Dear PEDA users,
Here's some stuff on my wish list. (Please tell me if Protel already does any of
this stuff).
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Make vias identical.
Normally I want every via to be identical hole size, identical annular ring,
etc. (but different x,y locations and nets, of course).
Can I set up a design rule to warn me about accidentally modified vias ?
(If I wanted something different, I could work around that design rule by
converting it into a pad).
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If I have 1 component selected, I can Jump to it (have it fill the screen) by
hitting ``View | Selected Objects'' (or hitting the button that does the same
thing).
If I have several violations, I can Jump to them one at a time by selecting
(under the ``Browse'' left side panel) ``Browse PCB | Browse | Violations'' and
then, for each violation, select it under ``Violations'' and hit the ``Jump''
button.
Is there a way to jump to each selected component one at a time ? I'm imagining
another option under ``Browse PCB | Browse | Selected'' to list all the selected
stuff, and then I could (one at a time) pick one from a list and hit ``Jump''.
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Automatic Stub Removal:
Sometimes I wish there were a way to select and delete ``unused stubs''. Say I
move a component to the opposite side of the board. That usually leaves a lot of
tracks that run to where the pads used to be. I don't need them any more.
(Sometimes those stubs get deleted by Automatic Loop Removal when I re-route
something nearby, but I can't seem to repeat that when I want to).
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Automatic unused via removal:
Somehow I end up with a lot of vias that don't ``do anything''. They might be
connected to copper on the top layer, but they do not connect to any of the
power planes or to any copper on any other layer. I want to select them and
delete them.
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Redundant via removal:
The autorouter likes to pile several identical vias at the same x,y location. It
looks OK on the screen, but some board houses complain about ``multiple drill
hits''. I don't see any reason not to automatically delete identical vias when
they're at the same x,y location.
--
David Cary
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