Drawing wire on a layer

"Richard Hammerl" <ric@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

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Morten Leikvoll schrieb:

(using 5.7.0)

When I draw a wire between two points, it seems to connect to airwires at

the end, even if there is no net/smd on that that layer in any of the

wire

ends. (If there are two different airwires at each end, it refuses to

draw

the wire.)

I agree it should connect to the airwire if there is a pad/via or net/smd

at

the same layer you are drawing, but I think it should start a new netname

if

there is no natural connection.

Am I missing some advantages the way it is done now?

 

[In addidtion, I think this connecting should also happen for every wire

when you paste stuff over existing airwires... Or at least ask you if you

want to do that]

I am sorry, but I read your message several times and I don't

understand what you want to tell us. Could you please give me

some more information and maybe send me an example for clarifying?

Ok, I was afraid my explanation was a bit hard.

First, imagine if you have two different airwires at the same point (at

different layers). When you draw a wire (not route, but wire!) it will hook

up to one of them. Uless the wire you draw is a continuation of an existing

wire or pad, it just connects to one of the airwires (I do not know wich one

it prefers). What I try to say is that in the case your wire is not meeting

any other wires or smd's, it should not hook up to the airwire.

Imagine this case:

-You got two smd's next to each other on layer1

-You route one of them out to a via and change to layer2, then route it over

the second smd. Now you got 2 airwires at the same point.

-Draw a wire (not route!) on layer3 from this point to anywhere. This will

be hooked to one of the airwires. I think this should not happen. It should

only happen if you draw at layer1 or 2, but not at 3.

I hope this helps understanding the issue.

[For the paste case, I'd like the same type of matching of nets over

airwires, so that the new wires in the paste buffer get their name replaced

with the airwire names, if they match up at all airwire ends..]

"Richard Hammerl" <ric@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

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Morten Leikvoll schrieb:

(using 5.7.0)

When I draw a wire between two points, it seems to connect to airwires at

the end, even if there is no net/smd on that that layer in any of the

wire

ends. (If there are two different airwires at each end, it refuses to

draw

the wire.)

I agree it should connect to the airwire if there is a pad/via or net/smd

at

the same layer you are drawing, but I think it should start a new netname

if

there is no natural connection.

Am I missing some advantages the way it is done now?

 

[In addidtion, I think this connecting should also happen for every wire

when you paste stuff over existing airwires... Or at least ask you if you

want to do that]

I am sorry, but I read your message several times and I don't

understand what you want to tell us. Could you please give me

some more information and maybe send me an example for clarifying?

Ok, I was afraid my explanation was a bit hard.

First, imagine if you have two different airwires at the same point (at

different layers). When you draw a wire (not route, but wire!) it will hook

up to one of them. Uless the wire you draw is a continuation of an existing

wire or pad, it just connects to one of the airwires (I do not know wich one

it prefers). What I try to say is that in the case your wire is not meeting

any other wires or smd's, it should not hook up to the airwire.

Imagine this case:

-You got two smd's next to each other on layer1

-You route one of them out to a via and change to layer2, then route it over

the second smd. Now you got 2 airwires at the same point.

-Draw a wire (not route!) on layer3 from this point to anywhere. This will

be hooked to one of the airwires. I think this should not happen. It should

only happen if you draw at layer1 or 2, but not at 3.

I hope this helps understanding the issue.

[For the paste case, I'd like the same type of matching of nets over

airwires, so that the new wires in the paste buffer get their name replaced

with the airwire names, if they match up at all airwire ends..]