After i selecting a wire with the right mouse button and click on preferences, the wire is getting bigger. If i do the same with vias, nothing is happening. I can’t open the preferences. The preferences for components are working. Is there a setting for it? The hotkeys are not changed, so it is the default settings.
This is my version:
Application: Pcbnew
Version: (5.1.12)-1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.5
libcurl/7.77.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1k (Schannel) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.9 zstd/1.5.0 libidn2/2.3.1 libpsl/0.21.1 (+libidn2/2.3.1) libssh2/1.9.0 nghttp2/1.43.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.5 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.75.0
OpenCASCADE Technology: 7.5.0
Curl: 7.77.0
Compiler: GCC 10.3.0 with C++ ABI 1014
I am using 6.0… Understand that vias do not normally appear in the schematic. I think that in pcb editor you want to go to file>board setup>net classes.
Thanks for the quick response. Understood, but how can i place and setup a Micro via in the pcb editor? I want to have for example a blind via from layer one to layer two for signal xyz. How can i set it up before i route the wire? In previous versions it was possible to place a via, set up the net signal name, sizes and drills and connect it after the settings. Is this still possible?
I have never used blind or microvias. But here I start a trace and then do (what for most people would be a right click.) If you want more information, I think we will need help from someone who has done it.
This is my next issue. I can’t change the layer for any vias. In the gif it is just closing the window for setting up the layer. Sorry for the german menue, normaly i set the language to english but on the right mouse button it is german.
what am I doing wrong?
found a video, at 6:30 is the point which i mentioned. This double click oe right mouse botton → properties does not work in my version. Are there any informations about how to set it up or is this a bug?
I followed the instructions on the video using 5.1.12 and this works perfectly.
This comment is incorrect. The video says double left click.
One other point is worth mentioning @T1992:
To avoid a lot of confusion, it is a good idea to refer to “wires and symbols” when discussing the schematic but use the terms “tracks and footprints” when discussing the PCB.
Yes thats right. In my comment the oe should be an or. So anyway, i cannot open the properties for tracks and vias over the double left mouse click or the right mouse button --> properties
unfortunately i didn’t understand, which pont u had pressed in dropdown menu, because of ur local language. If u try to go to english, it will be more clear.
and i had check in my PC, if any primitive are highlighted, there r 2 possibilytyes - u can
1/ choise 'properties ’ in dropdown menu, and it works.
or
2/ highlight primitives and press ’ E ’ on keyboard, this shortcut open the primitive properties. (i mean that ’ E ’ - in english, not sure that on local language it will work.)
