Q1. What is this diamond mark? This diamond mark is referred to as a "connect point" or "cpoint". The displayed size of this connect point is controlled by the "Connect point size" field in the Drawing Options >Display Tab Q2. Do any of these marks influence a design? There is no "influence" of the design other than marking where a FIXED cline segment joins a cline segment that does not have the FIXED property. Q3. Is this a "feature" for the fixed segment? This is a feature of the fixed segment which lets the user know where clines join that have differing FIXED property values. This is explained in the documentation titled: "Allegro/APD Design Guide: Routing -- 2. Interactive Routing" in the section labeled: Connection Behavior in Groups If the user would like to remove these connect points they can perform the following: 1. Remove the FIXED property from the clines 2. Use Edit >Move and select all of the clines 3. In the command area type: ix 0 This will merge the clines into one segment as can be seen by performing a "Show Element on the clines before and after the above steps are performed. Please have only CLINES selected in the FIND filter. -----Original Message----- From: george.h.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:41:36 -0700 Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: squares on same clines intersections The diamond denotes a Tee point or a cline coming from a module. I have also seen them occasionally when a line runs across a constraint areas (usually shows up when you slide such a line). I have only seen them not able to be deleted when something associated with the cline is fixed. If the cline is part of a module you may need to unfix the module. If none of that helps you should try running dbdoctor on the database. Good luck! -- George Patrick Tektronix, Inc. Central Engineering, Engineering Design Services P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512 Beaverton, OR 97077-0001 Å 503-627-5272 (voice) Æ 503-627-5587 (fax) http://www.tektronix.com http://www.pcb-designer.com "Off-Grid and Proud of it!" -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of William Billereau Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 01:02 To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: squares on same clines intersections Hello Chris (Vince?) Here is a screenshot. The rhombus is inside the red ellipse. Delete clines only selects the clines on the right of the rhombus (the temporary highlighted on) but not the left part of the cline (I redraw it with a thin blue line) A derive connectivity does not correct the probleme. William. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Billereau William | PCB Designer | | | Tel: (+4122) 76 73403 | | CERN TS/DEM | william.billereau@xxxxxxx | | 1211 Geneve 23 Switzerland | Société: AMEC-SPIE/Electrotech | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of vince fornier Sent: 01 June, 2006 11:50 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: squares on same clines intersections > On some jobs, we re-route traces and then we got rhombuses (rotated > squares) on same clines intersections. It is the same net, connection > is done but it causes that delete clines (not clines segs) deletes > only part before or after these squares. > > What and where to change to remove these squares and make complete > clines? Some screenshots would be helpful. But I think I understand your issue: one or more of the sides of the rhombus is not a cline but rather a collection of clines that look to the eye as one continuous trace - so instead of doing "delete clines" once you must do it mulitple times to clear up all the little stubs? If such is the case, you could delete one such short cline which would implicitly make the others part of a dangline cline(s). Do this for all the rhombuses , then you could scrub all the affected nets with SKILL routine find_dlines HTH, Chris Walters local Cadence guru (Apple) _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com