¿ªÔÆÌåÓý

ctrl + shift + ? for shortcuts
© 2025 Groups.io

Starting with a freestanding track?


 

I have a linear arrangement (240mm long) for replicated circuits of the hierarchical daughter sheet.
I want to draw 4 freestanding tracks (2 power and 2 signal) along the long edge and connect the replicated circuits with them.
Usually I start a track at a pad, but how can I do it without a pad?
I tried with free-standing vias, but had no luck.

Axel
---
PGP-Key: CDE74120 ? computing @ chaos claudius


 

First you should create a schematic representing the circuit you want to
build a PCB board for. Have you done that?

Chris
--

On 7/1/2022 4:13 PM, Axel Rau wrote:
I have a linear arrangement (240mm long) for replicated circuits of the hierarchical daughter sheet.
I want to draw 4 freestanding tracks (2 power and 2 signal) along the long edge and connect the replicated circuits with them.
Usually I start a track at a pad, but how can I do it without a pad?
I tried with free-standing vias, but had no luck.

Axel
---
PGP-Key: CDE74120 ? computing @ chaos claudius






 

You can draw a track and then just select it and change the net through the properties menu


On Fri, 01 Jul 2022, 16:13 Axel Rau, <Axel.Rau@...> wrote:
I have a linear arrangement (240mm long) for replicated circuits of the hierarchical daughter sheet.
I want to draw 4 freestanding tracks (2 power and 2 signal) along the long edge and connect the replicated circuits with them.
Usually I start a track at a pad, but how can I do it without a pad?
I tried with free-standing vias, but had no luck.

Axel
---
PGP-Key: CDE74120? ?? computing @ chaos claudius







 

¿ªÔÆÌåÓý



Am 01.07.2022 um 17:22 schrieb Chris via <chris.carter.iee@...>:

First you should create a schematic representing the circuit you want to
build a PCB board for. Have you done that?
Yes, a flat hierarchy.

Axel
---
PGP-Key:?CDE74120 ?? ?computing @ chaos claudius


 

On Fri, 2022-07-01 at 17:13 +0200, Axel Rau wrote:
I have a linear arrangement (240mm long) for replicated circuits of the hierarchical daughter sheet.
I want to draw 4 freestanding tracks (2 power and 2 signal) along the long edge and connect the replicated circuits with them.
Usually I start a track at a pad, but how can I do it without a pad?
I tried with free-standing vias, but had no luck.

Axel
---
PGP-Key: CDE74120? ?? computing @ chaos claudius






You can start an unconnected track (i.e. no associated net, or no netlist) in the middle of nowhere, but you may not be able to connect it to anything. It depends on your router settings.

If you want to be able to connect anything to anything (at least initially):

  1. Route > Interactive router Settings...
  2. Mode: Highlight Collisions
  3. Options: Allow DRC violations. (You might also want to uncheck "Remove redundant tracks")

(You obviously shouldn't "Allow DRC Violations" normally, or at least without good reason.)

-- 
Regards,
Tony


 

¿ªÔÆÌåÓý

Works perfectly!

Thanks, Axel

Am 01.07.2022 um 18:20 schrieb Craig Burden <craigburdenmsc@...>:

You can draw a track and then just select it and change the net through the properties menu

On Fri, 01 Jul 2022, 16:13 Axel Rau, <Axel.Rau@...> wrote:
I have a linear arrangement (240mm long) for replicated circuits of the hierarchical daughter sheet.
I want to draw 4 freestanding tracks (2 power and 2 signal) along the long edge and connect the replicated circuits with them.
Usually I start a track at a pad, but how can I do it without a pad?
I tried with free-standing vias, but had no luck.

Axel
---
PGP-Key: CDE74120? ?? computing @ chaos claudius







---
PGP-Key:?CDE74120 ?? ?computing @ chaos claudius