ahhh a rat in my mind is a potential trace between two points of a netlist. If you want to draw a trace that isn't part of the netlist then a rat has no meaning.
at least in my mind. Steve M. Lope De Vega wrote: >> Check me if I am wrong... you have a pin that isn't >> part of a net and >> you are trying to route a trace from that pin to a >> via. And it won't >> physically connect to the via? >> > > That's exactly what I was trying to say, sorry my > english. As you say, if I turn off "autoenforce DRC > clearance" I can then draw a line (not a rat) from the > pin to the via, perhaps this is the way of doing it. > > I've only checked this with a unfinished layout, so > perhaps going this way could have side effects I don't > know about, or maybe it should just leave this step > to the end of process so it won't break anything. > > Thanks. > > > >> Steve M. >> >> Lope De Vega wrote: >> >>> --- Steve Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>> Dang first though that came through my brain was >>>> >> the >> >>>> concept of trying >>>> to shove a rat down a via. >>>> >>>> When you say it doesn't work are you talking >>>> >> about >> >>>> the drc complaining? >>>> >>>> Steve Meier >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Am no, it doesn't complain, but it doesn't work, >>> >> nor >> >>> to a via or to a hole. What I'm doing is selecting >>> >> the >> >>> pin with the line tool trying to draw a line from >>> >> it >> >>> to via, though it doesn't stick to it. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Lope De Vega wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I've got a chip on my layout. In gscheme I >>>>> >> didn't >> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> bind >>>> >>>> >>>>> some of it's pins, though I'd like to, once in >>>>> >>>>> >>>> pcb, >>>> >>>> >>>>> add a via and connect the pin to it, How do you >>>>> >>>>> >>>> use to >>>> >>>> >>>>> do this? >>>>> >>>>> I've tried connecting it to a terminal in >>>>> >> gscheme >> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> and >>>> >>>> >>>>> just leaving it like that, though I'm curious. >>>>> >>>>> In pcb, I can add rat lines from such a chip's >>>>> >>>>> >>>> pins to >>>> >>>> >>>>> existing layout components but if I create a via >>>>> >>>>> >>>> and >>>> >>>> >>>>> try to link it to it, it doesn't work. >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >>> >>> >>>>> Looking for last minute shopping deals? >>>>> Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. >>>>> >>>>> > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > >>> >>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> geda-user mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > >>> >>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> geda-user mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >>> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. >>> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> geda-user mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> geda-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > > _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
