EDWinXP1.95 Feature Highlights
PCB Layout Editor
Parallel Routing(Enhancement)
- From Auto menu in Layout Editor, select Parallel Routing option. This will enable the Parallel routing mode. Enable Connections – Route.
- Earlier for Parallel routing of traces depress the key combination
Shift + E prior to selecting a starting pad of a traces set. This enables the mode for blocking several pins. Selecting the pins will enable parallel routing window where you can specify the routing space. Specify the spacing and click on Accept
button.
- The pad that is closest to origin of the blocking rectangle is taken as starting point of the leading trace in parallel group. The leading trace may be routed and other traces will follow it
parallel with specified spacing.
- After arriving to final destination for the leading trace, it can be connected in normal fashion. When leading trace is connected, the next unconnected is taken as the leading and parallel routing continues until all in the bunch been connected or operation aborted by ESC.