If these suggestions are not helpful, feel free to upload your pattern and I'll take a look at it.įor an all-DipTrace solution, try the following procedure.Ģ) Create the desired pad (not yet rotated) centered about the Design Area origin.ģ) Left-click on the new pad to select/highlight it, mouse-over the selection box outline (not the pad itself), right-click and choose Define Angle in the pop-up menu.Ĥ) Select the desired angle in the fly-out menu.ĥ) In the Place Component panel on the left side of the screen, select the User Patterns group and choose the target custom pattern library. Check the Layers panel (upper-right side of the screen) to see if there are more than two copper objects showing.
Try showing the pad numbers in the PCB Editor ( View > Pad Numbers > Show) to see if there might be a third pad.Ĥ) Bring up the pattern in the Pattern Editor and start moving things around to see if you can uncover a hidden object. You can assign a hotkey for this function if you are using version 3.ģ) You may have accidentally embedded another pad or polygon into the large pad while creating the pattern.
If it does, select all ( Ctrl + A) to highlight the tiny, hidden object.Ģ) If you have a copper pour on the PCB, it needs to be refreshed after moving/rotating components ( Objects > Update All Copper Pours). Select/highlight only D1 and slide it away from its original position without rotating it to see if the error disappears.
If you need to set a different trace width, press hotkey " W" and make a selection.Ĥ) Click in an area that is close to what you think will be the location of the midpoint of the curved trace (arc).ĥ) Click on the destination pin to finish the trace.Ħ) If the midpoint of the curved trace needs to be fine-tuned, turn off the grid, click on the Edit Traces icon and move the midpoint with your mouse until you are satisfied with the new location.ħ) Click in an empty section of the Design Area to return to the Default Mode.Īttached is a zip folder named " Curved Trace.zip" that contains a short video showing the routing of a curved trace.ġ) Look for a tiny object beneath D1. Once you have found an angle you like, click.Ģ) Under the Properties tab of the Manual Routing panel at the upper-right side of the screen, select Arcs/Curves in the Route Mode (M): drop-down list.ģ) Start the trace by clicking on one of the component pins. I don't know about version 1.3, but in the latest release.ġ) Double-click on the component (not its pads) and enter the desired value in the Angle: box on the lower-left side of the Component Properties dialog window.ģ) To rotate without worrying about exact angles, right-click on the component (not its pads), select Free Rotate in the pop-up menu and move the mouse to rotate.
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