I seem to recall in 6 that when you click on a pad to start routing that only the rat for that net is visible and will follow the routed trace. This isn’t happening in 7. The selected pad’s net highlights but the trace does not follow it, very confusing. Might this be a bug or setting?
I think it’s always been like that but I have forgotten 6.
I don’t know what exactly you have seen as difference between v6 <–>v7.
I just compared the routing-behaviour and found only one small difference:
The dynamically drawn ratsnest-line (which goes from the top of the current drawn track-segment to the destination point) is a little bit different:
- v6: this dynamic ratsnest-line was drawn in a different color (yellow)
- v7: this dynamic ratsnest-line is drawn in the same color as all other ratsnest lines
I didn’t noticed this change before, but with the direct comparison I find the old behaviour better. It gives a little more clarity during routing.
bug or intended change? I don’t know.
@shingabiss : if you want to point out something different you need to write more, or better add a picture-comparison showing the v6<->v7 difference.
Today I noticed some unexpected behavior (V7). After doing something with tracks or elements the rat line of my net pointed to nothing (probably previously valid point). It happened several times. Pressing B helped each time, but net I am writing about has not its zone so it couldn’t be points of zone.
At that moment I don’t have screen-shot.
OK. Spend some time to find what was surprising for me.
Till now I was designing 2 layer PCBs with only GND vias (all signal lines at top).
Now it is 4 layer PCB and I have to add new connections to finished design. I have very little space so having elements and vias I was trying to find the acceptable locations.
I’m not sure if it is new behavior or it was always such as I have never used other then GND vias.
Starting situation - look at IN2 net:
After moving via a little:
This is the situation I had seen many times today:
And after pressing B:
At least with this desciption and pictures it looks like a bug.
Trying to understand it I captured the wrong situation with zone fills visible:
It looks that KiCad assumed that IN2 signal can go through GND fill not colliding with GND net.
I will report it.
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