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On Dec 13, 2012, at 9:40 PM, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:

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> On Thu, 13 Dec 2012, John Doty wrote:
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>> You miss my point: the fact that the info isn't generally available is part of the confusing design of the tool.
> 
> It is not available when it gets invalid (change in the netlist). This is a more theoretical question, not an implementation detail of PCB. Could you propose a solution for that, assuming your dream-PCB remembers anything you want and represents copper the way you want?

In red, highlight every point where conductors with different network affiliations touch. Then, after dramatic changes to the netlist, the user will see a lot of red.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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