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How to drag a component and all traces attached in Altium?
I was very surprised that Altium did not do it, since I thought of it as a basic concept. The best you can do in Altium is to slice the tracks that are attached to the part, un-route the component, drag it to its new location, then re-route the tracks manually or auto-route the component.
How to run interactive routing in Altium Designer?
Run the Route » Interactive Routing command ( Ctrl+W ) then click on an object that has a net attribute to start routing. This can be a pad, a connection line, an existing via, a track end on a partially routed net, in fact, any object that belongs to the net.
How do I change the rotation step in Altium?
The default rotation increment is 90 degrees. The Rotation Step size can be changed in the PCB Editor – General page of the Preferences dialog. Press the X or Y key to flip the object (s) along the X or Y axes respectively. If the object being moved is a component, press L to flip it to the other side of the board.
Can a set of tracks be moved using click and hold?
A set of selected tracks cannot be moved using the click and hold technique. In this situation, the Move Selection command must be used (unless there is a non-track object in the selection set to click and hold on). If multiple objects are moved, their position relative to each other is maintained.
How to edit a wire in Altium Designer?
When a wire object is selected, the following editing handles are available: A selected Wire ready for graphical editing. Click and drag A to reposition the end points of the wire. Click and drag B to move a wire vertex. The end points will remain anchored. Click and drag on a wire segment to grab that segment and reposition it.
What is the true orthogonal mode on Altium?
While in the 90 Degree or 45 Degree mode (known as true orthogonal modes), press Spacebar to cycle between the Start and End sub-modes. During placement, the current placement mode is displayed in the Status bar. You can change modes at any time during wire placement.
How does the slicing process work in Altium?
The slicing process uses the Line placement mode to define both the slice path and width. Press Tab to change the width; press Shift+Spacebar to cycle through the line placement corner modes. Continue to click and move the mouse to define the slice path.