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> BTW - is there a better way to deal with rats going to ground? It seems to
> want to connect them to "nearby" components when they could be a lot less
> confusing if they picked another point at ground.

If you have a ground plane then the rats to ground are simply shown as
circles (indicating you just need a via to make the connection).

To create a ground plane:
1. Place a rectangle or polygon to create the plane
2. manually connect one ground pin or pad to the plane using a line
with "new lines clear polygons" turned off.

Stephen Ecob
Silicon On Inspiration
Sydney Australia
www.sioi.com.au