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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...>]

Renie wrote:
> > A guess only:
> >
> > Maybe the end points of the tracks are not exactly touching the 
> center 
>
> > of the pads?
> >
> > If not, then what you describe can happen.
>
> Hi Dick,
>
> Don't is these case.
>
> You can get any board with nothing DRC error, move all modules (don't
> drag the tracks), get higlight net tool, click in any pad, all pads
> and track continue in the net correct, all have highlight.
>
> If you get my teste.brd, open in text editor, remove all components
> description, save, open in PcbNew, now, is only tracks and all have
> your nets correct.
>
> []'s
> Renie
Renie,

No. I just looked at your board file. It is as I guessed, your tracks 
do not go to the center of the pads. To verify this, you can either

1) run the DRC and select "Find Unconnected Pads" and it will show many 
tracks and pad combinations which are not connected.

2) Just look at the board and tell by visual inspection that the tracks 
do not go to the center of the pads.

3) Click on the General Ratsnest Button one time. It is code called by 
this action which then immediately sets the disconnected tracks to 
netcode of zero, meaning they are dis-connected. Thereafter, using 
your "highlight" test fails.

I am sure this is the problem.

Dick