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Offline ali_asadzadehTopic starter

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How to select specific pad number in altium
« on: February 09, 2026, 12:54:06 pm »
I have a PCB in Altium Designer 26 with around 50 connectors, all using the same footprint. Unfortunately, I only have the PCB file — there is no schematic.

I need to disconnect pin 5 of all these connectors. Currently, pin 5 on each connector is assigned to the 12V net, and I want to set those pins to No Net.

I’ve tried using the PCB Filter and Find Similar Objects, but I can’t filter by pad number / pin number — there is no PadNumber or equivalent field available to select pin 5 across all connectors.

To make it more complicated, the 12V net is also connected to many other pins, including pins on a 100-pin connector, so I can’t simply select everything on the 12V net.
SO the question is How to select all pad 5s and edit all of them at once!
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Re: How to select specific pad number in altium
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2026, 05:51:45 pm »
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(ObjectKind = 'Pad') And (Name like 'J*-5') AND (Net = '12V')
« Last Edit: February 09, 2026, 05:53:45 pm by Pseudobyte »
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Offline ali_asadzadehTopic starter

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Re: How to select specific pad number in altium
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2026, 12:36:52 pm »
Thanks for the feedback
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