What's New in CADSTAR 12

Highlight / Unhighlight Item Nets

It is now possible to highlight and unhighlight the nets connected to any selected item(s). Select an item and chose the relevant option from the 'Net Tools' grouping in the 'Edit' menu (the highlight state of all nets unconnected to the selected item(s) are unaffected).

    

 

The options are also available when applicable from the context menus and when in 'move' mode. An example of the operation when selecting 'Highlight' and 'Unhighlight Item Nets' for a component in a PCB design is given below;

 

                          

                After 'Highlight Item Net'                                        After 'Unhighlight Item Net'

The functionality is particularly useful during the placement of components on the board as it allows a quick way of checking the net connectivity of components.