Selection is a core function in the designer’s editing toolset, being used constantly during the design process. New selection tools in the PCB editor greatly simplify the process of building up a selection set. The new selection features can be accessed from the Selection submenu (press S to display) and include:

• Select Touching Rectangle – any object touched by the selection rectangle will be selected.
• Select Touching Line  – any object touched by the selection line will be selected.
• Hold the Shift key after choosing the command to add to an exiting selection set.