What causes an X symbol over a via?

The X appears if a trace doesn't "snap" to the center of the via. Re-draw

the trace and make sure it ends on the via with single click. This has been

easy in 5.11 but in 6.1 there are problems with the grid and snap. If the

trace doesn't end aith a single click, try to ripup the traces around the

via and then do ratsnest command and try again. This has worked for me.

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Petteri, this is the problem I have been having.  I'm using 6.1 and I've had many "unrouted" connections on my board.  It is my first board, so I just chalk it up to learning.  The previous program I used was smart enough to make the connection if the parts were connected with routes.  That is, I could draw a route as a line on the copper layer and when it re-ran the ratsnest, if copper connected the parts, it called it good.  Eagle seems to require that every lead snap to the center and make the "bonk" sound when it does, otherwise, it's not really connected.  I've just been ripping it up and re-doing it.  Makes for a slow layout, but now that I know, it should go faster.  Thanks.

On 3/8/2012 10:38 AM, rickford66 wrote:

Petteri, this is the problem I have been having.  I'm using 6.1 and I've had many "unrouted" connections on my board.  It is my first board, so I just chalk it up to learning.  The previous program I used was smart enough to make the connection if the parts were connected with routes.  That is, I could draw a route as a line on the copper layer and when it re-ran the ratsnest, if copper connected the parts, it called it good.  Eagle seems to require that every lead snap to the center and make the "bonk" sound when it does, otherwise, it's not really connected.  I've just been ripping it up and re-doing it.  Makes for a slow layout, but now that I know, it should go faster.  Thanks.

 

Hi Rickford,

Update to version 6.1.2. The manual routing had an issue that made

manual routing difficult, it's been corrected in V6.1.2. While routing

once you're within a certain range of the pad center it will snap to the

pad center so that you can finish the route and get the bonk sound.

hth,

Jorge Garcia

On 3/8/2012 10:38 AM, rickford66 wrote:

Petteri, this is the problem I have been having.  I'm using 6.1 and I've had many "unrouted" connections on my board.  It is my first board, so I just chalk it up to learning.  The previous program I used was smart enough to make the connection if the parts were connected with routes.  That is, I could draw a route as a line on the copper layer and when it re-ran the ratsnest, if copper connected the parts, it called it good.  Eagle seems to require that every lead snap to the center and make the "bonk" sound when it does, otherwise, it's not really connected.  I've just been ripping it up and re-doing it.  Makes for a slow layout, but now that I know, it should go faster.  Thanks.

 

Hi Rickford,

Update to version 6.1.2. The manual routing had an issue that made

manual routing difficult, it's been corrected in V6.1.2. While routing

once you're within a certain range of the pad center it will snap to the

pad center so that you can finish the route and get the bonk sound.

hth,

Jorge Garcia