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Capture
New part
To add N/C pins, add a property to the part witht the key NC and the value(s) of the pins that are NC separated by coma and no spaces.
Layout
Hotkeys
S-a Open the Place Pass spreadsheet S-c Open the Components spreadsheet S-d Open The design window S-e Open the Route Pass spreadsheet S-f Open the Footprints spreadsheet S-g Open the Route Spacing spreadsheet S-h Open the Density Graph window (Layout Plus only) S-i Open the Statistics spreadsheet (Layout Plus only) S-k Open the Packages spreadsheets S-l Open the Color spreadsheet S-m Open the Error Markers spreadsheet S-n Open the Nets spreadsheet S-o Open the Obstacles spreadsheet S-p Open the Apertures spreadsheet S-q Open the Query window S-r Open the Drills spreadsheet S-s Open the Post Process spreadsheet S-t Open the Padstacks spreadsheet S-u Open the Route Layer spreadsheet S-w Open the Route Sweep spreadsheet S-x Open the Text spreadsheet S-y Open the Layers spreadsheet
Behaviour
Connection matrix for connections with the same name.
| Type of connection | Same page | Same schematic | Same project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net alias | Yes | No | No |
| Off page connector | Yes | Yes | No |
| Hierarchical connector | Yes | Yes | No |
| Power connector | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Only parts from the root-schematic is exported to Layout. For ohter parts to be exported, they have to be included as hierarchical blocks in a schematic that has the root schematic as its ancestor.
The same name for hierarchical block instances can be used in different schematics without colliding.
Names are case insensitive regarding function. However, some functions seem to be confused by the case. For example, when having same but different cased names for hierarchical connnectors they appear as different connectors on the block, but are connected together anyway.