For power connections I generally use wider tracks than signal connections. Where the power track is connected to a fine pitch component the track needs to be narrowed, but that's OK because the narrow section will be short. The latest version of kicad auto-selects the track width based on the net class, but that makes it impossible to connect (for example) the Vcc pin(s) on a fine pitch component to the rest of the Vcc net, which of course will be a "Power" net class with a wide track width.
I thought perhaps I could override the width using the track width drop list, but I can't as there is only one width listed. Also I can't override the auto-selected net class and pick one with a narrower width. Finally I can't use "Select Track Width" from the context menu because it doesn't allow me to select a narrower track width. I can't see how this arrangement can possibly work with modern components, so I must be doing something wrong. How do I override the auto-selected track width? Regards, Robert.
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