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PCB Editor
Routing
Making tracks
When routing a PCB the following is handy:
Basic routing: key “X” at the place you want to start from
Key “+” (numeric keypad) changes the layer (top/bottom)
Key “V” places a Via and after placement (click the mouse) switches to the other layer.
Changing/editing tracks
Select a track segment and then:
Press the “G” key to select not just the segment but the entire track. This makes it easy to delete a complete track instead of just one segment at a time.
Press M to move the segment only (in a shitty way, it becomes unconnected)
Press D to move the segment but this keeps the segment connected → this is the move you usually want. Very useful to straighten lines that have become wiggely because of the push/shove router
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