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Connecting TRACE to VIA?

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Hello,

 

1st-time Eagle 6.5 user here...

 

In order to get my vias to connect to their respective ground or poser plane, I had to rename them to the plane name...

 

Question: Are vias automatically connected to Trace/Routes? Or do they also need to be renamed, and if so, what name do I use? The Route name or the NET name?

 

The rubber-banding does not connect to them - so assuming they are *not* connected. Don't want to add vias to the schematic... so, assuming they have to be added toi the NET, but don't know the proper procedure.

 

Thank you for your help.

-chuck

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    On 27/03/14 16:16, Chuck Van Dien wrote:

    The rubber-banding does not connect to them - so assuming they are not

    connected. Don't want to add vias to the schematic... so, assuming they

    have to be added toi the NET, but don't know the proper procedure.

     

    You probably aren't making this mistake, but just in case...

     

    Some people make the mistake of thinking they have to place vias, name

    them to match the nets, then route through them. That's not the way to

    work. When you are routing a net, starting on the top layer, then you

    find you need to change to the bottom, just click the middle mouse

    button. The next bit of trace will then be placed on the other side, and

    as soon as you click to drop a corner the necessary via is added

    automatically.

     

     

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    The vias that I add after-ther fact, have been to tie ground or power planes together.

     

    But, when routing this is good to know, I have been routing on one side and then changing the property on the "leg" to the other side... but, good to know about the middle mouse button... being a 2 mouse button guy (on the MAC running VMWare) is there a key/mouse button combination for 2 button mouse users who want to use this feature? I tried, "Help Mouse" but there was no help available for "mouse".

     

    Thank you for the detailed reply, it is very helpful.

     

    -chuck

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    Chuck Van Dien wrote:

    The vias that I add after-ther fact, have been to tie ground or power

    planes together.

     

    in that case I'd suggest you type "via 'netname' " on the

    command line and then click wherever you want to place a via of that

    net.

    --

     

    Lorenz

     

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    On 28/03/2014 11:21 a.m., Chuck Van Dien wrote:

    The vias that I add after-ther fact, have been to tie ground or power

    planes together.

     

    But, when routing this is good to know, I have been routing on one side

    and then changing the property on the "leg" to the other side... but,

    good to know about the middle mouse button... being a 2 mouse button guy

    (on the MAC running VMWare) is there a key/mouse button combination for

    2 button mouse users who want to use this feature? I tried, "Help Mouse"

    but there was no help available for "mouse".

     

    HI Chuck

    What you could do , assuming you are only interested in changing between

    the top and bottom layers, is to assign a couple of keys.

     

    On a windows keyboard it is comfortable to assign Alt + A and ALT + S

    In that way the mouse hand can stay on the mouse and the left hand can

    do the swapping between layers.

     

    So enter into the command line

    ASSIGN A+A layer 1

    ASSIGN A+S layer 16

     

    HTH

    Warren