Filtering by Attribute

You can specify attributes as filters. The border of the Attributes button in the Features Filter dialog box becomes red when attribute filters are in effect.

The Attributes Filter relates only to assigned attributes. It cannot be used to filter for descriptions. To change component descriptions to attributes, run line mode command comp_attr_from_desc_param with parameter = part_desc1 and selected = yes.

Procedure

Click the Features Filter tool to open the Features Filter dialog box as discussed in “Using the Features Filter”.
In the Features Filter dialog box, click Attributes.
The Attributes Filter dialog box opens.

Set these values.

Field	Description
Entity	The entity type of the attributes by which you want to filter, according to the value of ENTITY in the attribute definition. All — Attributes having ENTITY = FEATURE or COMPONENT or NET. Features — Attributes having ENTITY = FEATURE. Components — Attributes having ENTITY = COMPONENT. Nets —Attributes having ENTITY = NET. Filtering by a net attribute will select or highlight all affected layer features that are part of the EDA net to which the attribute is assigned.
Group	The group containing the attributes by which you want to filter, according to the value of GROUP in the attribute definition. All Groups — All attributes of the specified entity, of all groups. Custom — Attributes that do not have GROUP defined in the attribute definition. <group> — Attributes having GROUP = <group>.
[filter]	A string by which the listed attribute names are filtered.
[attributes]	List of attributes matching the specified entity type, group, and filter string.
Conditions	Select On to activate. Conditions display in this area when applicable. You can set one or more conditions to apply to a filter. For these attributes you can filter by a value that you enter as a text string: CADStar Package Name, Package Type, VPL Package Name, Zuken Package Info, Lead Form, Package Name for ALE.
Any Entity Features Components Nets	List of attributes of each entity type, with conditions currently used to filter.

Use these buttons to build the Filter list:

Button	Explanation
Add	Adds the selected attribute to the Filter pane.
Select Existing	To create a filter using the attributes of a specific component or package, click the select arrow beside Reset, and click the component or package in the graphic area that has the attributes you want for a filter.
Reset Remove	If no attribute is selected in the Filter pane, click Reset to clear all attributes. If an attribute is selected in the Filter pane, click Remove to clear that attribute.

Button

Explanation

Add

Adds the selected attribute to the Filter pane.

Select Existing

To create a filter using the attributes of a specific component or package, click the select arrow beside Reset, and click the component or package in the graphic area that has the attributes you want for a filter.

Reset

Remove

If no attribute is selected in the Filter pane, click Reset to clear all attributes.

If an attribute is selected in the Filter pane, click Remove to clear that attribute.