PCB Layout CAD - Delete Route

PCB Layout CAD : Routing Work

Delete Route

The Delete Route command allows the designer to delete one or more selected routing objects on your PCB design in a variety of ways such as by deleting a series of routes and by removing the routes between any specified two points. The routing objects include routes and vias.

There are four deletion modes.

Route(Series)
Segment
Section
Spread

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Route(Series)

This mode allows you to delete a series of route objects, i.e., all the contiguous routes until a via, a component pad or junction is encountered.
* Vias will be retained when deleting routes.

Segment

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This mode allows you to delete a single selected routing object.

Section
→	→
[Drag-Select] Dragging the selection window while in this mode allows you to remove all routes and vias that fall within the selection area. * Plane objects will not be deleted.	[Click Two Points] Clicking any two points on a connected route while in this mode allows you to remove all the routes between them.

Spread

(Before）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（After）

This mode allows you to delete all the route segments between pads, including any vias.
* Planes / Routing objects connected to planes will not be deleted.
* The objects on hidden or locked layers will not be deleted.

Changing the Deletion Mode

The instructions that follow explain how to change the deletion mode.

(1)	Select the [Create PCB] >> [Delete Route] command.

(2)	Select the deletion mode at the Deletion Mode field in the Property Window.

Deletion Mode: Route(Series)

The instructions that follow explain how to delete routing objects in Route(Series) deletion mode.

(1)	Select "Route(Series)" from the drop-down menu at the Deletion Mode field.

(2)	Position the cursor over any of the connected route segments you want to delete.
*	When hovering the cursor over the object, all the connected route segments until a via, a component pad or junction is encountered will be highlighted.

(3)	Click to delete all the connected route segments.
*	Vias will be retained when deleting routes.

Deletion Mode: Segment

The instructions that follow explain how to delete a routing object in Segment deletion mode.

(1)	Select "Route(Segment)" from the drop-down menu at the Deletion Mode field.

(2)	Position the cursor over the routing object you want to delete.

(3)	Click to delete the routing object.

Deletion Mode: Section

The instructions that follow explain how to delete routing objects in Section deletion mode.

(1)	Select "Route(Section)" from the drop-down menu at the Deletion Mode field.

(2)	[Drag-Selection] Drag the selection window to specify the area where you want to remove the routing objects.

(3)	All the routes and vias that fall within the selection area are removed.
*	Plane objects will not be deleted.

(4)	[Click Two Points] Click where you want to start deleting on the route.

(5)	Move your cursor to the required end point and then click.

(6)	All the routes between the specified two points are removed.
*	You can specify the two points on the connected route segments until a via, a component pad or junction is encountered.

Use the Filter function when you want to remove routes or vias only.

Deletion Mode: Spread

The instructions that follow explain how to delete routing objects in Spread deletion mode.

(1)	Select "Spread" from the drop-down menu at the Deletion Mode field.

(2)	Position the cursor over the routing object you want to delete.

(3)	All the route segments including any vias between pads are deleted.
*	Planes / Routing objects connected to planes will not be deleted.
*	The objects on hidden or locked layers will not be deleted.

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