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Parent page: PCB Preferences
The PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog
The PCB Editor – Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog provides numerous controls relating to the functionality of the Interactive Routing feature within the PCB workspace.
The PCB Editor – Interactive Routing page is accessed by clicking Interactive Routing under the PCB Editor folder in the main Preferences dialog (accessed by clicking the button in the top right corner of the workspace).
Ignore Obstacles
- Obstacles will be ignored to preserve angle during dragging.Avoid Obstacles (Snap Grid)
- Based on the snap grid, software will try to avoid obstacles while preserving angles.Avoid Obstacles
- Software will try to avoid obstacles during dragging.Move
or Drag
action.Move
or Drag
action.Move component with relevant routing - enable this option to start the move component action with the relevant routing (Components +Via Fanouts +Escapes +Interconnects). Use the Shift+Tab shortcut to cycle the selection set. Disable the option to start the move component action with components only selected. Because the set of relevant routing objects is detected prior to the move commencing, it is not possible to use Shift+Tab to cycle through the selection set when the option is disabled.
User Choice
- With this mode enabled, the width is determined from the width selected in the Choose Width dialog, which is accessed by pressing Shift + W while routing.Rule Minimum
- With this mode enabled, the design rule minimum width defined for the current net will be used.Rule Preferred
- With this mode enabled, the design rule preferred width defined for the current net will be used.Rule Maximum
- With this mode enabled, the design rule maximum width defined for the current net will be used.User Choice
- With this mode enabled, the via size is determined from the size selected in the Choose Via Sizes dialog, which is accessed by pressing Shift + V while routing.Rule Minimum
- This mode uses the minimum via size rule.Rule Preferred
- This mode uses the preferred via size rule.Rule Maximum
- This mode uses the maximum via size rule.Contact our corporate or local offices directly.
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