Meander a track
To design a track segment in meander style means bringing it into length within a certain distance by adding a "drapery".
Image: A track having a length of 3.81 mm. We want to fold it up to a length of 15mm within its distance given by meandering it.
Image: Option "Meander a track" in context menu. Click M2 on a black touchpad at the end of a highlighted track segment.
Image: The dialog "Meander track".
Overhangs to the left and the right can vary. Right and left are ment according to the running direction of the signal hit (depends on the black end box hit). The definition of length, here: 15 mm, can apply to the complete signal or only to the highlighted track segment. In our example it is only one segment. The result might look that way:
Image: Meandering track segment according to the settings in the dialog.
Image: The function "Meander a track" used in a project as an example
The function recognizes the distance to other signal-leading elements according to the settings in the dialog.
Since version V20.5.0.73 differential pairs can also be meandered to gain certen lenghts:
Image: Meander with Differential Pairs