Manual Routing, Waypoints, and Changing Route Style

Manual routing (route 1 net from ratsnest)

1. Click on 1 ratsnest line for the net you want to route. The "Wire Properties" panel on the right shows Not routed (ratsnest), along with the note "Cannot delete trace — synced 1:1 with the wire in the Diagram. To remove the connection, delete the wire in the Diagram tab."
2. Click the Route Straight (45°) button.

Result: the ratsnest line becomes a real copper trace running at a 45°/straight angle between the 2 pads; the status changes to Routed.

The wire panel also has:

• Trace Width (mm): an input field (0.5–3mm) or 4 preset buttons 0.3mm / 0.5mm / 0.8mm / 1.2mm. Leave blank = use the default width for the net class.
• Reset to Straight Line: clears the current route of just this wire, returning it to a straight 2-point segment so you can drag it manually again.

Adjusting individual trace segments: waypoints and cleanup

1. Select a routed wire. On the trace there are midpoints — click a midpoint to insert a new waypoint there, helping you bend the trace to avoid an obstacle.
2. The wire panel shows a Waypoints (N) section listing the coordinates of each waypoint (not counting the 2 endpoints). Each row has an ✕ button to delete that point individually.
3. If there are too many redundant waypoints, click Clean Up to automatically merge/remove unnecessary points. When a wire has only its 2 endpoints left, the "Waypoints" section and the "Clean Up" button hide automatically.

Result: the wire is shaped the way you want, with no leftover unnecessary waypoints.

Changing route style / auto-routing a single wire (right-click context menu on a wire)

Right-click directly on a routed wire to open its dedicated context menu:

• Routing Style — 3 icon buttons: Straight, Orthogonal, 45°. Choose one to immediately re-route the selected wire in that shape.
• Auto Route (this wire only) — runs autoroute but applies it only to this single net, leaving other already-routed wires untouched.
• Add Jumper — only shown once the wire already has a waypoint; adds a jumper right at this wire.

Result: the shape of the wire changes according to your choice, without affecting other wires.

Example

The 5V power trace on the "Room Temperature & Humidity Monitoring Station" board runs straight through the exact position of a mounting hole — click the midpoint of the wire to insert a waypoint, drag that waypoint to one side, and the trace automatically bends to avoid the hole without affecting any other wires.