace crossing a part body wins; outlines can never steal a copper selection. The whole net glows so you instantly see what you’re holding.

  2. Part, then pad

    First tap selects the part; a second tap on the same spot drills into the pad. The selection card names exactly what’s selected, with its function and net.

  3. Many at once

    Marquee-select, then act on the lot, bulk width changes, moves, deletes. Selection filters limit what a marquee may catch.