I have problems with routing my wires.
The wires are for some reason not connected with the component pads.
The wire is also not fully collored in red. Can this be the reason that it is not connected.
Can somebody help me with this?
Kind Regards,
Domien,
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First, get your terminology right. The schematic has wires, the PCB has tracks (often called “traces” in other PCB design programs, I don’t know why KiCad settled on “tracks”, although I find the name more logical myself) Using the right terminology reduces misunderstandings and reduces post count for attempting to get more clarification.
You have turned PCB Editor / View / Drawing Mode / Sketch Tracks on. If you turn this mode off again, the tracks will be filled again. It’s just a visual thing, nothing more.
Why do you think so? I see a ratsnest line in the lower left corner:
And this indicates that the two track segments you drew are connected to pad 8 of that other footprint. If you draw another track segment onto that pad 6, then that ratsnest line will disappear, but others for still unconnected pads will still remain. I suggest you draw some more tracks before you make any conclusions about this.
In KiCad they’re called tracks.
You have Scetch Mode on. Press ‘K’ to switch it off, that will fix the appearance of your tracks.
Hello Paul,
Track colour is now filled thanks.
When you move a part after it was routed the tracks do not move with the component?
Kind Regards,
Indeed. When you move a Footprint (please spend some time on terminology) it just moves the footprint. You can drag a footprint (with the d hotkey) and then KiCad attempts to keep tracks connected, but often it can not drag all the tracks without creating DRC violations. In such a case you can finish the drag witn [Ctrl + Click] to accept the final position with the DRC violations, and then clean up the DRC violations.
part = something having:
You probably ask for footprint moving.
Yes when footprint is moved tracks are left unchanged.
Depending on KiCad version you use (you didn’t told that) you can also drag footprint.
I’m working with Kicad 9.0
hotkey D works fine thanks !
