At 08:30 PM 10/27/2005, you wrote:
Hello,
I'm modifying Electric for use with new design technologies. This
includes the use of non-manhattan wiring and I've run into two main
problems that I'm having difficulty working around.
1. arc creation assumes manhattan layout
Once I've created the arc at a multiple of 90 degrees, I can move
the end around and the arc will remain in any angle I choose.
However, it would be preferable if I could create it at the angle I
chose from the start.
This is a bug in version 8.02 that is fixed in 8.03. The new release
will probably be available in a few weeks.
2. node creation occurs at odd locations and does not always work as a result.
Once I have overlapping arcs where both are at an angle, the
location the tool decides to create a contact node or other more or
less complex node, it places them in odd locations and doesn't seem
to actually connect them either.
It always works if I place the connecting node around the head or
tail of the arc but since I cannot reliably create a pin node where
I want, or at all in most cases, placing it anywhere else on the arc
fails so long as the arc is at an odd angle. If the arc is at a
manhattan angle I have no difficulty and can then move the contact
around and the wires angle themselves as needed.
I think this is the same bug, but I cannot be sure from your
description. If you can give me a precise description of what you
are doing, I can try to reproduce the problem.
It would also be useful if I could disable lambda rules and lambda
grid placement for certain nodes and arcs.
You can disable gridding for all design by using the "Alignment"
section of the "Grid" preferences.
-Steven Rubin
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