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Meld Traces Together

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IBNobody 8 years ago

**Feature Request** **Brief title for your desired feature:** Meld PCB Traces Together **How would you like the feature to work?** Select two traces on the same net that overlap. Hit a hotkey to merge them. Alternately, if a trace segment is being dragged, make it auto-meld to any same-net trace it overlaps. **Why is this feature important to you?** Convenience. Say that I have the following trace... I want to move it around without tearing it up. ![Net1][1] I can move the trace segment on the bottom, and the app will adjust the 45 degree bends on the adjacent segments smoothly. ![Net2][2] However, I cannot move the trace segment on the left in the same fashion because EasyEDA treats it as an endpoint even though it is overlapping another trace segment on the same net. This is frustrating because it requires me to spend extra time fixing the ugly 90 degree bend that appears. ![Net3][3] [1]: /editor/20160823/57bb45b86b873.png [2]: /editor/20160823/57bb45d4e7ba4.png [3]: /editor/20160823/57bb45e0536a4.png

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andyfierman 8 years ago

It is not clear from your screen shots exactly what is going on at the far left endpoint of your COL1_EXP trace. So that we can better understand the issue, can you make an example of this public? Thanks.

dillon 8 years ago

I think I understand.

IBNobody 8 years ago

@andyfierman It's on my only public project. Just look for any trace that is divided into two traces. The split happens when you drop a via or when you start a trace from the endpoint of an existing trace. I like the ability to split traces. It lets me tear up a section of my layout without having to tear up every trace that went through the tear up zone. The downside is that it ruins the ability to drag traces around.

xebit 6 years ago

Hello guys! Is there any solution for combining tracks?

Chrome 69.0.3497.100 Windows 10 EasyEDA 5.7.26

xebit 6 years ago

Also, there is a great lack of connection from the nearest track to the nearest track / pad, in case the track is not finished, and not as it is now (from the pad to the pad). This would give the opportunity to finish the track as one segment. And also it's convenient, because you can see the nearest point where you can connect the track.

Chrome 69.0.3497.100 Windows 10 EasyEDA 5.7.26

xebit 6 years ago

@xebit Corrected: Also, there is a great lack of display the connection (ratline) from the nearest track to the nearest track / pad, in case the track is not finished, and not as it is now (from the pad to the pad). This would give the opportunity to finish the track as one segment. And also it's convenient, because you can see the nearest point where you can connect the track.

Chrome 69.0.3497.100 Windows 10 EasyEDA 5.7.26

xebit 6 years ago

Anybody can comment the question above?

Chrome 69.0.3497.100 Windows 10 EasyEDA 5.7.26

UserSupport 6 years ago

@xebit Hi This case will be improved at v6.1, it is on the roadmap, thank you

Chrome 69.0.3497.92 Windows 10

rom1nux 6 years ago

Hello, I approve this feature too

Firefox 62.0 Windows 7 EasyEDA 5.7.26

hobikit 6 years ago

ditto .

Chrome 69.0.3497.100 Windows 10 EasyEDA 5.7.26

lynxlabeling 4 years ago

Has this feature been added? I am on version 6.3 and I don't see a way to join two traces. I also request this feature. There are many use cases for it, usually when editing more complex routes.

Vivaldi 2.5.1525.43 Linux EasyEDA 6.3.22

dave-in-nj 4 years ago

I have two parts and I have not found how to join or merge traces. still looking. I have created entire separate trace from Vcc to my parts, then point by point, just overlaid them over the existing trace. PITA. If there was a way to create a trace that is on the same net\, then \*hopefully\* there would be a way to join\. tried to see if I could re-name the net.... no joy. =========== The OP had a second point. If you try to drag a line one way, a whole new point is created and the traces start to go off in odd and unwanted directions.

Firefox 82.0 Ubuntu EasyEDA 6.4.7

andyfierman 4 years ago

If you are asking about a PCB created directly in the PCB Editor without first creating a Schematic and following the Design Flow in the Tutorial then please see: [https://easyeda\.com/forum/topic/How\_does\_the\_Connect\_Pad\_to\_Pad\_tool\_work\_\-JgQO0Ay7H](https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/How_does_the_Connect_Pad_to_Pad_tool_work_-JgQO0Ay7H) If not, can you post either an animated gif or the link to a public project that demonstrates your questions?

Chrome 85.0.4183.121 Linux EasyEDA 6.4.7

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