I'd second the recommendation to check width rules - make sure that the max. is set no smaller than the width you want to use. It might be worth setting this up by creating a net class for power and adding a width rule to allow wider tracks than your defaults.
It could also be that you haven't selected 'lock preroutes' on the autorouter setup. Personally, being a bit paranoid after using earlier versions, I also manually lock preroutes using a global edit on all track segments. This preserves the pre-routes but the autorouter will still sometimes add extra, redundant power tracks - easy to clean up as they aren't locked. Regards, Andy Gulliver > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brad Velander > Sent: 03 August 2005 00:12 > To: Protel EDA Discussion List > Subject: RE: [PEDA] Auto Router. > > > Brad, > I don't use the autorouter so I am no expert but you > probably have DRC rules that are telling it the tracks should > be a different width track (look at your track width rules > for various nets). Additionally, you will want to "lock" > existing pre-routes. How precisely you do that I am not sure, > I am also not sure if that locking pre-routes works properly in 99SE. > > 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: Brad Kosiance [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: August 2, 2005 4:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PEDA] Auto Router. > > > I have manually placed all the components on the PCB and > manually placed all > the power tracks to a certain track width grater than the > minimum specified > in the design rules. > > When I use the Auto router it resizes the tracks I already placed. > > Can this be disabled? > > > > > > Protel99SE. > > > > Thanks, > > Brad. > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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]
