Not all problems in design are solved by software tools, however finding an adequate work around is often easier than adding the functionality to the tool set. I have only had limited experience in RF layout and coincidentally it did involve an inductor supplying power to an RF transistor. In schematic I placed an inductor in the cct to show the function, but using wires shorted the two nodes together with an explanation on the sheet as to why the shorting wires were present. They were there to solve the netlist problem that would exist without their presence. On the PCB I created a component with two pads and shorted them with a fill of calculated length and width, given that I knew what material, frequency etc the design was for. When running the DRC the check accepted the short as correct and having manually routed the PCB I was confident that it was right. BTW the transceiver did work and passed FCC/DOC testing.
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