Hi Robert!

You can specify custom track widths in the global design rules, after you
made it, you can select them from the drop down list.

BR:
AndrĂ¡s

2010/4/6 Robert <birmingham_spi...@gmx.net>

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> For power connections I generally use wider tracks than signal
> connections. Where the power track is connected to a fine pitch
> component the track needs to be narrowed, but that's OK because the
> narrow section will be short. The latest version of kicad auto-selects
> the track width based on the net class, but that makes it impossible to
> connect (for example) the Vcc pin(s) on a fine pitch component to the
> rest of the Vcc net, which of course will be a "Power" net class with a
> wide track width.
>
> I thought perhaps I could override the width using the track width drop
> list, but I can't as there is only one width listed. Also I can't
> override the auto-selected net class and pick one with a narrower width.
> Finally I can't use "Select Track Width" from the context menu
> because it doesn't allow me to select a narrower track width.
>
> I can't see how this arrangement can possibly work with modern
> components, so I must be doing something wrong. How do I override the
> auto-selected track width?
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert.
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