The KiCad selection filter is awesome

the work of a genius

One of the great things about KiCad is that it seems to have been built by engineers for engineers. This makes it a bit tricky to get your head around when you start, but once you start using it you appreciate they way that things have been built to make using it easier.

One case in point is the amazing Selection Filter you can find in the PCB editor. There are lots of things in your PCB design and it can really tricky to just select one thing when you are editing. Tucked down in the right-hand corner of the editor you can find the Selection Filter. This lets you set what you want to be able to select with the mouse. If you are moving footprints around to place them on the board you only want to select them, so you set it as above. If you want to work with tracks you can do that too. Really useful.