Chapter 5 Working with Traces and Copper
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Complete the following steps to find a net in the design:
1. Click the net in the list to select it.
2. Click the Find the selected net button. The view zooms in on the net
and selects it.
Complete the following steps to highlight a selected net:
1. Click the net in the list to select it.
2. Click the Highlight selected nets button. The selected net is
highlighted on the design. (You can change the highlight color from
the Color Element drop-down list in the Colors tab of the
Preferences dialog box).
Complete the following steps to lock and unlock any copper placed for a
net:
1. Click the net in the list to select it.
2. Click the Lock the selected net button to lock an unlocked net, or to
unlock a locked net.
Complete the following steps to remove the copper of a selected net:
1. Click the net in th e list.
2. Click Remove Copper. You are prompted to confirm the removal.
3. Click Yes to remove the copper. The copper is deleted and the ratsnest
reappears.
Note Refer to the Spreadsheet View section of Chapter 1, User Interface, for information
about the other buttons in this tab.
Using the Netlist Editor You can use the netlist editor to view the nets in the design and to view the
pins in the nets. You can also use it to add and delete nets from the design,
add/delete pins from an existing net, adjust trace widths in a net, set high
speed parameters and adjust a net’s via diameters and via drill hole size.
To open the netlist editor, choose Tools»Netlist Editor. The Net Edit
dialog box opens.
Complete the following steps to lock a net in place:
1. Select the desired net in the Net drop-down list.
2. Click the Lock Net button.