BreakTrack

Applied Parameters: None

Summary

This command is used to create a vertex (or break) in a track segment at the current cursor position.

Access

This command is accessed from the PCB Editor, and PCB Library Editor, by choosing the Edit » Move » Break Track command, from the main menus.

Use

After launching the command, the cursor will change to a crosshair and you will be prompted to select a track. Position the cursor over the required track segment - at the specific point along the segment where you wish to insert a break - and click or press Enter. A vertex is inserted, effectively breaking the original segment into two.

Move the vertex to the required position and click or press Enter to place. How the attached track segments behave, depends on the setting of the Preserve Angle When Dragging option, on the PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog:

• Preserve Angle When Dragging enabled - the angles to adjacent track segments are preserved, maintaining the routing style.
• Preserve Angle When Dragging disabled - the two individual track segments will rubber band to accommodate the move, without maintaining the existing routing style.

Continue breaking more track segments, or right-click, or press Esc, to exit.

Tips

1. You can also break a track segment at the current cursor position by using the Shift+Ctrl+Click&Hold keyboard shortcut.