On 12 Jan 2008 at 20:51, tony.payn wrote: > Hi > > I'm new to kicad (day one) but am finding it generally easy to use. > > However I can't see how to manually route a rats nest. I would like to > select a rat and convert it to track manually one segment at a time, > clicking on where I want the next vertex. Is there a way? > > I can do it automatically for the whole segment, but sometimes it goes > by a route I don't like. Then it's difficult to move because moving a > segment at a time causes rule violations, which means the track can't > be easily altered. > > Also, how can you make a track change to the opposite side of the board? > > Tony > Don't use autoroute. Select the "Add tracks an via" command from the right panel. Click on start point. Click again when the track changes direction. Click again on the next connection. You may also right click at any time and select "end track" to create a partial route. I always manually route. I turn on the rats nest to show the connections that need to be made. I've found the autoroute produces strange routes and way more vias than needed. I don't know how to change an existing route to the other side of the board other than delete and re-route.
Dave - WB6DHW <http://wb6dhw.com>
