Break and Join Segments: Trace

Break and Join Segments: Trace

  • You can Manually Break and Join segments if performing a Merge is not giving you the expected result.

  • Hold down the CTRL key and click on each of the overlapping objects.

  • Click the Break button to break the segments where they intersect with another segment.

 

Break the Segments Where They Intersect
  • Delete the segments no longer needed.

  • Manually Join the segments as desired.

Join Tool Definition
Join Button
  • Select Close to Close the Objects.

  • The Close tool will connect the remaining open Segment of an object to complete the Circuit in Trace.

  • This is usually the last step after Joining the segments if they do not automatically join after the Join command.

Close the Object