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This will either be the next corner or the next location for a via for a layer change. Notice the track has changed color.

Press ‘L’ and <Enter> again to change layers back to the Top layer. Another via is added automatically.

Continue moving the cursor right towards the target pad C4.1. Notice how it is on the Top layer shown in Red.

Once over the target pad, click once to finish the track editing for this connection.

After the track has been added, it can always be modified afterwards by picking and dragging the track or by double-clicking on the track to edit it.

Move onto the next connection for editing.

Summary of the basic modes of routing

During track editing, the basic commands for use are:

Single-Click, once editing, this will insert a corner to change routing direction.

L followed by <Enter> will enable a layer change to the opposite side of the design. This can be used during editing, or afterwards on selection of a track.

To change manual routing modes

You would have been using the standard routing mode of Orthogonal routing (two ‘floating’ segments at 90 degrees to each other).