Chapter 5
Working with Traces and Copper
Working with Other Copper Elements
Placing Copper Areas
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To delete a trace that you have just placed, choose Edit»Undo Place Trace
Segment.
Complete the following steps to delete an existing trace:
1.
Select the trace.
2.
Choose Edit»Delete.
Or
1.
Select the trace.
2.
Press the D
ELETE
This section contains the following subjects:
•
Placing Copper Areas
•
Placing Powerplanes
•
Splitting Copper
•
Converting a Copper Shape to an Area
•
Deleting All Copper
•
Adding and Removing Teardrops
Use the Place»Copper Area command to define copper polygons.
Complete the following steps to place a copper area:
1.
Choose a copper layer.
2.
Choose Place»Copper Area. The pointer has a polygon shape
attached.
3.
Left-click all points that are to define the copper area, ending with the
starting point.
4.
Optionally, right-click to cancel the Place command.
Complete the following steps to delete a copper area:
1.
Choose Edit»Copper Delete»Copper Island.
2.
Click on the copper area you want to delete.
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