# Highlight NET and TRACES in sync when selecting NET or TRACE

**URL:** <https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/highlight-net-and-traces-in-sync-when-selecting-net-or-trace/703>\
**Category:** Improvement Ideas\
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/highlight-net-and-traces-in-sync-when-selecting-net-or-trace/703 "2024-03-08T15:16:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![XyPerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@XyPerson](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/XyPerson)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/highlight-net-and-traces-in-sync-when-selecting-net-or-trace/703/1 "2024-03-08T15:16:26Z")

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Does this feature has been considered for further developments ?

Xy

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**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/highlight-net-and-traces-in-sync-when-selecting-net-or-trace/703/2 "2024-03-09T15:26:53Z")

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Currently nets are only highlighted across the editors while drawing a wire or trace. And I just opened an issue to keep in mind extending this feature to allow cross-probing just by selection:

> <https://github.com/LibrePCB/LibrePCB/issues/1328>
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> \##### SUMMARY
> \<!-- Describe what feature should be added or improved, or what u…sability flaw
> you encountered. Provide screenshots if reasonable. --\>
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> For revieweing and debugging a PCB it's very useful to cross-probe nets betwen schematic and board so this is a basic feature of every EDA tool and should be added to LibrePCB too. Just opening this issue to keep it in mind.
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> \##### SOLUTION
> \<!-- Optionally, propose how the feature or improvement could be implemented, or
> how other EDA tools have implemented it and if you like it or not. --\>
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> Tbd. Nice would be to cross-probe nets even without invoking a tool, just by selecting something (e.g. selecting a schematic wire could automatically highlight that net in the board editor.

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**Author:** ![XyPerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@XyPerson](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/XyPerson)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/highlight-net-and-traces-in-sync-when-selecting-net-or-trace/703/3 "2024-03-11T07:57:30Z")

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Include also HIGHLIGHT a complete NET or a complete TRACK because there is no need to highlight a segment or segments of a NET singularly. Maybe the last can be a toggling opportunity by user selection…click= highlight a segment, again click (or double click) highlight a complete net cross-probing the related track and viceversa…  
Note: cross-probing is MANDATORY, because for a ‘manual router’ it let you see and project the direction…and more.

I’d also suggest to include hight-lighted PINs and connections and PADs …a full analysis of the connections …  
Possibly in a future you could also identify a sub-portion of a NET with a different color but with specific characteristics…

take care.