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Verify PCB trace connectivity?

Former Member

Hello all,

I feel some what daft asking this as I'm sure it must be in there somewhere, how do you run a verify connectivity to check you have no unrouted traces left over? I have looked at ERC/DRC in the manual (and ran them and experimented with them) but can't see that either checks trace connectivity.

Thanks,

Daniel.

  • Op Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:26:04 +0100 schreef Daniel Wainwright 

    <solder.splash@virgin.net>:

     

    Hello all,

    I feel some what daft asking this as I'm sure it must be in there 

    somewhere, how do you run a verify connectivity to check you have no 

    unrouted traces left over? I have looked at ERC/DRC in the manual (and 

    ran them and experimented with them) but can't see that either checks 

    trace connectivity.

    Thanks,

    Daniel.

     

     

    If you do a ratsnest, in the lower left corner it will tell you if, and 

    how many, airwires are left. Although strictly speaking not every airwire 

    means an unrouted trace (it could be a stub for some component slightly of 

    grid), it's an indication you could check.

     

    Richard

     

  • in reply to Former Member

    Thank you Richard, I hadn't noticed the airwire stats in the bottom left. As you say, that will at least give me some idea that I need to go through and try to find unrouted traces. I also since realised that I can turn of all layers in display then just enable the 'Unrouted layer' to see it any bits have been missed! Easy when you realise... I just haven't been looking on the right places / thinking about it the right way. Far too used to clicking on DRC->Connectivity in _another_ CAD package.

     

    Thanks again,

    Daniel.