Is it possible in KiCad to tell a wire that I want to manually route a part of it?
In this example the interactive routing algorithm prevents me from manually route net 20.
I want to manually move the ends.
I tried to lock it, but then it is not possible to select the locked wire again.
You are aware of the Selection Filter?
Thanks - that helps with the locked things.
But I still can’t solve the problem, that I simply want one (1) strait wire between these two ends:
How can I temporary switch to a mode which allows me this?
What works is to change the routing mode:
Can I setup a short cut for doing this or do I have always to press Ctrl + < and then to click?
There is at least a “Router Highlight Mode” command that you can assign a Hotkey to.
Thanks. I just work the last minutes with Ctrl+< and this is ok to use.
Marko
Have you tried G hotkey?
No, I didn’t. but I tried it and essentially it’s what I was looking for.
Thanks!
In my opinion one of mandatory step in learning KiCad is to look through Hotkey list (under Help menu) as most important functions just got their hotkeys. After such look through I made my own list in the order of importance to be able to find each important feature fast.
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With: PCB Editor / Route / Interactive Router Settings and this mode:
you can draw tracks with any angle, but it is a nuisance to change these settings if you have to do it often.