Thank you, András, that solves my problem :). I found it added the custom width to the context menu, which is just how I would like it.
Regards, Robert. On 06/04/2010 12:05, Karakai Andras wrote: > Hi Robert! > > You can specify custom track widths in the global design rules, after you > made it, you can select them from the drop down list. > > BR: > András > > 2010/4/6 Robert<[email protected]> > >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.800 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2794 - Release Date: 04/06/10 >> 07:32:00 >> >> > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.800 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2794 - Release Date: 04/06/10 > 07:32:00 >
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