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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good question Peter.  Does someone want to field this?  I didn't change
this code so I cannot answer why Pcbnew will no longer allow you to
change trace widths by selecting an alternate width from the combobox.
You can switch to the gal canvas and use the trace properties dialog but
in the legacy canvas, this feature doesn't exist. :(.

On 8/25/2015 7:32 PM, Peter Wintulich wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Ok if the trace width is now locked to the net class, how do you
> override the net class trace width to get between tightly spaced pads?
> or  have a wider trace as a feed to multiple loads?
> Regards
> Peter
> 
> On 26/08/15 03:48, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>> On 8/25/2015 2:11 PM, jp charras wrote:
>>> Le 25/08/2015 17:48, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
>>>> Is anyone else have an issue with the track width and via diameter
>>>> combo
>>>> boxes in the auxiliary tool bar not being populated with the board
>>>> design rules information?  I just noticed this because I added some
>>>> dummy design rules so I could change the width of some of my ground
>>>> traces and noticed that only the default track width and via diameters
>>>> are available.  It looks like the design rule settings are being
>>>> ignored.  I tried closing and reopening Pcbnew, restarting KiCad
>>>> completely, and running Pcbnew in stand alone mode but no luck.  I seem
>>>> to remember this issue being fixed several times in the past.  I was
>>>> just wondering if it's a problem on windows or a problem in general.
>>>>
>>>> Wayne
>>>>
>>> Tested on W7 -32 bits pro, I have no problem.
>>>
>>> Auxiliary tool is populated, both when loading a board and modifying
>>> track widths and via diameters.
>>>
>>>
>> Never mind.  Apparently the behavior of these comboboxes changed
>> somewhere along the line.  I just looked at the code and all they do now
>> is show the current net class settings when you are routing a trace.
>> You used to be able to select from a list of widths and apply width to
>> any trace by right clicking and selecting change track width but that is
>> not the case any more.  Sorry about the noise.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
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