> Change the net class if you want so when you route it it'll make a
    > thicker wire. Don't draw lines, instead route segments from airwires.

    Ned, unfortunately I'm a real novice here. Please forgive me for being
    dense.  I understand what you're saying above and will test
    that. However I'm asking a more fundamental question. I figured out
    how to create a power net. I see that it's possible to change that net
    class. What I can't figure out is how to create a physical point on
    the board to attach the power wire. See what I mistakenly thought was
    that putting a Vcc/Vdd/+5V and Vss/GND/0V power element on the
    schematic would create an actual attachment element on the board.

Ahh.  One of my most frequently used personally-defined library elements is
something I call "wire", which is one pin and one pad.  It gets used for
all sorts of offboard connection including switches and testpoints, but the
most common is one "wire" for VCC, and one for GND.  You can use existing
two-pin connectors as well, but it's hard to find one you like the looks
up, and you lose some routing flexibility.

I also got tired of dealing with umpty-hundred different transistors and
create NPN-generic and PNP-generic parts, each available in assorted common
packages and pinouts.  The "generic" name can easilly be overridden in the
editors to specify a particular part.

BillW

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