Aaaah, I see. I started deleting the bits of copper, but thought, surely, there must be a better way than this, so hence my question. Since the Autoroute/Unroute all sequence leaves copper everywhere, I guess I'll do:
1/ clean up copper 2/ Save design to a backup file 3/ Autoroute the design 4/ If no good, restore clean saved copy, adjust components, GOTO 3. I'm not a power user either, and only occasionally use Protel. Still learning! Rgds, PM -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 July 2003 09:48 To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] DRC errors I've been here too Peter. Protel can be a messy blighter, leaves little bits of segments all over the place. I am not a power user so there might be better ways but I have found that I needed to remove every last trace of old copper before the DRC and autorouter would behave. I have used various strategies to pick out the unwanted bits. Basically it has been a manual "search and destroy" mission for me. Robert Peter Moreton <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: Subject: Re: [PEDA] DRC errors 18-Jul-2003 09:22 AM Please respond to Protel EDA Forum Thanks to Steve & Brian who replied to my question; I have checked the points they raised, and still no luck. However, I noticed today that when I start the Autorouter, there is quite a bit of copper already on the PCB, from previous sessions. Maybe I'm doing something completely wrong, but my process is: 1/ Place components as ideally as possible 2/ Autoroute. DRC reports clearance errors and short circuits 3/ Tools, "Unroute All" (but about 15 tracks remain) 4/ Adjust component placement 5/ Autoroute. DRC reports clearance errors and short circuits again It looks as though the Autorouter is unable to work around all the existing copper - is there something else to do to 'purge' the board of copper, in addition to 'Unroute All' Thanks, Peter Moreton * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
