PCB_Dlg-LayerDirectionsLayer Directions_AD
Created: July 28, 2015 | Updated: June 19, 2017
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1
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The Layer Directions dialog.
Summary
This dialog allows the designer to specify preferred routing directions for all enabled signal layers (defined in the layer stack).
Access
The dialog is accessed from the PCB Editor, through the Situs Routing Strategies dialog, by clicking the Edit Layer Directions button.
Options/Controls
The dialog presents a grid listing each signal layer, as defined in the layer stack. Each layer is presented in terms of the following:
- Layer - the name of the signal layer.
- Current Setting - the currently chosen preferred routing direction for the layer. This field is editable. Choose from the following direction settings: Not Used, Horizontal, Vertical, Any, 1 O'Clock, 2 O'Clock, 4 O'Clock, 5 O'Clock, 45 Up, 45 Down, Fan Out, and Automatic.
- Actual Direction - the direction for routing that the Autorouter is actually using. This field is read-only. It will follow the preferred routing direction chosen for the layer in the Current Setting field, unless Automatic is chosen, in which case it will calcualte the best direction to be used, based on the defined routing directions for other layers.