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Drawing wire on a layer

autodeskguest

(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]

 

 

 

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  • "Olin Lathrop" <eagle@embedinc.com> wrote in message

    news:hjk23o$jb6$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    This still isn't making much sense.  I guess you are in the board editor,

    but why are you using WIRE instead of ROUTE to draw copper traces?

    Whenever you click on something and there are multiple options nearby,

    I've

    always seen Eagle highlight one of them, then right click cycles thru the

    available ones, then you left click to confirm the specific choice.  What

    happens when you use ROUTE?

     

    I should add that I also use this method when I know where to route from,

    but airwire isnt starting there. It saves me a lot of time. Try it image

     

     

     

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  • "Olin Lathrop" <eagle@embedinc.com> wrote in message

    news:hjk23o$jb6$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    This still isn't making much sense.  I guess you are in the board editor,

    but why are you using WIRE instead of ROUTE to draw copper traces?

    Whenever you click on something and there are multiple options nearby,

    I've

    always seen Eagle highlight one of them, then right click cycles thru the

    available ones, then you left click to confirm the specific choice.  What

    happens when you use ROUTE?

     

    I should add that I also use this method when I know where to route from,

    but airwire isnt starting there. It saves me a lot of time. Try it image

     

     

     

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