{"id":3644,"date":"2026-03-30T15:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/?p=3644"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:33:53","slug":"color-groups-in-pcb%e2%80%91investigator-clear-visual-logic-for-pcb-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/color-groups-in-pcb%e2%80%91investigator-clear-visual-logic-for-pcb-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Groups in PCB\u2011Investigator: Clear Visual Logic for PCB Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Imagine instantly seeing the functional logic of your PCB\u2014no filters, no hunting, no guesswork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what <strong>Color Groups<\/strong> in PCB\u2011Investigator deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feature automatically groups components by <strong>type<\/strong>, <strong>first digit<\/strong> of the reference, or <strong>attributes<\/strong> such as <em>PACKAGE_GROUP<\/em>, each with a customizable color. This gives you an immediate functional map of your board\u2014power components in yellow, RF sections in blue, or any scheme that fits your workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key capabilities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Group by number<\/strong> \u2013 ideal when schematic references already follow functional logic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Group by character (R, C, L \u2026)<\/strong> for fast type\u2011based overviews.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Group by attributes<\/strong> \u2013 perfect for package\u2011driven analysis (SOP, QFN, BGA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Precise RGB control or integrated Color Editor<\/strong> for consistent visual standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Full compatibility with ODB++, IPC\u20112581, GenCAD<\/strong> ensures seamless integration into existing flows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The result: <strong>instant clarity<\/strong> in complex designs\u2014ideal for reviews, DFM checks, or quick troubleshooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Do you already use Color Groups in your workflow? Try PCB\u2011Investigator for free: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/download-pcb-investigator\/\">https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/download-pcb-investigator\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine instantly seeing the functional logic of your PCB\u2014no filters, no hunting, no guesswork. That\u2019s exactly what Color Groups in PCB\u2011Investigator deliver. The feature automatically groups components by type, first digit of the reference, or attributes such as PACKAGE_GROUP, each with a customizable color. This gives you an immediate functional map of your board\u2014power components [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[68,107,55,60,36,16,17,61,54],"class_list":["post-3644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-basic","tag-color-groups","tag-developer","tag-fabrication","tag-pcb-investigator","tag-pcbi","tag-physics","tag-production-control","tag-ultimate","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3644"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3647,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644\/revisions\/3647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}