Routing copper
delete_trace
Delete the traces connecting two pads.
Usage
delete_trace <ref1> <pad1> <ref2> <pad2>Angle brackets mark required arguments and square brackets optional ones. Available in the pcb editor. You can issue this yourself, and the AI agent issues the identical command — there is no second, hidden interface.
Arguments
ref1Required
pad1Required
ref2Required
pad2Required
4 required, 0 optional.
Behaviour
Removes every trace on that net between the two pads, not only the last one drawn.
How the agent uses it
- The agent works in a perceive / act / verify / recover loop: it describes the design, issues
delete_traceor another command, checks the result, and undoes the change if the check fails. - Commands report what they actually did. A refusal is a result, not a silent no-op — which is what lets the agent recover instead of building on a change that never happened.
- Anything the agent can do here, you can do yourself, and the reverse.
Other routing copper
Try delete_trace in the editor
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