Chapter 5
Working with Traces and Copper
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3.
Select
Design»Copy Route
. The
Copy route
dialog box appears.
4.
Select the group you have already routed in the
Source group
field,
and the group you wish to have the same routing in the
Destination
group
field and click
OK
. The routing is duplicated for the destination
group.
Swapping Pins and Gates
Pin and gate swapping are done between like pins and gates to reduce the
amount of copper needed to route a given net.
The following sections document manual pin swapping, manual gate
swapping and automatic pin/gate swapping. For these functions to work,
the pin groups must be set up in the
Footprint
tab of the
Component
Properties
dialog box in Multisim, before the circuit is exported to
Ultiboard. Refer to the
Multisim User Manual
for details.
Swapping Pins
This feature works between allowed pins in the same gate (section of an
IC). Swapping of pins between gates in the same IC or between similar ICs
is not allowed.
Complete the following steps to swap pins between gates:
1.
Select
Design»Swap Pins
.
2.
Click on the first pin that you wish to swap.
