Wire Link question - Eagle Newbie

Question

New to Eagle and loving it. I'm developing a single sided board and have used manual and auto routing to get an 87% finished board. I'd like to add wire links in to jump a few islands

For instance, unconnected GND Planes and a few components with placements unable to route directly. I can add pads to the layout and connect to components but how do I signify to Eagle that these are connected (with a wire link) and hence, remove the air wires? And, how do I add pads to the ground plane and a link for the same purpose. When I add a pad to the ground plane, and do a Rats Nest, the pads are isolated.

All help gratefully appreciated.

TIA Steve

Former Member · Answer

Well, I've done more digging and found an answer. If you manually lay 'Wires' and Vias, you can add a 'link', actually a trace, on the top layer. this is seen as a valid link by Eagle so when you do a Ratsnest, it tidys up the air wires. I've searched nigh on 5 days for this info!

Any other suggestions will still be welcome. I've lots to learn!

Steve