Re: [PROTEL EDA USERS]: No Net assignments on tracks & vias...

[Brian Guralnick <brian@innerdimension.com>]

Mr. Cary,

Ahhhhhhhhh,,,, There it is ------ thanks a million, I was looking for that.
It isn't well documented in the help.

> Later I do a "Design | Netlist Manager | Menu | Update Free Primitives
From
> Component Pads" which changes the net of those "No Net" pads and traces to
the
> net to which I just connected them, to make DRC happy. That update seems
very
> slow. Your suggested user interface would be much better.

You don't know how happy you made me, if you need anything of which I can be
assistance, just ask.

With best regards,
        Brian Guralnick.
EMAIL brian@innerdimension.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Cary" <dcary@Brunswickoutdoor.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list proteledausers"
<proteledausers@techservinc.com>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [PROTEL EDA USERS]: No Net assignments on tracks & vias...


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> Dear Brian Guralnick,
>
> When I'm placing a track
>   P T click, click, click, click
> where each click of the mouse drops a new segment of track.
> I *can* start routing from a via or track or existing item to a "No Net"
via or
> track by getting close and momentarily turning off "Avoid Obstacle"
>   click, click, shift+R shift+R click, click, shift+R click, click, click
.....
> click Esc Esc.
> (It takes at least 2 clicks to place a segment "into" and then "out of"
the "No
> Net" via).
> Note that I do *not* have to escape out of place-track mode to switch to
"Ignore
> Obstacle" and re-start.
>
> While placing track, the shift+R cycles through "Avoid Obstacle" (my
favorite
> default), "Push Obstacle", and "Ignore Obstacle" (current mode displayed
in the
> status bar). You might find "Push Obstacle" helpful in tightening up
busses.
>
> Later I do a "Design | Netlist Manager | Menu | Update Free Primitives
From
> Component Pads" which changes the net of those "No Net" pads and traces to
the
> net to which I just connected them, to make DRC happy. That update seems
very
> slow. Your suggested user interface would be much better.
>
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> Brian Guralnick <brian@innerdimension.com> on 2000-09-01 05:15:33 AM
> ....
>     That's it, now I'm really annoyed.
>
>     How come in Protel99SE PCB, vias & tracks who's nets are 'No Net' do
NOT
> automatically change their net names to which ever other net'd items I
> connect them to?
>
>     Example:  If I create a grid of vias or tracks, or multiple conected
> items which end up with the default 'No Net', why am I unable to just
start
> routing from the via, or the track, or an existing item with a real net,
and
> just join the 2?  The manual router should never consider 'No Net' items
as
> obstacles with regard to any real net'd item.  When a 'No Net' item is
> joined to an actual net'd item, the router should change all the
physically
> connected 'No Net' items to the new actual net.
>
>     Have I missed an option or setting within Protel?
>
> Completely frustraited out of my mind,
>     Brian Guralnick.
> ....
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