Is there a way to set Altium to select only COMPONENT and not anything else like pads, nearby text or polygons?
I'm used to OrCAD where click simply selects the components required to be moved.
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Sign up to join this communityIs there a way to set Altium to select only COMPONENT and not anything else like pads, nearby text or polygons?
I'm used to OrCAD where click simply selects the components required to be moved.
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I think if u check "Lock primitives" option of that particular component,that problem will be solved.
I was in the same boat and I think the other posters missed your point. When I want to select a part, and Altium keeps selecting the pad (typical of Mtg holes, etc), I find the filter does not work and FSO won't work because you can't select it in the first place. So click lower right on the PCB tab and enable the PCB panel. Double click on your part by reference and the part's properties will come up, not the pad. PADS layout is much better at this.
Do the following:
Edit -> Select -> All locked
PCB -> PCB Inspector
Deselect "Locked"
Then you should be able to select the component, instead a part of it.
Make sure you have the layer-tab selected for the layer that the component is on.
For example, if you have the top layer tab selected, and you try to click on a through-hole connector that is on the bottom layer, it will try to select the pins, and if you click in between the pins, it will try to select the top layer polygon pour. If you switch to the bottom-layer tab, then you'll be able to select the whole component (connector).