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Index
placing components
description, 3
in a matrix, 84
in design flow, 3
in groups, 81
individually, 79
manually, 79
minimizing connections, 81
preparing the board for, 71
securing preplaced components, 76
selecting the next component, 80
spacing violations, 90
plane layers, 123
verifying net connections, 103
pop-up menus
description, 23
displaying, 23
Post Process command, 21
Post Process Settings command, 19, 21, 147
Post Process spreadsheet, 21
post processing, 147
in design flow, 3, 4
preview, 142
power
enabling for routing, 98
routing, 96
on SMT boards, 96
on through-hole boards, 96
verifying connection to plane layer, 103
preferences
3D effects, 28
auto pan, 27
autotool select, 28
copper pour for connectivity, 28
fast fill copper pour, 28
footprint editing, 28
full screen cursor, 27
hollow pads, 27
online DRC, 28
opaque graphics, 27
reconnect mode, 28
saving, 28
setting, 27
tooltips, 28
track width, 28
preferred thermal reliefs, 127
preplaced components, securing, 76
Preview command, 142
preview, post processing, 142
Properties command, 14, 26, 39, 46, 47, 53, 54,
55, 63, 86, 101, 102, 116, 120, 127, 133, 137,
147, 162
Q
query window, 22
Query Window command, 15, 22
querying
flagged errors, 136
information, 22
spreadsheet information, 22
Queue For Placement command, 79
R
radius, text, 69
ratsnest
description of, 94
zero-length connection, 94
reconnect mode, 28
reconnection types
high speed, 54
horizontal, 54
no dynamic reconnect, 55, 96
none, 54
standard orthogonal, 54
vertical, 54
reference designator, 86
Refresh command, 16
relative dimension, 139
Remove Tack Point command, 117
Remove Violations command, 136
Rename Components command, 137
renaming components, 137
reports, creating, 147
Rotate command, 65, 83
rotation, 87
components, 83
text, 69
route keepout obstacles, 61
Route Layer spreadsheet, 20
Route Pass spreadsheet, 19
Route Settings command, 47, 107, 109
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