National Instruments Graphical User Interface Ultiboard - Manual (Page 154)

Chapter 5 Working with Traces and Copper
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To delete a trace that you have just placed, choose Edit»Undo Place Trace
Segment.
Complete the following steps to delete an existing trace:
1. Select the trace.
2. Choose Edit»Delete.
Or
1. Select the trace.
2. Press the D ELETE key.
Working with Other Copper Elements
This section contains the following subjects:
• Placing Copper Areas
• Placing Powerplanes
• Splitting Copper
• Converting a Copper Shape to an Area
• Deleting All Copper
• Adding and Removing Teardrops
Placing Copper Areas
Use the Place»Copper Area command to define copper polygons.
Complete the following steps to place a copper area:
1. Choose a copper layer.
2. Choose Place»Copper Area. The pointer has a polygon shape
attached.
3. Left-click all points that are to define the copper area, ending with the
starting point.
4. Optionally, right-click to cancel the Place command.
Complete the following steps to delete a copper area:
1. Choose Edit»Copper Delete»Copper Island.
2. Click on the copper area you want to delete.