The cross-probe facility is great… but in a multi-sheet (schematic) design it could be better.
INFO: A user called ‘tom’ asked something similar back in 2018, but he got no responses.
This may have been addressed in v9, but I am mandated to stay with v8 until my current design goes to production (software version changes during a design are all-but forbidden in my workplace).
In a multi-sheet design it is often the case where a signal (eg: SCK) appears on several pages. Clicking a signal on one of the pages highlights the net throughout the design ‘pink’ and highlights the PCB trace, but gives me no hints as to what other pages in the schematic host that signal.
It would be great if the ‘schematic hierarchy’ (design tree) would highlight the pages where said signal appears in the same ‘pink’ colour - especially for designs that have more than 10 pages of schematics… it is a real pain to have to open every page and check if the signal appears on it.
In most cases I can rely on my memory in knowing what pages contain what, but that quickly evaporates moving between projects, and then if I get tasked to rehash an older design to add some functionality (something I’m deep into at the moment) it goes out the window.
Is this a feature in v9, or maybe I should create a ‘wish’ for v10?
Cheers, MM.
