Drawing long STRAIGHT traces in Ultiboard??

[rkmadse]

In other programs while drawing long traces I have been able to hold shift, or another key and that forces the trace I'm drawing to be straight. I haven't had luck finding that ability in Ultiboard and I assume it's available. Anyone out there that can offer help or a work around is much appreciated.

[DonhJoe]

Hi!

What do you mean by force the trace you're drawing to be straight? How does ultiboard is acting differently from that?

[rkmadse]

With laying out long traces I need to scroll down or up and when placing the trace I'll scroll back up and find there is a kink in it, or a slight bend because I didn't scroll down exactly perfect. In other programs (Visio, other cad programs) you can simply hold a button while scrolling and it'll ensure that no matter what, that line is going to be straight when you place it without a kink. 

I was hoping this was a short-key that I just hadn't found yet in Ultiboard.

[DonhJoe · Accepted solution]

You can ensure no kinks when the "Orthogonal" or "45-degree" line modes are activated. In my case, I only get kinks when "Any angle" line mode is active. take a look at the following document:

Placing a Trace at Any Angle in NI Ultiboard: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/9DC51A7C124F06D8862579EA00489F81