Placing junctions

You create junctions on wires while placing wires, or after the wires have been placed. If you are in the process of placing wires, clicking on another wire creates a junction for the two wires. Use the Place junction tool palette to place junctions on existing wires that cross each other, but do not connect.
Use junctions on buses the same way as on wires.

To create a junction while placing a wire

1. From the Place menu, choose Wire.
2. Click to start the wire. Click the left mouse button to change the direction of the wire as needed.
3. Move the pointer over the wire segment or wire segment vertex you want to connect with, and click. Capture creates a junction where the two wires meet, and ends the wire you are currently placing.
   OR
   If you are connecting with a wire or pin and continuing across it, double-click when you reach the intersection. Capture creates a junction at the intersection and continues the wire you are currently placing.

To place a junction on existing wires

1. From the Place menu, choose Junction.
   OR
   Choose the Place junction button on the Draw toolbar.
2. Move the pointer over two wires that cross, but do not connect.
3. Click.
   Capture places a junction where the two wires cross.

To select a junction

• Hold the s key and click to select one or more junctions.

To remove a junction

1. From the Place menu, choose Junction.
   OR
   Choose the Place junction button on the draw toolbar.
2. Move the pointer over the junction you want to remove.
3. Click. Capture removes the junction. The two wires no longer connect.
   OR
   Hold the s key while you move the pointer over the junction you want to remove, and click to select it.
4. From the Edit menu, choose Delete.
   OR
   Press the DELETE key. The two wires no longer connect.

Shortcut

Tool palette:

In this section:

• Junction Dot Formation