Thank you for the suggestion, we will consider the option of multicolored PCB fabrication.

Sure, there is DRC in DipTrace PCB Layout. First open "Verification -> Design Rules" to see and edit design rules. Then run "Verification -> Check Design Rules" to perform the verification. In result you will see the list of errors, red circles on the design area showing the errors or the "No Error ...

Similar to saving components from schematic to component library, you can save patterns from PCB Layout to pattern library. Just right click on a pattern in PCB Layout, select "Save to Library -> Save to File" from submenu, enter library name, hint and group and save the file.

1. Please open "Verification -> Electrical Rule Setup". There is Power Pins for SC" (short circuit) in the bottom right corner. By default, they are V* and GND*. So any pin which name starts from V is considered as power pin. But you can edit the field and change V* to something more precise, Vcc ...

Thank you for the request. We will investigate how AI might be integrated into DipTrace.

Are there route keepout or board cutout around the connector? How about design rules and net classes? I ask them because interactive router checks rules on fly and doesn't allow to violate them. You can press "I" hot key during manual routing to disable interactive mode and see if there is a ...

To change global settings of part markings, please open "View -> Part Markings" from the main menu. There is align option for each parameter. You can customize them. For example, change "Auto" to "Top" for RefDes and "Auto" to "Bottom" for Value.

Rotation is always counter clockwise in DipTrace. It is not possible to change it in the software.

The button is excluded as the Octopart search engine doesn't work in DipTrace anymore. We are working on connecting to other partner similar to Octopart.

You still need to add some resistors, capacitors and one POT. There are standard libraries which names start from "Resistors...", "Capacitors ..." and "Potentiometers ...", you can choose appropriate components from the libraries. Also reading DipTrace tutorial (Help -> DipTrace Tutorial from any ...