Edit»selection filter, Edit»orientation, Edit»align – National Instruments Graphical User Interface Ultiboard User Manual

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Appendix A

Menus and Commands

NI Ultiboard User Manual

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Edit»Selection Filter

Use these commands to prevent accidentally selecting a particular type of
element, for example, selecting a part when you meant to select a trace:

Enable Selecting Parts—When enabled, allows parts to be selected.

Enable Selecting Traces—When enabled, allows traces to be
selected.

Enable Selecting Polygons—When enabled, allows polygons to be
selected.

Enable Selecting Vias—When enabled, allows vias to be selected.

Enable Selecting Pads—When enabled, allows pads to be selected.

Enable Selecting SMD Pads—When enabled, allows surface mount
device pads to be selected.

Enable Selecting Attributes—When enabled, allows attributes to be
selected.

Enable Selecting Other Objects—When enabled, allows other
objects on the PCB to be selected.

Edit»Orientation

Use these commands to adjust the orientation of parts as they are placed on
a design:

Flip Horizontal—Flips the selected elements horizontally.

Flip Vertical—Flips the selected elements vertically.

90 Clockwise—Flips the selected elements 90 degrees clockwise.

90 CounterCW—Flips the selected elements 90 degrees
counter-clockwise.

Angle—Allows you to specify the angle of rotation for the selected
elements.

Swap Layer—Swaps the selected elements from a layer to its mirror
layer (for example, from Copper Top to Copper Bottom).

Refer to the

Orienting Parts

section of Chapter 4,

Working with Parts

, for

more information.

Edit»Align

Use these commands to align the edges of the elements:

Align Left—Aligns the left edges of the selected elements.

Align Right—Aligns the right edges of the selected elements.

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