I have a design that I want to modify. This modification will require me to change nearly all the trace widths. When starting this design I didn’t realize the importance of using the net class widths and so all my traces were given a definitive width.
Is there a way to change all the traces to use the net class widths?
I tried selecting multiple traces and using the “E” key for prosperities, however only the originally selected trace changed, not all the selected traces.
There are quite some ways in which you can combine filters & actions.
To get familar with this, I recommend to first experiment & fool around on a copy of your project, and then repeat it on your real project when you are confident you understand how it works. (Or use some other bakcup strategy).
I think I can master this tool
In the meantime I looked at the PCBNEW file with a text editor. I could see how I could search/replace to change the trace widths but couldn’t figure how to change the trace to “new class”
Did I miss something? I know I have some tracks set to net class so I was thinking I could see them and copy the values to the others. Didn’t seem to work out that way.
These day’s it’s not often needed anymore to hack into KiCad’s files with a text editor. Plenty of options in the menu I’ve shown.
Also:
Are you familar with the u and i shortcut keys?
These are used to add connected copper to a selection, and you can also use it to edit the track width of that selection ( hard value or set to netclass width).