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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:hjk99h$nq1$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    Once again, it's still not clear what "this method" is exactly.  However,

    you should read the help on ROUTE again.  It is not constrained to start

    on

    airwire ends only.  If you press SHIFT or CTRL (can't remember which off

    the top of my head, see the help page) while clicking on the route

    starting

    point, it will start where you clicked, not the nearest airwire end.  If

    that's what you were trying to accomplish, then there is no need to use

    WIRE instead of ROUTE, and a bunch of good reasons not to.

     

    You are right there. That can be used for some of my cases where I need to

    start from a point where there is no airwire. I haven't really programmed my

    fingers to use that functions (old habits die hard) but I will. Its an

    easier way than using wire draw.

    It doesnt help me when cheating on the fill tho, but thanks.

     

     

     

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

    news:hjk99h$nq1$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    Once again, it's still not clear what "this method" is exactly.  However,

    you should read the help on ROUTE again.  It is not constrained to start

    on

    airwire ends only.  If you press SHIFT or CTRL (can't remember which off

    the top of my head, see the help page) while clicking on the route

    starting

    point, it will start where you clicked, not the nearest airwire end.  If

    that's what you were trying to accomplish, then there is no need to use

    WIRE instead of ROUTE, and a bunch of good reasons not to.

     

    You are right there. That can be used for some of my cases where I need to

    start from a point where there is no airwire. I haven't really programmed my

    fingers to use that functions (old habits die hard) but I will. Its an

    easier way than using wire draw.

    It doesnt help me when cheating on the fill tho, but thanks.

     

     

     

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