Tracks

Tracks

 

To draw a copper track select the corresponding mode from the left toolbar:

 

 

Move the mouse cursor to the layout. The cursor will appear with the diameter of the track width. The first click defines the start point of the track. Now move the mouse to the destination point of the track. Use the SPACE key of your keyboard to find the optimal route for the track. Click again to fix the track and continue with the next segment. Use the right mouse button to abort the process.

Tip:

Hold down the CTRL key of your keyboard to reach positions that are off the grid.

 

Adjust the width of a track with the tool from the left toolbar:

 

The thinnest track width depends on the output device (screen, printer, etc.). A width of 0 will cause the device to produce the thinnest line that is available with the device.

 

If you prefer certain values for track width of your layout, you may store these values to a local popup menu that opens, if you click to the button that is on the left of the width input. Select ADD to add the current width to the popup menu. You may now easily call the stored value from the popup whenever needed. To remove a value from the popup menu, select the value and then call REMOVE from the local popup menu.

 

Modifying existing tracks

To modify an existing track, select the track. The edges of the track will be painted with blue points. You may move the edges of the track to another position, while holding the left mouse button.

If you click with the right mouse button to one of the blue edges, a local popup menu will appear that allows you to REMOVE or ADD CORNER edges or to SPLIT TRACKS.

 

Whenever you select a track, the track width is displayed in the width-input field. You may now adjust another track width for the track (and for all other tracks that are selected).

 

Whenever you have selected a track, the width-input field will be displayed in red. This indicates, that any changes of this value will causes directly changings on your layout.