The PCB panel lists all components and nets on the PCB.
You can expand net folders by clicking the 
to the left of the net name.
To compress folders, click the 
button.
When you expand a net folder, all pads connected to that net are listed.
The following image shows the appearance of the PCB panel:
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Pressing the right mouse button inside the PCB panel shows the command menu. |
Legend of the symbols of the component list
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No footprint is associated with the component. |
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The component must be placed in the PCB. To place the component in the PCB
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The component is placed in the PCB. |
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The component is present in the PCB but is not present in the schematic. |
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The component is locked. |
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The component is protected. |
Legend of the symbols of the list of nets
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The net is empty. |
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The net has been completed. |
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Not all components connected to the net have been placed on the PCB. |
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The net must be completed. |
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The pad was placed in the PCB. |
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The pad must be placed in the PCB. |
Commands in the PCB panel menu
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Show Device
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Highlights the selected device in the PCB. |
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Show Symbol
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Highlight, in the wiring diagram, the symbol corresponding to the selected device. |
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Device Properties
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Opens the dialog box with the properties of the selected device |
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Locked |
Locks the component. A locked component cannot be moved. |
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Protected |
Protects the component. A protected component cannot be selected. |
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Routing
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Activate the tool Track to be able to manually rout the selected net. |
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Unroute
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Removes traces of the selected net. |
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Autorouting
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Automatically routes the corresponding tracks to the selected net. |
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Autorouting Settings
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Opens the dialog box where you can set the parameters for the autorouter. |
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Highlight Net
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Highlights, in the PCB, the selected net. |
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Do not highlight
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Removes the highlighter. |
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Netlist manager
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Opens the Net Management dialog box. |
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Component list
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It lists, in the PCB panel, all the components present in the PCB. |
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Netlist
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It lists, in the PCB panel, all the net present in the PCB. |
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Change list
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Toggles between component list and net list. |
Commands in the Ratsnest submenu
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Visible |
Makes the selected net visible. |
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Exclusive |
Displays only the selected net. |
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View all |
Show all nets. |
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Hide all |
Hides all the nets. |
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Show vectors
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Makes visible, or hides, the vectors. |
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Show ratsnest
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Makes visible, or hides, all the net. |
