How to get a better display when use "show" command highlight a wire or a part?

use ULP can implement this ? could you give me more tips?

show and not show ?

As of now, I don't think it is possible to highlight different nets with different colors or even change the colors what EAGLE highlights with. In an ULP, you can use only the show command which will again use the standard colors for highlighting. If you need to highlight an entire class of nets, there is an ULP called "showclass.ulp" which highlights the nets belonging to a certain class.

     Probably you could play around with the  black/white background in the schematic or board. For example: the highlighted nets show up much brighter on a white background than a black one on the board.

Best Regards,

Jaya

Good news, Mr. Hua! I found a ULP named xfind.ulp on the official website and I think it's helpful for searching an object in Schematic and PCB layout, although it can not make the targeted wires or parts flash, it does present a better result than that of using  SHOW command. Please see the attached ULP, and take a look!

Hello,

you could either use the SHOW command with the @ option in order to find an object, or you could define a bright highlight color. The SHOW command can look like this:  SHOW @ IC1   In this case EAGLE will draw a pointer to the object and draw a rectangle around it.

For defining another highlight color go to the Options/Set/Color menu and change the color settings. For details please take a look into the EAGLE manual, chapter 5, Color Settings.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Richard

maybe I didn't explain my real means, sorry.

I want show a wire or net or component between the board editor and schematic editor. do not to find some element.

In board editor, all is ok, because I use black color background; but in schematic editor, I use white color as backgound, so the highligh isn't easy to view, contrast is not strong.

I am not good in the color selection, not have vision problem

btw, since often check between the schematic and board,  once I switch different sheet of schematic, the SHOW command will stop. I feel here is a bad operating.

You mean you want to make a strong contrast between the highlighted objects and non-highlighted ones in a schematic with white color background?

Yes, Once you switch between various sheets of a schematic, the "show" command is deactivated. But if you highlight a certain net on the board first and then switch to the schematic the "show" command is still active,  and the same nets shows highlighted on the schematic too, provided you have both the windows opened. But, doesn't work vice versa that is,  if you highlight a net on the schematic first and then switch to the Board, the show command gets deactivated.

BR-

Jaya