Chapter 5
Working with Traces and Copper
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Deleting a Pin from a Net
Complete the following steps to delete a pin from a net:
1.
Select
Tools»Netlist Editor
, click the
Pins
tab and select the desired
net from the
Net
drop-down list in the
Net edit
dialog box.
2.
Highlight the pin you wish to delete in the list in the
Pins
tab and click
Remove
.
The pin disappears from the list of pins for the net displayed.
Note
There is no deletion confirmation.
3.
Click
OK
to close the
Net edit
dialog box.
Setting Net Widths
Complete the following steps to set net widths:
1.
Select
Tools»Netlist Editor
and select the desired net from the
Net
drop-down list in the
Net edit
dialog box.
2.
Click on the
Width
tab.
3.
Enter the
Minimum trace width
,
Default trace width
,
Maximum
trace width
, and
Trace clearance
, or choose
Use Group Settings
from the drop-down lists.
4.
Click
OK
to save changes.
Setting High Speed Parameters
Complete the following steps to set high speed parameters for a net:
1.
Select
Tools»Netlist Editor
and select the desired net from the
Net
drop-down list in the
Net edit
dialog box.
2.
Click the
High Speed
tab.
Enter the following as required:
•
Parallelism check
—Enable checkbox and enter
Maximum
length
that traces can run in parallel. Enter size of
Gap
(allowable
distance) between parallel traces on
Same layer
and
Adjacent
layer
. In the
Against net
field, select the net against which the
parallelism check is done.
•
Route length check
—Enable checkbox and enter
Minimum
and
Maximum
lengths for the length of copper between connected
pins for
Daisy chain
and
Star
topologies (this checkbox is only
active for these topologies).
3.
Click
OK
to close dialog box and accept changes.