Mmm interesting. I didn't knew that standard.

It could be correct, still, I don't like a junction to be removed
automatically. I do understand that if I pass with a wire over another,
there is no automatic junction placed in the intersection, however, removing
a previously placed junction I find it anoying.



Mauricio Jancic
Janso Desarrollos
www.janso.com.ar
info@janso.com.ar
(54) 11-4542-3519
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of William Bross
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:03 AM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [EE]: Autorouting software, ELECTRA. Opinions wanted.
> 
> Mauricio,
> 
> Not really a bug IMHO.  Fossil that I am, my first job out of 
> school was a detail draftsman for the US goverment drawing 
> weapons test systems.  
> This was back in the paper and pencil drafting days.  I still 
> have my goverment issue drafting manual on my desk.  Within 
> the first 5 pages of drawing procedures it explicitly states 
> that four point connections are strictly FORBIDDEN.  
> Basically, it asks if those are just 2 lines crossing or is 
> it a connection that you just forgot to dot?
> 
> Looks like Altium enforces that rule.  Aren't there any tips 
> in some of the basic tutorials explaining that behavior?
> 
> Bill
> 
> Mauricio Jancic wrote:
> 
> >There is also a very anoying bug in protel sch that never 
> was solved. 
> >It gave me 2 or 3 headaches in the past when I was not aware 
> of it. Try 
> >it your
> >self:
> >
> >1) on the SCH draw a wire, it doesn't have to be connected. 
> Just one wire.
> >2) now, draw a second wire and conect it to the first one. 
> Altium will 
> >automatically place a juntion.
> >3) now, you need to connect a second element to that node 
> (junction) so 
> >start a new wire and end it on the junction. You will see that the 
> >junction y gone and there is no more electrical connection 
> between the 
> >two wires. You can also start this new wire on the junction, 
> the result is the same.
> >
> >Bye,
> >
> >Mauricio Jancic
> >Janso Desarrollos
> >www.janso.com.ar
> >info@janso.com.ar
> >(54) 11-4542-3519
> > 
> >  
> >
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