Filtering by Component

The Component Filter dialog box enables you to specify selection criteria for components or features linked to components. The filtering options you specify in this dialog box determine the selection of components in the specified layers.

This dialog box can be opened only when the loaded product model contains component layers. Component layers are generated after direct input from an EDA system (bypassing Gerber), or by reading a Mentor Graphics neutral file.

Components with the .comp_ignore attribute do not display regardless of the filter specified.

Procedure

Click the Features Filter tool .
In the Features Filter dialog box, click Components.
The Component Filter dialog box opens.
Enter the required component properties and BOM information in one of these ways:
- Type a name, a wildcard character (*) or a list of names/wildcard characters separated by semi-colons (;).
  
  Filtering entries that have associated quantities require a wildcard character because the second column is considered part of the string. Therefore, in the figure below, entering fiducial does not return any results because it does not include the quantity 6. Entering fiducial* does return results.
- Click and select an item in the graphic area, or click and select an item to be added to the existing items already in the filter.
- Click and select an entry from the list.
Enter minimum and maximum values for Length, Width, Pitch and Pin Count.
Select one or more rotation options to include in the filter.
Select mirror values to include in the filter: Yes (only mirrored), No (only unmirrored) or All (both mirrored and unmirrored).
From the Pins list, select the pin-type to include in the filter.
From Side, select Top to include components on the top side of the board, and Bottom to included components on the bottom side. By default, both Top and Bottom are selected.