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Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:46:56 +1100
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Find rat lines - summary
From: Geoff Swan <shinobi DOT jack AT gmail DOT com>
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I'll briefly throw in my 2 cents...
I think being able to manually assign nets to copper would be really
useful. I've done this when designing with altium and it works great. If
this where to become possible I think it would be well used. I also think
that having tools/heuristics/macros to assist along the way is a great
idea. As has been said neither heuristics nor net tagging are complete
solutions in isolation, but both sound like they would be useful to have
(even if not both can be done).

My main reason for emailing though is to go back to what I think may have
started this thread in the first place... is there any chance of getting
the functionality whereby when I press 'O' to optimise a rats nest, then
hover over a net and press 'F'  I get everything in that net highlighted?
(whether routed, partially routed or just connected via a rat) I'm sure I
used to be able to do this, and it feels like I'm hamstrung without it... I
note that 'F' will still highlight connected copper, but it no longer
treats a rat line as connecting disconnected copper...
It was a fantastic tool... I could use 'F' without the rats nest showing to
highlight only connected copper, or I could use 'O' -> 'F' to highlight all
the copper that needed to be connected...

cheers,

Geoff

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I&#39;ll briefly throw in my 2 cents...<div>I think being able to manually =
assign nets to copper would be really useful. I&#39;ve done this when desig=
ning with altium and it works great. If this where to become possible I thi=
nk it would be well used. I also think that having tools/heuristics/macros =
to assist along the way is a great idea. As has been said neither heuristic=
s nor net tagging are complete solutions in isolation, but both sound like =
they would be useful to have (even if not both can be done).</div>
<div><br></div><div>My main reason for emailing though is to go back to wha=
t I think may have started this thread in the first place... is there any c=
hance of getting the functionality whereby when I press &#39;O&#39; to opti=
mise a rats nest, then hover over a net and press &#39;F&#39; =A0I get ever=
ything in that net highlighted? (whether routed, partially routed or just c=
onnected via a rat) I&#39;m sure I used to be able to do this, and it feels=
 like I&#39;m hamstrung without it... I note that &#39;F&#39; will still hi=
ghlight connected copper, but it no longer treats a rat line as connecting =
disconnected copper...</div>
<div>It was a fantastic tool... I could use &#39;F&#39; without the rats ne=
st showing to highlight only connected copper, or I could use &#39;O&#39; -=
&gt; &#39;F&#39; to highlight all the copper that needed to be connected...=
</div>
<div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Geoff</div><div><br></=
div><div><br></div>

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