[SOLVED] Selecting vias and connecting all vias to the same net

Selecting vias and connecting all vias to the same net in Altium Designer

Hello, I am wondering if there is a way in Altium Designer Summer 2009 to select a number of vias and at the same time connect all vias to the same net (i.e. GND).

I've found that even if I paste all of the vias as an array (using the Edit--> Paste Special command), all of the vias do not get connected to the same net as the original selected via.

Is there a way to do this, or must I update all of the vias by double-clicking on each one?

Sure,
Put the cursor over some via, press right mouse button and then select Find Similar. In the dialog window select Via - Same and press Apply. All vias will be selected. From the property manager you assign the desired net to all vias, you can also change the diameter of the hole, to cover the via with solder mask, etc. Of course you can manually select the vias (by holding Cntr key) and change the assigned net via the property manager

Thanks luben111; this is greatly appreciated! From your instructions, I now understand how to find similar vias, but how do I open up the property manager to change the assigned net? So what I would have to do is:

(1) Select all of the vias
(2) Open the property manger and then change the assigned net

But how do I open the property manager?

Hi,
Usually Altium beginners don't have the habit to keep opened the property manager which is one of the most important panels in Altium (both for PCB and schematic). There are several ways to get the property panel on the screen:
1. View/WorkSpace Panels/PCB/PCB Inspector
2. If you select in Tools/Preferences/General "Double click runs Inspector" - everytime you double click on some object it will open the PCB Inspector if it was not opened

A good style is once Property Inspector panel was opened to keep it on left or right side tabs where Projects and other tabs are staying. In case Property panel is a floating panel drag it and drop it over the left/right panels and it will appear as a tab

One other panel if missing on the screen makes impossible to work with PCB libraries is the View/WorkSpace Panels/PCB/PCB Library (you also need to open some library to be able to see this item).

Thank you very much, luben111: this works extremely well for me.