User Guide

Using Wires and Buses
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Specifying Drawing Options
Several options aid in drawing wires and buses and in
placing parts.
• The Orthogonal option constrains wires and buses to
vertical and horizontal lines.
• The Snap-to-Grid option keeps parts, wires, and buses
aligned to grid lines.
• The Snap-to-Pin option constrains wire and bus
placements to the nearest pin.
• The Rubberband option maintains connectivity
between parts when they are moved.
Orthogonality
Orthogonal allows wires and buses to be drawn only as
horizontal and vertical lines.
Figure 6 illustrates two resistors connected by a wire
drawn with Orthogonal enabled. The wire was drawn by
clicking at the bottom of R1 and moving directly to R2 and
clicking again. The wire was drawn by vertical and
horizontal lines even though the movement of the pointer
was diagonal.
Figure 6 Orthogonal Wire Drawing