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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 01:32:46PM -0700, Andy Peters wrote:
> 
> > 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.

You can see me attempting to do this in the video.

> 
> -a
> 
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