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track width change

mrmarple
mrmarple over 8 years ago

Eagle (7.7.0) had me in a corner yesterday, couldn't work out why the auto

router wouldn't connect power and ground to a TQFP package, it showed air

wires for the omitted connections.

 

After some playing with the device, gnd@1, gnd@2, append, any/all etc. it

dawned on me that if air wires were being drawn, the device  and schematic

must be OK, it has be something board related causing the problem

 

It was, 20mil default track width good, 40mil power tracks bad, too wide

for TQFP pins.

 

My solution, auto route with 40mil power, then change to 20mil power and

run the auto router again, works a treat, if not very elegant.

 

My question, is there a correct/better way to change a track's net class to

achieve this?

 

Ken

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EAGLE support forums at http://www.eaglecentral.ca :: Where the EAGLE community meets.

 

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  • dougw
    dougw over 8 years ago +2
    I suppose you could create a separate net for thin power and connect the 2 power nets with a zero ohm jumper. Instead of a physical jumper maybe you can create a part with 2 SMT pads - a big one and a…
  • geralds
    geralds over 8 years ago +2
    Hi, Well, you have, I would say at least two points to see: 1. Recommendations for circuit board layouts by the component manufacturer 2. PCB rules from the circuit board manufacturer what they need for…
  • rachaelp
    rachaelp over 8 years ago +2
    Hi Ken, Changing your net class rules so you can finish the routing isn't really the right way to do it in my opinion. Imagine, you come to make another change some weeks/months/years from now and you…
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    dougw over 8 years ago

    I suppose you could create a separate net for thin power and connect the 2 power nets with a zero ohm jumper. Instead of a physical jumper maybe you can create a part with 2 SMT pads - a big one and a small one, but they are overlapping at one end, creating a short.

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    dougw over 8 years ago

    I suppose you could create a separate net for thin power and connect the 2 power nets with a zero ohm jumper. Instead of a physical jumper maybe you can create a part with 2 SMT pads - a big one and a small one, but they are overlapping at one end, creating a short.

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