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# Filtering

Overview of Quilter’s filtering tools, describing automatic filter application, real-time candidate updates, and options to reset filters for candidate exploration.

### Overview

Quilter provides straightforward filters that let you quickly pinpoint candidates that meet your design criteria. 

When you submit your layout job, if you include Design Parameter preferences (see [Select your stackup](/using-quilter/select-your-stackup.md)), they'll be automatically used as filters to help you narrow down to the candidates that match your preferences.

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### Using filters

Here are a few notes on using filters:

* Updating filters changes the layout candidates visible in your candidate list in real time.&#x20;
* You can click the `Reset Filters` button to clear all filters and view all candidates explored by Quilter throughout the layout job.&#x20;
* The `Show 100% routed candidates only` filter is automatically applied to all jobs, and you can manually clear it at any time to see <100% routed layout candidates.

### Supported filters

<table><thead><tr><th width="190.04296875">Filter</th><th width="147.70703125">Type</th><th>Behavior</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Show 100% routed candidates only</td><td>Toggle</td><td>Activating this filter hides incomplete (&#x3C;100% routed) candidates</td></tr><tr><td>Single-sided</td><td>Checkbox</td><td>Activating this filter shows only single-sided layout candidates</td></tr><tr><td>Trace Width (min)</td><td>Single select</td><td>This filter shows candidates with minimum trace widths that <strong>match or exceed</strong> the specified value</td></tr><tr><td>Trace Clearance (min)</td><td>Single select</td><td>This filter shows candidates with minimum trace clearance that <strong>match or exceed</strong> the specified value</td></tr><tr><td>Layers</td><td>Multi-select</td><td>This filter shows candidates whose layer count match the specified selection(s)</td></tr><tr><td>Fabricators</td><td>Multi-select</td><td>This filter shows candidates whose stack-up is designed for fabrication by the specified manufacturer(s)</td></tr></tbody></table>


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