Hello everyone,
I need to place multiple vias as seen in the picture
Is it possible to assign the via the appropriate net-name without going into the menu and pick the name of the long netlist?
Furthermore can I position the via along the axis of the pad?
It’s probably simpler to route the tracks first. If you place a via on a track, it will automatically take the net of the track.
By routing the tracks straight down from the pads, you can also easily set their correct position. It might also help to set the grid to the same value as the distance between the pad centers.
Place via (hotkey V) directly on pad (it will get pads net), when move (m) it away from the pad to final destination. This is available only if via vs nearby pad clearances are low enough. But you van lower the clearances temporally, in order to place these vias at once, restore normal cleqeance afterwards.
Also see
andup upvote, if seems
reasonable: pcbnew: more options for picking up a net when placing via with Via Tool. (#6964) · Issues · KiCad / KiCad Source Code / kicad · GitLab
@Jonathan_Haas routing first does not work correctly since I need tracks on both sides and I am accustomed to the ‘auto-touting’ feature
@poco Placing the vias in the vicinity ‘catches’ the correct net-name. I also noticed the wrong grid dimensions. After placing them I aligned them evenly on the ‘top line’ and now have a straight line of vias directly under my pads.
Thanks for the tips
This has never been an issue for me.
I just start routing a track from a pad, then halfway press v to go attach a via to the cursor, place the via and continue the copper track on the other side of the PCB.
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