Route a signal manually

  1. On the PCB Design toolbar, click Route Manual Route Manual icon.

  2. In the Route Manual dialog, review and modify the selected options:

    • Loop Remove, when active, detects if a new trace is replacing an existing one between the same points, and cuts out the old one.

    • Trace Bend controls the angle or shape of each new segment of a trace. If you hold down the Ctrl key and right-click, you can cycle through the options.

    • Controls on the bottom half of the dialog specify physical properties of traces and vias. Trace width can also be changed by typing a number in the command line field.

  3. Click an airwire that you want to replace with a fixed, routed signal. The endpoints of the airwire are highlighted.

  4. Drag the cursor to start the first routing segment, then click to place a corner or bend, and continue.

  5. If you want to delete the last segment, click Backspace.

  6. Click Esc to end the route.