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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 14.03.2017 19:20, Andrew Zonenberg wrote:
> This one is probably for Orson or Tom...
> 
> 
> Tested with latest code from git (on Debian Jessie), but I also had the
> issue with my old version (a few weeks old, forgot to write down the
> exact hash).
> 
> Steps to reproduce:
> * Create schematic that has a differential pair in it
> * Set differential pair design rules to 0.21mm trace, 0.15mm space
> * Route differential pair in such a way that there's skew between the halves
> * Try to skew-match
> 
> Expected result: overlay appears, says "too short", mouse motion adds
> meanders
> 
> Actual result: Overlay appears, says "too short", no meanders are created
> 
> I've had the issue with other dimensions as well, it appears that having
> trace width greater than space is necessary but not sufficient to cause
> the problem.

Hi Andrew,

Could you send a sample PCB file with a diff pair that causes the issue
(and tell us what target length we should use?)

Cheers,
Tom

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