What's Good About Allegro PCB Editor New Ratsnest Display Option? Check Out 16.6!

The 16.6 Allegro PCB Editor release has a ratsnest display option that is designed to reduce the density of rat display in the workspace. Rats seen as pass-through, ones not terminating to a pin in view, are automatically filtered from the display.

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1.    Enable the new rat display option by selecting Display > Show Rats > End in View Only.
2.    This feature will make much more of an impact on dense designs, but consider the following example:

 
3.    Zoom in slightly to remove the connectors from view. Note the three horizontal connections have been filtered from the display:

 


Please share your experience using this new capability.

Jerry “GenPart” Grzenia