How to prevent part from being selected

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infinitemach
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How to prevent part from being selected

#1 Post by infinitemach » 23 Feb 2022, 13:54

I have a via under an SOIC chip and I am having a problem selecting the via so that I can change its position. The work around I found was to switch to the other side of the board, but that is still awkward.

Is there any way to prevent a part from being selected?

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Re: How to prevent part from being selected

#2 Post by Tomg » 23 Feb 2022, 15:29

Under the [Objects] tab on the right side of the screen choose "Selection Only" in the drop-list and de-select (uncheck) [ ]Patterns and/or any other object(s) you wish to avoid...
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