For grounded coplanar waveguide, via placement is critical and very tedious if done manually. Straight/orthogonal are tracks are easy enough to handle, but any change in direction requires curves/arcs at high frequencies.
Matrix coping vias is very helpful for straight tracks. Radial placement is very helpful for via fencing around a trace that is a 90-degree arc. However, for irregular curves (see screenshot) this process is 100% manual.
It would be very helpful to have a menu for traces that lets us enter several parameters to eliminate the above 3 steps:
Via fencing: Yes/No
Via style select: (show list)
Nominal/min/max Via-Via pitch:
Via to track spacing:
Open Soldermask around trace and Via fence: Yes/No, if yes enter how much to open.
Automatic/semi-automatic VIA fence around traces
Automatic/semi-automatic VIA fence around traces
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Re: Automatic/semi-automatic VIA fence around traces
Thank you for the feature request. It is already in our feature list.
Re: Automatic/semi-automatic VIA fence around traces
HI Alex,
That's great! Thanks for letting me know.
That's great! Thanks for letting me know.