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[Andy Peters <devel@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On Aug 19, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> This morning's PNS happy fun time:
> 
> https://misc.c4757p.com/track_hugging.mp4
> 
> Why is it so hard to get PNS to "hug" a trace like that? It seems to
> have trouble going around corners - it "snaps in" if I come up on an
> edge, but going around a corner it insists on sticking to the grid…

I have seen this behavior, but I have worked around it (without really thinking about it, to be honest) by clicking the mouse to “lock” a point for the trace, and then using the / hotkey to change the track “posture.” I also tend to route with the finest possible grid.

-a