Custom quick action button under inspector

Custom quick action button under inspector

decee.server
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Custom quick action button under inspector

decee.server
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Hello,
(Skip the story/background if you don't care) 
I was doing some routing and again realise that Eaglecad is really missing basic "easy to use" functionality.
I had some traces which was routed on layer 2 which I wanted on layer 1 
So as a normal routine I expect you to be able to just simply select the trace and change the layer. 
So without thinking more about it i just selected the trace and in inspector started looking for a select trace function Note that I never use all this design manager and inspector C**P as I still haven't figured out what the nice thing about it is.. AND then I realise it is not possible to do.. You can delete the whole trace.. But not select it? Jeez
OFC you can go though Design manager, select trace, and then write change layer 3 but that is inefficient.

SO after my whole story about why Eaglecad STILL should spend time on basic navigation and stop all this fancy differential routing stuff.. 
Is there a way to add/program a custom Quick action function that can select the whole trace under inspector? I want to just be able to click the trace and then "Select trace" then be able to change layer 
Since there are so much space in the quick action bar I would expect this to be possible.

The thing that surely is gonna cause issue is that if i wanna switch layer and the selection function select the whole trace it will also change the trace on top/bottom which i will have to figure out how to de-select or something like that. 

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decee.server
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IF you hide layer TOP and bottom (when working on 4 layer PCB) and CTRL + shift + left click the trace it selects only the visible trace and from there you can right-click and change layer or use inspector to change the layer. Just remember to press escape afterwards as the other trace also Is selected! That surely is the solution currently! I just prefer having a button to do such things as you always end up forgetting that group selection is on CTRL + SHIFT + left click

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mtl_asm
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"Is there a way to add/program a custom Quick action function that can select the whole trace under inspector? I want to just be able to click the trace and then "Select trace" then be able to change layer "

 

you could make a .ulp and then use "menu" to make a button that activates that ulp. from what i understand you want you should be able to make a ulp that moves a whole signal/net to a certain layer.  or you could do something like you group the traces you want in the board editor then make a ulp that sends all those traces to a certain layer etc.  

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