Might I add that 'Remove Loops' is great for cleaning up all of the crap that the autorouter spews on the screen (which it always does)...
TC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leonard Gabrielson Sent: Wednesday, 10 November 2004 11:48 AM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] Removes tracks by itself! Thanks again, Brad. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Velander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Removes tracks by itself! Leonard, That feature is intended to remove 'unwanted' loops in signal traces. Unfortunately there is no control over what loop or segments it decides to remove for you. It will usually remove the nearest loop that is not the segment you just routed, but no guarantees. Like Dennis said, it is a handy tool for doing clean-up on traces. I as well usually leave the loop removal turned on when I do majority of my routing but there are definite instances where it must be turned off. If you forget it will automagically remove some of your previous painstakingly placed routes or stitched vias. With stitched vias you can watch hundreds or vias disappear in a flash if you left the loop removal on while editing the ground net. Been there done that, but not too often. There was something else in your comments that rang a bell. You mention that sometimes when you finish routing a trace the computer appears to be running very slowly. This is a well know issue with Protel. When it seems that it is asleep after just routing a trace, it is actually analyzing all of your net connections. This becomes worst when you have a large number of gnds routed or gnd polygon pours already in the design. To get away from this problem, it can become very bad (20 minutes plus , sometimes), in the Explorer Pane on the left, select "Nets" in the drop down window. Find you GND net, whatever it is named, select it, click edit and check the hide checkbox. This will hide the connection rats nest for your GND but it also stops the annoying sleep mode while it is analyzing the GND net. Sincerely, Brad Velander Senior PCB Designer Northern Airborne Technology 1925 Kirschner Rd., Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225 fax (250) 762-3374 -----Original Message----- From: Leonard Gabrielson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 4:45 PM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [PEDA] Removes tracks by itself! - Email found in subject Well, that didn't take long! Yep, that was it. What is that, exactly? Thanks alot! ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
