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The show_netnames Plugin

+

+View netnames overlaid onto the traces of the current layout. + +

Description

+

+When working on the details of a layout it can be useful to observe the +netnames of the traces that you are working with. This is particularly true +when working with densely packed traces and at zoom levels where other +distinguishing features are not visible on screen. + +

+Note that due to the relatively high cost of rendering fonts there may be a +noticeable performance degradation using this feature. + +

+The show_netnames plugin can be accessed from the VIEW menu item. Use the +"Show netnames when zoomed in" checkbox to toggle the functionality. + +

+To avoid cluttering the screen with netnames when zoomed out the plugin defines +a threshold zoom level. The default threshold is 0.02mm/pixel. This is a +configurable parameter. + +

+Objects not belonging to any netlist, "nonets", can be omitted from display. +This is a configurable parameter. + +

+It is also possible to add a list of regular expressions that match netnames +for omission from display. + +

Example show_netnames +Configuration File

+ +

+Default installation location of the show_netnames.conf file is +$(PREFIX)/pcb-rnd/etc/pcb-rnd + +

   
+li:pcb-rnd-conf-v1 {
+	ha:overwrite {
+		ha:plugins {
+			ha:show_netnames {
+				enable=0
+				zoom_level=0.02mm
+				omit_nonets=0
+				li:omit_netnames={
+					{^unnamed}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+ +